Marcellus
Unconventional , Top IP Wells , Shale Plays
Updated: Top 12 IP Wells in the Marcellus Shale
February 2021: Three Marcellus Shale Wells Completed at Wyoming County, Pa., Drillpad
Highlights , Shale Plays
Best of This Week’s Drilling Activity Highlights (April 30, 2021)
High-volume Bakken completions, Marcellus Shale discoveries from Cabot and Chesapeake plus results of three Woodford Shale wells in Oklahoma’s Grady County by Continental Resources top this week’s oil and gas drilling activity highlights from around the world.
Rig Counts , Unconventional
Chart: Eastern Rig Count as of April 30, 2021
Alabama. Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia
Business , Infrastructure , Shale Plays , Construction , Pipelines
Midstream Business Regulatory Repercussions: The Last Greenfield Pipeline?
High costs, regulatory hurdles and environmentalist opponents have made it difficult to construct major natural gas pipelines out of Appalachia.
Private Equity , Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) , Natural Gas , Acquisitions & Divestitures , Midstream
PE-backed 61C Global to Open Houston Office Following Recent Acquisitions
The acquisitions of Vega Energy Partners and WGL Midstream follow the sale of AltaGas’ U.S. transportation and storage business to an entity owned by 61C Global and Vega for roughly $275 million on April 23.
Infrastructure , Construction , Pipelines
Supreme Court Tackles PennEast’s Bid to Seize N.J. Land
Pipeline company argues that the Natural Gas Act allows it to exercise the power of eminent domain.
Public Capital , People , Shale Plays
Chesapeake Energy Names Mike Wichterich Interim CEO as Doug Lawler Steps Down
Doug Lawler stepped in at Chesapeake Energy in 2013 following the departure of the company’s then CEO, Aubrey K. McClendon, who co-founded the Oklahoma City-based company and built it into a shale gas giant.
Highlights , Shale Plays
Best of This Week’s Drilling Activity Highlights (April 23, 2021)
Marcellus Shale discoveries reported in Harrison County, West Virginia, Continental Resources Middle Bakken and Three Forks producers at single drill pad plus four Hayneville wells completed in Caddo Parish by Chesapeake Energy top this week’s oil and gas drilling activity highlights from around the world.
Natural Gas , Methane , Emissions , Shale Plays , Midstream
Report Claims Appalachia Outweighs Permian Basin as Top Methane Emitting Region
While the methane footprint of the Appalachian Basin was found to be larger than that of the Permian in absolute terms, the methane intensity of gas production in Appalachia was lower, says data analytics firm Kayrros.
Acquisitions & Divestitures , Trends , Mergers
Energy A&D Transactions from the Week of April 21, 2021
Here’s a snapshot of recent energy deals including a new JV formed by Vortus Investment Advisors to develop oil-rich assets in the Permian Basin in New Mexico’s Eddy County.