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Marcellus Shale Coalition Refutes 'Promised Land'
Monday, January 07, 2013PITTSBURGH -- The Marcellus Shale Coalition, an industry group, welcomed the weekend opening of the movie Promised Land with a campaign in Pennsylvania theaters and on social media channels “to respond to the work of fiction with real facts and responsible conversation around the issue of natural gas development,” the coalition says.
In Just 2 Years, Chesapeake Invests $3.3B in Utica
Saturday, December 22, 2012YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Chesapeake Energy Corp. reports that it has invested about $3.3 billion in drilling operations and leasehold acquisitions throughout eastern Ohio in the two years since the company drilled its first well in the Utica shale.
New Well Permits Issued to Hilcorp, Chesapeake
Friday, December 21, 2012YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Hilcorp Energy Corp. has been awarded a new permit to continue developing a well site in Mahoning County while six new permits have been issued to Chesapeake Exploration LLC to drill new horizontal wells in Carroll and Harrison counties, according to data posted by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
A plug back and horizontal permit last week was issued to Houston-based Hilcorp for a site it selected in Poland Township near the Carbon Limestone Landfill for a new oil and gas well, ODNR records show.
Dominion, Caiman Form $1.5B JV for Utica Midstream
Thursday, December 20, 2012RICHMOND, Va. -- Two experienced midstream companies, Dominion and Caiman Energy II LLC today announced they are forming a $1.5 billion joint venture to provide midstream services to natural gas producers operating in the Utica shale in Ohio and portions of Pennsylvania. The companies expect to close on the joint venture by the end of the year.