Appalachia

ExxonMobil is wading into the certified natural gas game, partnering with nonprofit MiQ for natural gas produced at its Poker Lake, NM, facility in the Permian Basin. About 200 MMcf/d from Poker Lake would be assessed and certified by MiQ, ExxonMobil said Tuesday. The certified natural gas, sometimes referred to as responsibly sourced gas, could…

Loosening balances, evidenced by a weekly inventory build that overshot major surveys, accompanied declines in forward prices for most of the Lower 48 during the Aug. 12-18 trading period, NGI’s Forward Look data show. Nymex September futures experienced some up-and-down action, but on the whole lost ground during the Aug. 12-18 time frame, including a…

Natural gas forward markets rebounded sharply for the trading period ending Aug. 4 as widespread sweltering heat set to return sounded the alarm once again that U.S. storage inventories are on pace to fall uncomfortably short ahead of winter. September forward prices averaged 20.0 cents higher for the July 29-Aug. 4 period, according to NGI’s…

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. and Southwestern Energy Co. were the latest Appalachian operators to report weak price realizations in the second quarter, when pipeline constraints widened basis differentials in the Northeast. U.S. benchmark prices climbed during the period and have continued to move higher since, creating an even bigger gap with local prices in…

Natural gas forward prices continued to fall at the front of the curve during the trading period ending Wednesday (July 14), pressured by inconsistent summer weather and fluctuating production. However, Northeast markets rebounded as another heat wave drove up regional demand, stalling a more pronounced rebuilding of storage inventories that is needed ahead of the…

The Permian Basin and Haynesville Shale are expected to spur an overall increase in natural gas production among seven key U.S. producing regions in August, according to updated projections from the Energy Information Administration (EIA). The agency said in its latest Drilling Productivity Report, released Monday, that it expects natural gas output from seven key…

Big basis moves in Appalachia and on the West Coast highlighted natural gas forwards trading during the June 3-9 period, while a sufficiently hot forecast helped propel a broader move higher for the Lower 48 overall, according to NGI’s Forward Look. Fixed prices for July delivery were higher week/week by around 10-15 cents at numerous…

Southwestern Energy Co. is moving beyond the Appalachian Basin to expand its natural gas opportunities with a $2.7 billion takeover of Haynesville Shale pure-play Indigo Natural Resources LLC. The Houston independent, a Lower 48 pioneer in unconventional drilling techniques, said the merger would boost production to 4 Bcfe/d, 85% weighted to natural gas. Indigo, which…

Appalachia-focused natural gas producer Diversified Energy Co. plc on Friday announced its second transaction in as many months to expand into a different gassy region of the United States. Birmingham, AL-based Diversified said it has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire upstream assets in the Barnett Shale of North Texas from Blackbeard Operating LLC…