Shale Daily

North Dakota officials reported Tuesday that the state again set all-time production records in August, hitting 1 Bcf/d for natural gas and 911,000 b/d of crude oil production. Department of Mineral Resources Director Lynn Helms predicted the state would soon pass the 1 million b/d milestone.

In the wake of the news Friday that the Energy Information Administration (EIA) would cease operations and furlough its staff thanks to the U.S. Government shutdown, traders and analysts are waiting to see how the natural gas futures market deals with the lack of a weekly storage inventory update.

In the wake of the news Friday that the Energy Information Administration (EIA) would cease operations and furlough its staff thanks to the U.S. Government shutdown, traders and analysts are waiting to see how the natural gas futures market deals with the lack of a weekly storage inventory update.

A court case to decide the fate of local ordinances, or “home rule” laws, in the emerging Utica Shale is advancing before the Supreme Court of Ohio.

The average U.S. onshore drilling rig is producing 2% more wells than it did three months ago, and increasingly, rigs are targeting liquids-rich plays over those known for producing dry gas, according to Baker Hughes Inc.

Officials in Harrison County, OH, have agreed to lease more than 300 acres of the county’s industrial park for Utica Shale oil and gas drilling.

Officials in Harrison County, OH, have agreed to lease more than 300 acres of the county’s industrial park for Utica Shale oil and gas drilling.

With a seemingly ever-increasing mother lode of crude oil from the Bakken Shale play, North Dakota lawmakers have embarked on a process for developing a long-term strategy regarding state revenues and taxation of the oil industry. An initial review of bidders to help in mapping the strategy is set for Oct. 31.

With a seemingly ever-increasing mother lode of crude oil from the Bakken Shale play, North Dakota lawmakers have embarked on a process for developing a long-term strategy regarding state revenues and taxation of the oil industry. An initial review of bidders to help in mapping the strategy is set for Oct. 31.