EQT Corp. said 80% of its natural gas now holds the certified designation, giving it a potential leg up for premium pricing.

The top natural gas producer in the United States, which produced an estimated 5.6 Bcfe/d during the third quarter,  said most of the Marcellus and Utica shale production achieved the certification label last November under standards set by Equitable Origin (EO) and MiQ. 

An independent audit by Responsible Energy Solutions assessed roughly 200 well pads in Pennsylvania’s Greene and Washington counties that collectively produce about 4 Bcf/day. 

“These results not only enable us to unlock growing domestic and international markets that are valuing a differentiated commodity, they also serve as an important validation of the environmental attributes of...