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By Ilya Batikov On August 23, 2015

Supreme Court of Kentucky Adopts 'At The Well' Rule For Post-Production Costs; Producers Solely Responsible for Severance Tax Payments

In companion decisions released on August 20, 2015, the Supreme Court of Kentucky confirmed that Kentucky follows the “at the...


Tags: Post-Production Costs, Oil and Gas, Energy

By Ilya Batikov On August 18, 2015

Ohio Secretary of State Refuses to Place Proposed County Charter Petitions Banning Oil and Gas Activities on the November Ballot

On Thursday, August 13, Secretary of State John Husted issued a decision finding that the proposed charter petitions for Athens,...


Tags: Oil and Gas, Energy, Utica

EIA's August Drilling Productivity Report
By Ilya Batikov On August 10, 2015

EIA's August Drilling Productivity Report

EIA’s August Drilling Productivity Report estimates a modest decline in Utica shale production through September 2015. The Report...


Tags: Ohio, Oil and Gas, Energy, EIA,

By Ilya Batikov On August 3, 2015

REX Pipeline Starts Shipping Natural Gas from Ohio to Illinois

On August 1st, the Rockies Express Pipeline (REX) started full-scale shipping of natural gas from Ohio to Illinois, reported the ...


Tags: Ohio, Oil and Gas, Energy, Utica

By Ilya Batikov On August 2, 2015

PA Natural Gas Industry Boosts Job Growth

The Times Leader reports on the job growth created by the natural gas industry in Pennsylvania:


Tags: Oil and Gas, Energy, Pennsylvania

EIA: Marcellus and Utica Account for 85% of Increase in Natural Gas Production Since 2012
By Ilya Batikov On July 29, 2015

EIA: Marcellus and Utica Account for 85% of Increase in Natural Gas Production Since 2012

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports that since 2012, the Marcellus and Utica shale plays have accounted for...


Tags: Ohio, Marcellus, Oil and Gas, Energy,

By Ilya Batikov On July 26, 2015

PA DEP to Stop Using FracFocus in Favor of its Own Database

NGIShaleDaily reports that the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) plans to stop using FracFocus, the...


Tags: PA, Oil and Gas, FracFocus, Energy

EIA's July Drilling Productivity Report
By Ilya Batikov On July 23, 2015

EIA's July Drilling Productivity Report

EIA’s July Drilling Productivity Report forecasts no growth in oil production and an increase in gas production by 22 MMcf per...


Tags: Oil and Gas, Energy, Utica

By Ilya Batikov On July 18, 2015

USA Today Op-Ed: Activist Groups Ignore Benefits of Natural Gas

We thought you’d like this op-ed from USA Today, titled “Campaign to stop fracking sacrifices nature for ideology":


Tags: Oil and Gas, Energy

By Ilya Batikov On July 16, 2015

Horizontal Well Site Construction Rules Go Into Effect

From the Ohio Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management:

On July 16, 2015, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division...


Tags: Ohio, Oil and Gas, Energy

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