Appalachian

Dealing yet another legal blow to the embattled Atlantic Coast Pipeline LLC (ACP), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has ruled that the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) erred when it signed off on the project’s plans to cross federal lands.

Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring and the state Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) have filed a lawsuit against Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC (MVP) for alleged environmental violations that occurred during construction in various counties.

Southwestern Energy Co. marked the end of an era on Tuesday when it announced it has completed the $1.865 billion sale of its Fayetteville Shale assets in Arkansas to privately held Flywheel Energy LLC.

While very little changed politically across the Appalachian Basin’s key oil and natural gas producing states, the industry sees both opportunities and challenges after the midterm elections as Democrats and Republicans step into new roles throughout the region.

While very little changed politically across the Appalachian Basin’s key oil and natural gas producing states, the industry sees both opportunities and challenges after the midterm elections as Democrats and Republicans step into new roles throughout the region.

TransCanada Corp. said Thursday the remainder of the Columbia Gas Transmission LLC (TCO) WB XPress project has entered service, allowing another 1.3 Bcf/d of Appalachian natural gas to move to Mid-Atlantic markets.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has stayed the Atlantic Coast Pipeline’s (ACP) Nationwide Permit (NWP) 12, forcing the company to temporarily suspend water crossings in West Virginia.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has stayed the Atlantic Coast Pipeline’s (ACP) Nationwide Permit (NWP) 12, forcing the company to temporarily suspend water crossings in West Virginia.

Natural gas futures slid a few cents Thursday as weather data provided little certainty on temperature trends past the second week of November, while government storage data that missed to the bullish side of most estimates failed to impress.