Utica Shale

The Shale Play Today - March 2013

In This Issue: - W.Va. Legislative Update - Pipeline Expansion Means Abundant Natural Gas for N.C. - E&P Companies Join Forces with Environmentalists & Philanthropists - Useful Resource: Ohio Utica Shale...more

Oil and Gas Companies Partner with Environmental Groups to Develop Performance Standards for the Industry

The Center for Sustainable Shale Development (“CSSD”), an environmental organization located in Pittsburgh, Pa., has announced a program of Performance Standards that has been mutually agreed to by a number of environmental...more

Oil and Gas Leasing and Development: A Real Estate Lending Perspective

The Marcellus, Utica and other Shale gas plays have been an economic boon to landowners, the oil and gas industry, and the states and communities in which production is occurring. The impacts of shale oil and gas development...more

The Natural Gas Industry: 2012 Year in Review and Look Ahead

In 2012, industry observers began to see a divergence in production activity in the Marcellus and Utica Shale region. Producers with liquids-rich holdings began to divert rigs from the dry gas areas to the Utica and western...more