Marcellus
Construction , Pipelines
Equitrans Confirms Early 2021 Startup for Mountain Valley Pipeline
Costs for the natural gas pipe could rise another 5% to $5.7 billion.
Lease Sales
Marketed: Marcellus, Utica Minerals in West Virginia’s Marshall County
An undisclosed company retained EnergyNet to offer for sale non-producing minerals subject to lease located in West Virginia’s Marshall County through an auction closing Aug. 18.
Rig Counts , Unconventional , Shale Plays
Hart Energy Unconventional Activity Tracker (Week of Aug. 3, 2020)
U.S. rig count relatively stable during the past week; crude futures up.
Unconventional , Top IP Wells
Updated: Top 12 IP Wells in the Marcellus Shale
March 2020: Two Marcellus Wells in Wyoming County, Pa., Flow 84.27 MMcf, 64.31 MMcf per Day
Business , Construction , Pipelines
Dominion Takes $2.8 Billion Charge to Exit Atlantic Coast Natgas Pipe
U.S. energy company Dominion Energy Inc. said July 31 it took a $2.8 billion charge in the second quarter related to the cancellation of the Atlantic Coast natural gas pipeline from West Virginia to North Carolina.
Rig Counts , Unconventional
Chart: Eastern Rig Count as of July 31, 2020
Alabama. Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia
Acquisitions & Divestitures , Trends
Energy A&D Transactions from the Week of July 29, 2020
Here’s a snapshot of recent energy deals including a multimillion-dollar acquisition by ConocoPhillips in Canada’s Montney Shale plus CNX Resources’ buyout of its midstream affiliate.
Rig Counts , Unconventional , Shale Plays
Hart Energy Unconventional Activity Tracker (Week of July 27, 2020)
U.S. energy firms cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating to a record low for the 12th consecutive week.
Public Capital , Earnings , Exploration & Production , Shale Plays
EQT Restores Curtailed Appalachian Gas Production in July
On a post-earnings call, Appalachia shale producer EQT said shutting in production still looked worthwhile economically and it would "look and see" before taking further actions.
Public Capital , Unconventional , Shale Plays , Acquisitions & Divestitures , Gathering & Processing
Montage Resources to Sell Noncore Ohio Utica Asset for $25 Million
Montage Resources entered into a non-binding letter of intent with an international third-party for the sale of its existing noncore Ohio Utica wellhead gas and liquids gathering infrastructure.