Tag: oil and gas
Pa. considers gas royalty legislation
Two Pa. Senate bills, addressing gas royalty protection, were passed Jan. 30, 48-0. They now await action by the House — for the third consecutive year.
Oil and gas permitting activity picking up in Ohio
Ohio issued 76 unconventional well permits so far this year and Pennsylvania, 196, a sign production is continuing on a steady pace (and definitely above last year's levels).
Reader: NEXUS needs to pay fees
All along, the NEXUS pipeline route county auditors have been alerted to the fact that NEXUS has not paid its easement conveyance fees.
Hilcorp and earthquakes: Pa. officials find correlation
Seismic events that occurred in western Lawrence County on April 25, 2016, were likely correlated to natural gas hydraulic fracturing by Hilcorp Energy Co.
U.S. ethane production to increase through 2018
U.S. production of ethane is expected to increase from an average of 1.25 million barrels per day in 2016 to 1.7 million bpd in 2018.
Online BLM oil and gas lease sale scheduled March 23
The online auction will begin at 8 a.m. on the EnergyNet site, www.EnergyNet.com. Each parcel will have its own unique open bidding period.
Managing fluids used in shale wells
Penn State University’s Marcellus center reports between 5 and 25 percent of the cost to drill and develop a shale well is in managing the fluids.
Ohio couple files arbitration complaint against Chesapeake Energy over unpaid royalties
A complaint, filed by Ronald and Joetta Hale, of Lisbon, Ohio, alleges Chesapeake Energy Corp. and others have underpaid oil and gas royalties to the tune of $9 million.
Coal mine proposal rejected due to safety concerns
Field tests showed that subsidence-related deformation could occur if a support pillar is not suitably sized.
Natural gas prices lowest in almost 20 years
Natural gas spot prices in 2016 averaged $2.49 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) at the national benchmark Henry Hub, the lowest annual average price since 1999.
