Appalachian

A manufacturing defect, a degraded coating and an ineffective corrosion prevention system contributed to a fatal explosion and fire on Enbridge Inc.’s Texas Eastern Transmission (Tetco) natural gas pipeline near Danville, KY, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said last week. The August 2019 Tetco Line 15 rupture and subsequent fire caused one death and…

Natural gas production from seven key U.S. onshore regions is set to surge to slightly shy of 94 Bcf/d from August to September, with the largest share of incremental output growth expected from the Haynesville Shale, according to updated projections from the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Total natural gas output from the seven regions tracked…

Natural gas production from seven key U.S. onshore regions is set to rise 748 MMcf/d month/month to just over 93 Bcf/d in August, according to updated modeling from the Energy Information Administration (EIA). The Appalachian Basin and the Haynesville Shale are poised to experience the most natural gas output growth from July to August, with…

Southwestern Energy Co. said Tuesday it has a deal with the North American subsidiary of Uniper SE to supply independently certified natural gas for domestic and international distribution. The agreement pairs Southwestern, the second largest U.S. natural gas producer, with an affiliate of Uniper, one of Germany’s largest energy supply companies, at a time when…

Appalachian Basin pure-play Antero Resources Co. is betting on continued high natural gas prices, driven by a “structural shift” in the relationship between U.S. prices and storage levels, CEO Paul Rady said last week. “The primary driver behind this shift is the supply side,” Rady told analysts during a call to discuss first quarter earnings.…

CNX Resources Corp. said Tuesday it would extend a long-term agreement with Evolution Well Services to continue utilizing an all-electric fracturing fleet in the Appalachian Basin. COO Chad Griffith said after four years of working with Evolution’s fleet the “safety, environmental and efficiency benefits” have been clearly demonstrated. CNX holds more than one million Marcellus…

Led by incremental growth in the Appalachian Basin, major Lower 48 drilling regions are set to raise natural gas output by more than 500,000 MMcf/d in April, according to updated modeling from the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Total natural gas production from seven key U.S. regions will grow by 594 MMcf/d month/month to reach an…

Unconventional natural gas production volume growth in Pennsylvania decelerated during the fourth quarter according to the state’s Independent Fiscal Office (IFO). IFO reported horizontal gas well production volume of 1.949 Tcf for 4Q2021, representing a 6.7% year/year growth rate. That was lower than the 7.2% uptick that data showed for 3Q2021. For 2021, IFO said…

Seneca Resources Co. LLC on Tuesday said 100% of its Appalachian natural gas production, which is 1 Bcf/d gross, has been deemed certified under performance targets set by Equitable Origin (EO). The exploration and production (E&P) arm of National Fuel Gas Co. (NFG) said the achievement was completed under the EO100 Standard for Responsible Energy…