Marcellus

Calling a grassroots effort to ban hydraulic fracturing (fracking) within the city of Youngstown, OH, for the third time in 18 months a "jobs killer" affecting the whole region, officials on Thursday implored the public to again vote against the measure when they head to the polls next month.

The Marcellus Shale's earliest and most active operators will continue to see their fortunes rise as more infrastructure is built…

GreenHunter Resources Inc. on Monday said its disposal volumes increased by 120% in 2013, going from 2.1 million barrels in 2012 to 4.7 million last year, driven largely by its operations in the Appalachian Basin.

North American shale natural gas production will grow to 64 Bcf/d by 2022, led by the Marcellus Shale, which will be responsible for 17 Bcf/d of that total, and maybe more, according to a new analysis by Ziff Energy.

Rex Energy Corp. appears to be shaking off the cold that daunted many Appalachian operators this winter, reporting Thursday that the momentum it gained during the first quarter will land it at the high end of its 115-118 MMcfe/d production guidance for the first three months of this year.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has signed off on an environmental assessment submitted last November by Consol Energy Inc. that detailed the company's plans to develop 8,800 acres at the Pittsburgh International Airport, moving the project one step closer to reality.

For every natural gas well in Pennsylvania targeting the Marcellus Shale, the heavy truck traffic it requires could be causing up to $23,000 in damage to state roadways, according to a study commissioned by the Rand Corp. and conducted in part by Carnegie Mellon University.

The size and complexity of the Constitution Pipeline and Wright Interconnect projects has prompted the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ask FERC to extend the comment period for the associated draft environmental impact statement (DEIS).

Houston-based Noble Energy plans to spend up to $20 billion during the next five years in the Niobrara and Marcellus shale plays, CFO Ken Fisher told an energy meeting in Houston hosted by Baker Hostetler on Monday night.