Utica

Utica Makes Debut in EIA Productivity Report, Doesn't Disappoint

Natural gas and oil production are projected to increase in nearly all of the nation's shale plays and tight oil formations through September, particularly in the Utica Shale, now a separate line item of the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) Drilling Productivity Report (DPR). Read More

Columbia Steps Up With Appalachia Pipe Projects One Day After Marcellus Price Plunge

Columbia Pipeline Group (CPG) on Tuesday announced two more Appalachia-focused pipeline projects aimed at getting Marcellus/Utica shale gas to higher-priced markets. Read More

MarkWest Moving Forward With More Appalachian Processing Projects

MarkWest Energy Partners LP continues to implement its efforts to meet growing demand for natural gas processing in the Appalachian Basin, saying it placed into service five major infrastructure projects during 2Q2014 and will construct seven more projects this year. Read More

PDC Beats 2Q Guidance, Adds Rigs in Utica, Wattenberg

After selling most of its dry gas assets early last year to focus on drilling in Colorado’s Wattenberg Field and Ohio's Utica Shale, PDC Energy Inc.'s push to produce more liquids continued to pay off in the second quarter, when it beat its production guidance by more than 10%. Read More

As Volumes Rise, Antero Focusing on Moving Gas From Appalachia

Pure-play Antero Resources Corp. continues to churn out record natural gas production, surpassing 1 Bcfe/d in July, but its focus has increasingly shifted to building... Read More

Gulfport Set to Ramp-Up Production With New Utica Strategy

Despite a more measured approach in the Utica Shale during the second quarter that kept production flat, Gulfport Energy Corp. said Thursday the changes it's made in Ohio have the company poised for big gains in the coming months and maximum results in the years ahead. Read More

Regency, American Energy-Midstream to Partner in Utica NatGas Project

Regency Energy Partners LP (RGP) and American Energy-Midstream LLC (AE-MidCo) have partnered on RGP's proposed Utica Ohio River Project, which they have upgraded to deliver up to 2.1 Bcf/d of Utica Shale natural gas production initially to Rockies Express Pipeline (REX) and Texas Eastern Transmission. Read More

Focused on Multi-Well Pads, Rex Energy Progresses in 2Q

Rex Energy Corp. said Wednesday that the momentum it has been building since late last year continued throughout the second quarter, with improving completion techniques, reduced drilling days and greater scale helping to cut costs and boost production. Read More

Calumet Acquires Specialty Oilfield Solutions for $30M

Calumet Specialty Products LP said it has acquired substantially all of the assets of one of its competitors, privately-held Specialty Oilfield Solutions Ltd. (SOS), in a cash deal valued at $30 million. Read More

EIA Will Include Utica Shale in Its Drilling Productivity Report

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) will begin tracking oil and natural gas production in 20 Ohio counties and include those estimates in a new Utica Shale line-item in its Drilling Productivity Report (DPR) beginning on Aug. 11. Read More