The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) said this week that it has fined three Rice Energy Inc. subsidiaries for violating 17 state environmental regulations that date back to 2012.
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Low Gas Prices, Well Declines Lead to Revised Utica EURs at Rice Energy
Facing low natural gas prices and with more production data on hand, Rice Energy Inc. said Thursday that it would increase the spacing between its Ohio Utica Shale wells and revise estimated ultimate recoveries (EUR) in the play.
Rice Energy Highlights Deal to Help Fund 2016 Budget Without Debt
Rice Energy Inc. disclosed late Tuesday the terms of a previously announced $500 million equity investment, revealing that the institutional investment firm EIG Global Energy Partners (EIG) would provide $375 million up front for a stake in the company’s midstream assets in Ohio and Pennsylvania (see Shale Daily, Dec. 21, 2015).
Rice Energy, Gulfport Form Subsidiary Company For Ohio Midstream JV
Building on a letter of intent they signed in October, Rice Energy Inc. and Gulfport Energy Corp. have completed their midstream joint venture (JV), which would support Gulfport’s dry natural gas production in Ohio’s Belmont and Monroe Counties.
Rice Energy Selling Stake in Midstream Holdings to Boost 2016 Funding
Rice Energy Inc. said Monday that it would sell a $500 million interest in its midstream holdings to an unnamed energy infrastructure fund, stopping short of disclosing terms of the deal before it’s completed early next year.
Briefs — Rover Pipeline, Fortress Environmental
Rice Energy Inc. subsidiary Rice Energy Marketing LLC has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to grant Rover Pipeline LLC’s request for a certificate of public convenience and necessity in a timely manner to allow construction to start on time next summer. Backed by Energy Transfer Partners LP, Rover filed for a certificate on Nov. 9.
Rice Energy Uses Hedging, Firm Transport To Increase Production During Downturn
After recording substantial production gains in the quarter, Rice Energy Inc. managed to protect against Appalachian basis differentials through hedging and firm transportation contracts to other markets.
Gulfport, Rice Energy Enter Midstream JV to Move More Utica NatGas
Building on an already strong relationship in Ohio’s Utica Shale, Rice Energy Inc. and Gulfport Energy Corp. have agreed to spend $640 million under a midstream joint venture (JV) aimed at supporting Gulfport’s growing dry natural gas production in Belmont and Monroe counties.
Just Three Producers Drive Ohio’s 2Q Shale Oil/Gas Production
An analysis of state data shows that just three operators accounted for more than 70% of Ohio’s unconventional oil and gas production in the second quarter.
Despite Utica’s Promise, Rice Energy Sticking Out Downturn in Marcellus
Rice Energy Inc. more than doubled its year-over-year production in the first quarter, when for the first time its nascent Ohio Utica Shale program contributed meaningfully to its sales volumes.