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A long awaited petrochemical project is set to begin operations in the Appalachian Basin in 2022, and a second major investment in the region could get the green light this year.

A UGI Corp. subsidiary is adding more than 47 miles of natural gas pipeline to its portfolio in Appalachia with the $190 million purchase of midstream assets from Stonehenge Energy Holdings LLC. The deal to acquire Stonehenge Appalachia LLC also includes associated compression assets, along with gathering capacity of 130 MMcf/d, all located in Butler…

More Lower 48 producers and increasingly, midstream operators, are looking to Project Canary to earn environmental certification for their natural gas supplies. Related entities Tug Hill Operating LLC and XcL Midstream Operating LLC, which principally operate in West Virginia’s Marshall and Wetzel counties, have partnered to gain the responsibly sourced gas (RSG) designation across all…

Illinois, Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania will account for nearly one-half of the estimated 27.3 GW of new natural gas-fired generation capacity in the United States by the mid-2020s, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). In its latest Monthly Electric Generator Inventory report. EIA said there was a common thread among the four states: each…

Diversified Energy Co. plc reported Tuesday that it is expanding methane emissions detection capability across its Appalachian upstream field operations. The independent said it would deploy another 500 methane emissions detection devices to its field operations team, building upon a 100-unit pilot project it has conducted in the region. The pilot project “proved to be…

Nacero Inc. plans to build a $6 billion manufacturing facility at the site of a former Pennsylvania coal mine to produce gasoline from natural gas and renewable natural gas (RNG) rather than crude oil. Gasoline from the Luzerne County facility, which would be in Nanticoke in Newport Township, would be sulfur-free and capable of fueling…

An uptick in oil-directed drilling activity focused in the Permian Basin helped lift the U.S. rig count six units higher to 550 for the week ended Friday (Nov. 5), according to updated numbers from oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). The net increase in domestic drilling resulted entirely from the onshore oil patch. Natural…

Executives with Coterra Energy Inc. on Wednesday pledged ongoing operational discipline despite an enticing oil and natural gas price environment. Coterra is the product of the recently completed merger of U.S. independents Cimarex Energy Co. and Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.  “I’ll just say, there’s going to be one word that will guide us in…

Appalachian Basin heavyweight Antero Resources Corp. is maximizing its exposure to natural gas prices heading into next year, betting on a continued bullish outlook for natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGL). Antero is “the least hedged in our company history on the natural gas side as we enter 2022,” CEO Paul Rady said during…