Articles by: Marcellus News

Governor announces $16.4 million for 106 projects

 Gov. Tom Corbett recently announced $16.4 million in funding to support 106 projects through seven Act 13 Marcellus Legacy Fund programs designed to support conservation projects and environmental protection measures throughout Pennsylvania. "We established these programs to ensure a portion …

October 22, 2014 - 6:34 pm Energy RSS

York County directs Marcellus Shale funds toward Delta parks, recreation

Residents of Delta in southern York County might soon get to enjoy public parks and other recreational development in their neighborhood.

October 22, 2014 - 5:15 pm Energy RSS

Comparing National Fuel Gas to its exploration and production peers

In this article, we'll compare National Fuel Gas with some of its larger E&P peers that operate in the Marcellus Shale.

October 21, 2014 - 9:00 am Energy RSS

Pa. studies on shale-site air emissions incomplete, according to court documents

Three widely cited state studies of air emissions at Marcellus Shale gas development sites in Pennsylvania omit measurements of key air toxics and calculate the health risks of just two of more than two dozen pollutants.

October 20, 2014 - 12:05 am Energy RSS

Impact fees benefit Alle-Kiski Valley

Since Marcellus shale gas drillers began paying the state-imposed impact fee three years ago, the money has helped Alle-Kiski Valley communities fix roads, improve parks …

October 19, 2014 - 12:16 am Energy RSS

Study: Marcellus Shale Created 45,000 Trade Jobs

How many jobs is the shale gas industry creating?

October 17, 2014 - 8:48 pm Energy RSS

Southwestern Energy to buy $5.4 bln in assets from Chesapeake

* Southwestern to buy assets in Marcellus and Utica shale fields * Southwestern shares at 2-yr low indicating co is overpaying * Southwestern adds 435 horizontal wells through deal (Adds Breakingviews column link, updates share movement) Oct 16 (Reuters) – …

October 16, 2014 - 5:48 pm Energy RSS

Chesapeake has $5B deal to sell part of its Marcellus portfolio

Chesapeake Energy Corp. announced Thursday that it will shed its liquids-rich Marcellus Shale acreage in a $5.38 billion deal with Southwestern Energy Co.

October 16, 2014 - 11:20 am Energy RSS

The Wall Street Journal: Chesapeake Energy selling 435 wells to Southwestern Energy for $5.4 billion

The move will expend Southwestern’s position in the Marcellus Shale.

October 16, 2014 - 10:41 am Energy RSS

Chesapeake dumps Marcellus, Utica shale

Daniel J. Graeber OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 16 (UPI) — Chesapeake Energy Corp. said Thursday it was selling its Utica and Marcellus shale assets to rival Southwestern Energy Co. for more than $5 billion.

October 16, 2014 - 9:08 am Energy RSS

Chesapeake Sells Shale Assets To Southwestern Energy For $5.375 Billion

Chesapeake Energy Corp. said Thursday it's selling shale assets to Southwestern Energy Co. for $5.375 billion.

October 16, 2014 - 8:28 am Energy RSS

SW Energy snaps up assets in Marcellus, Utica

Southwestern Energy will spend about $5.38 billion to acquire drilling assets in West Virginia and southwest Pennsylvania now owned by Chesapeake Energy. The acquisition includes 256 operated and producing …

October 16, 2014 - 8:06 am Energy RSS

Chesapeake to Divest Appalachian Shale Fields

The transaction includes drilling rights in the southern Marcellus Shale and eastern Utica Shale in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake said in a statement today.

October 16, 2014 - 7:58 am Energy RSS

Chesapeake Energy Corporation Announces Sale of Southern Marcellus and Utica Shale Assets for Proceeds of $5.375 Billion

Chesapeake Energy Corporation announced that it has executed a Purchase and Sale Agreement to sell assets in the Southern Marcellus Shale and a portion of the Eastern Utica Shale in West Virginia to Southwestern Energy Company for aggregate proceeds of …

October 16, 2014 - 7:01 am Energy RSS

Chesapeake Energy Corporation Announces Sale of Southern Marcellus and Utica Shale Assets for Proceeds of $5.375 Billion

Chesapeake Energy Corporation announced that it has executed a Purchase and Sale Agreement to sell assets in the Southern Marcellus Shale and a portion of the Eastern Utica Shale in West Virginia to Southwestern Energy Company for aggregate proceeds of …

October 16, 2014 - 7:01 am Energy RSS

Union-Employer Study Cites Marcellus Shale Construction Job Boom

Survey says region's oil and gas development has spawned 45,000 new jobs since 2008.

October 15, 2014 - 9:11 am Energy RSS

Marcellus Shale truck safety summit proposed

Two local politicians are proposing a regional “truck safety summit” in which Marcellus Shale companies will be asked to review their traffic safety procedures.

October 14, 2014 - 11:15 pm Energy RSS

Cabot Oil & Gas Is A Value Buy

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October 13, 2014 - 4:32 pm Energy RSS

Candidates discuss unemployment, Marcellus shale

Democrat A.J. Boni and Republican Ryan Warner, candidates for the 52nd district, tackled a variety of issues during a recent meeting of the Herald-Standard editorial board, including the Marcellus sha

October 13, 2014 - 4:38 am Energy RSS

Promoters see energy hub, economic revival in transmission of Marcellus fuel

HOUSTON, Pa. – Philadelphia's reindustrialization starts 300 miles away at a sprawling processing plant in Southwestern Pennsylvania where liquid fuels extracted from Marcellus Shale gas begin a cross-state journey to the Delaware River.

October 12, 2014 - 3:19 am Energy RSS

Large impoundment ponds dot the rural landscape in Washington and Greene counties

A large man-made, fenced-off pond containing orange water used by the booming Marcellus Shale natural gas industry is sandwiched into a rolling valley between neat rows of cornstalks and a scenic Christmas tree farm in Hopewell Township.

October 12, 2014 - 12:13 am Energy RSS

Marcellus Shale drillers still tout water impoundments after record fine

When the state Department of Environmental Protection upgraded design standards for Marcellus Shale water impoundments in early 2011, Range Resources had just completed construction of eight centralized frack ponds in the previous two years using now-outdated technology.

October 12, 2014 - 12:13 am Energy RSS

Time for extraction tax

I understand why Gov. Corbett and the Legislature declined to tax the gas to be taken out of Marcellus shale wells by drillers. It was …

October 11, 2014 - 9:51 pm Energy RSS

Marcellus boom helps keep natural gas bills stable in Western Pennsylvania

The abundant supply of natural gas from the Marcellus shale is keeping household bills in Western Pennsylvania stable this winter. Customers of Peoples Natural Gas …

October 10, 2014 - 11:53 pm Energy RSS

Panel discussion at Mon Valley Hospital to address Marcellus shale industry

Harlan Shober was a Chartiers supervisor when Marellus shale gas drilling was first being introduced to Washington County. “We were the second township in Washington …

October 8, 2014 - 12:18 am Energy RSS

3 Reasons Range Resources Corp Could Soar

3 Reasons Range Resources Corp Could Soar

October 6, 2014 - 3:43 pm Energy RSS

Responsible natural gas exploration in the Marcellus Shale can benefit everyone

The Marcellus Shale is one of the largest shale formations in the United States, containing an estimated 84 trillion cubic feet of natural gas underneath portions of Maryland, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, according to a 2011 U.S. …

October 5, 2014 - 3:32 am Energy RSS

Pa. regulator: Sunoco pipeline project has public utility status

Sunoco Logistics Partners and its proposed Marcellus Shale Mariner East project have public utility status, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission ruled Thursday.

October 2, 2014 - 6:47 pm Energy RSS