Utica Shale

Regulators with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) are drafting rules governing centralized earthen impoundments that would temporarily hold wastewater from oil and gas drilling.

Gubernatorial candidates in Pennsylvania who have called for severance taxes on the state’s shale natural gas industry are embracing “misguided, job-crushing policies,” the Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) said Thursday.

Pennsylvania’s status as “a major energy producing state,” and the possible impacts the state may see from climate change have not changed significantly over the last four years, according to a report commissioned by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Antero Resources Inc., which today is an Appalachian Basin-only operator, made a stunning debut Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange, with the share price up 18.2% from the opening of $44.00 to end the day at $52.01. More than 28.4 million shares traded hands, with “AR” the most-traded stock on the day.

Regulators with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) are drafting rules governing centralized earthen impoundments that would temporarily hold wastewater from oil and gas drilling.

Aubrey McClendon is bringing a whole lot of friends to the party to help him start up a substantial Utica Shale operation in eastern Ohio, the new company formed by the ex-Chesapeake Energy Corp. co-founder confirmed on Wednesday.

More than 800 Chesapeake Energy Corp. employees were laid off on Tuesday as CEO Doug Lawler continues to make over the company that Aubrey McClendon built (see related story).

Major Utica Shale player MarkWest Energy Partners LP is buying a 36-mile railroad after reaching a tentative agreement with the Columbiana County, OH, port authority.

Major Utica Shale player MarkWest Energy Partners LP is buying a 36-mile railroad after reaching a tentative agreement with the Columbiana County, OH, port authority.