Southwestern Energy Co. executives trumpeted record results for 3Q2013 — including nearly double the gas production in the Marcellus Shale from the previous year’s quarter — and were excited by the success of a vertical well targeting the Lower Smackover Brown Dense formation, an emerging unconventional play in southern Arkansas and northern Louisiana.
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Ethane Outlets Coming Soon to Marcellus
A one-two punch will help knock down some of the Marcellus Shale ethane glut.
November 1, 2013
Bluegrass ‘Key Piece’ of Marcellus, Utica Growth?
Williams executives believe the Bluegrass Pipeline, which would deliver natural gas liquids (NGL) from the Marcellus and Utica shales to Gulf Coast markets, to be a key to unlocking all of the value of the Appalachian Basin’s reserves, but exploration and production (E&P) companies still need to provide some details about their drilling plans for assurance beyond 2015, CEO Alan Armstrong said Thursday.
November 1, 2013
Operators Open the Valves on Three Marcellus Capacity Expansions
As expected, pipeline operators opened the taps on four projects to alleviate bottleneck constraints by providing more takeaway capacity from the gas-rich Marcellus Shale to markets in the Northeast, adding a total of 1.8 Bcf/d of capacity.
November 1, 2013
Wastewater Consent Decree ‘Imminent,’ Says Pennsylvania DEP
A Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) official said Wednesday a consent decree between the agency and a private company concerning pollution, possibly from oil and gas wastewater discharged from a treatment facility along the Allegheny River, is imminent.
October 31, 2013
USCG Considering Allowing Barges to Haul Shale Wastewater
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has proposed a policy that would enable it to give conditional approval for barges to transport wastewater from hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in bulk, a move that could potentially open the nation’s waterways as transit options.
October 31, 2013
Northeast Fall Shoulder Month Supplies Weigh on Market, Says Williams CEO
Northeastern natural gas markets have gotten a “strong signal” from the gas-on-gas competition in the Appalachian Basin this year, and there is now support for continued infrastructure development to take away more supplies, Williams CEO Alan Armstrong said Thursday.
October 31, 2013
Midstreamers Trying to Keep Pace With Marcellus, Utica Production
Midstream companies are adding infrastructure and working to give producers options in the Marcellus and Utica shales, but some are concerned that construction isn’t keeping pace with production, a scenario that could lead to the bottom falling out on natural gas prices, something already seen.
October 30, 2013
Range Sees 20-Plus Years of Work in Appalachia
Range Resources Corp. doesn’t really know how many wells it may drill from its million acre-plus holdings in the Appalachian Basin. Simple answer, “it’s a lot of wells” that will grow in number for at least 10 or 20 years, COO Ray Walker told analysts Wednesday.
October 30, 2013
Marcellus Takeaway Capacity Significantly Increasing On Friday
Beginning Friday, New Jersey and New York customers on Williams’ Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line (Transco), for the first time on a large scale will have direct access to Marcellus Shale natural gas in their own backyards, thanks to the second phase of Transco’s Northeast Supply Link.
October 30, 2013
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