Marcellus-Utica Midstream 2017

New connections to bring Northeast supply to global demand


Pittsburgh, PA – Hart Energy’s Marcellus-Utica Midstream will return to Pennsylvania January 24-26 to bring together experts, analysts and industry leaders to examine the future challenges and opportunities of the oil and gas market. Despite a downturn in prices, 2016 saw the Northeast continue to increase its output of natural gas. Increased well efficiency and established drilling practices saw output […]

The ins and outs of pipeline construction

A Q&A with Harry New, president of Willbros Oil & Gas Segment


Seventeen ‘greenfield’ natural gas pipeline projects are scheduled to come online in Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Ohio over the next two years. They will ship about 17.3 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas from the Appalachian Basin to high demand markets in the Northeast, the Atlantic Coast and Canada. Some gas will move south to the Gulf […]

Fifth annual Northeast Oil and Gas Awards announces finalists



Pittsburgh, PA – The finalists for this year’s fifth annual Northeast Oil and Gas Awards have been unveiled. The companies were nominated by the public and selected by a judging panel consisting of dozens of professionals from the industry. The companies selected were shortlisted for “their commitment to the key areas of health and safety, operational excellence, innovation, corporate social […]

PIOGA Winter Meeting to inform attendees on how to roll with the changes




Pittsburgh, PA – Between the recovery from the past year of depressed prices and the potential regulatory changes from a new administration, the natural gas industry faces a constantly shifting future. With the theme “Rolling with Change,” the upcoming Pennsylvania Independent Oil and Gas Associations’ (PIOGA) Winter Meeting hopes to keep industry professionals and entrepreneurs well- informed enough about the […]

Remote monitoring devices developed to keep well site equipment secure




Developing and maintaining well sites requires valuable equipment that is stored on location. With workers coming and going and the well site remaining unoccupied for long periods of time, it can be difficult to keep that equipment secure. Standard security cameras work, but with the isolated nature of the sites, powering them can be difficult. Solar-powered with a backup propane […]

Economic study weighs benefits, negatives of living near shale hot spots




(AP) – Average households in U.S. shale oil and gas drilling hot spots have experienced property value, income and other benefits that outweigh the costs of a diminished quality of life brought on by the industrial activity, economists reported in a recent study for the National Bureau of Economic Research. The benefits were not uniform across shale drilling regions, some […]

December DEP well permits report




There were 81 drilling permits issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection in the Marcellus Business Central coverage area in the month of November. Unless otherwise stated, all permits issued are for new, unconventional, horizontally- drilled natural gas wells. This is 21 fewer permits than last month, but the renewed interest in Allegheny County has held strong, making this […]

Baker Hughes December 2016 rig counts



HOUST UST ON, Texas – The Baker Hughes international rig count for December 2016 was 929, up four from the 925 counted in November 2016, and down 166 from the 1,095 counted in December 2015. The international offshore rig count for December 2016 was 210, down one from the 211 counted in November 2016, and down 40 from the 250 […]

New political paradigm and Shell petrochemical plant renews upstream interest in Allegheny County

Spotlight on Allegheny County


Throughout the shale gas boom, Allegheny County has served as a crossroads for the industry. Multiple major conferences are held in Pittsburgh’s convention centers and companies like EQT Corporation call the steel city home. More recently however, shale gas operators filing for land leases and receiving permitting have shown has shown potential growth in the upstream market for the county. […]

Shell Chemical Appalachia’s cracker plant:

A short history and look to the future


In June 2016, after seeking the best tax incentives and regulatory concessions it could get from one the three shale gas states in the Appalachian Basin – W.Va., Pa. and Ohio – and five and a half years of “testing the waters” at the former Horsehead zinc smelting plant in Monaca, Pa. near the Ohio River, Shell Chemical Appalachia announced […]