Shell takes steps towards building the cracker plant.

Shell continues to move forward with the work on the cracker plant even though it still has not committed to purchase the land in Monaca, PA. It appears that Shell has tied up all the land around the proposed facility. In speaking with a Pittsburgh realtor, it’s impossible to buy any land near the facility. An indication of Shell moving forward is the fact that Shell has told the railroad company that will build the rail line at its cracker plant to purchase the all the track and material needed to build the line. Beaver County Commissioners are a giving tour of the Monaca site this Friday, October 3, 2014. The purpose of the tour is to give local government officials and businesses an idea of what is coming. This tour certainly is a positive sign that Shell will be moving forward with the construction of the cracker plant. Joseph BaronePresidentShaleDirectories.com 610.764.1232 jbarone@shaledirectories.com www.shaledirectories.com The post Shell takes steps towards building the cra
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Syrian Raids having little impact on energy prices

Twelve hours after the bombing of ISIS in Syria, there appears to be little impact on the energy prices in the U.S. and globally. Energy prices are at somewhat depressed levels and they are not impacted by world events. The Ukrainian crisis, ISIS and other world events are not impacting prices. One has to wonder what will. The only hope for natural gas prices in the U.S. is a cold winter. While no one seems to have a fix on the outlook for the winter weather, the Old Farmer’s Almanac is predicting lower than normal temperatures throughout the Midwest, Northeast and Atlantic states. Since this section of country are heavy users of natural gas, a colder than normal winter could drive up natural gas prices. Will prices get above $6 like it did last year? We’ll have to wait and see. We’ll track this and report on it. Joseph BaronePresidentShaleDirectories.com 610.764.1232 jbarone@shaledirectories.com www.shaledirectories.com The post Syrian Raids having little impact on energy price
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The Marcellus Shale Hotel Market Will Get Competitive

Drilling in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale region led to a rapid increase in both the number of hotels and hotel industry jobs, but Penn State researchers report that the faltering occupancy rate may signal that there are now too many hotel rooms. The demand is still strong, but occupancy rates are falling. While many hotels have been struggling with operations to meet demand with recent boom in drilling in the Marcellus Shale region, in the future, these hotels may have to focus on marketing and advertising. In the latest year reported 2012, demand was flat and occupancy rates were down 4.1 percent. Since most of the oil and gas workers depend on their iPhones, iPads and other smartphones for information, hotels will have to sharpen their online marketing skills. Joseph BaronePresidentShaleDirectories.com 610.764.1232 jbarone@shaledirectories.com www.shaledirectories.com The post The Marcellus Shale Hotel Market Will Get Competitive appeared first on Shale Directories.
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Keystone XL Pipeline Lost Opportunity Tour

Pipeline anxiety may be felt in the northeast, however, it s nothing like the Keystone XL Pipeline in the midwest.   To demonstrate the missed opportunities in this region the US Chamber of Commerce is facilitating a tour of the regional for everyone to hear and see firsthand stories.   You have to wonder ..    I hope the northeast continues to support the pipeline and looks to future .  Follow the tour at    Keystone XL Pipeline Lost Opportunity Tour The tour will visit the cities, towns, ranches, chambers of commerce, and businesses near the pipeline that will benefit from the construction and continued operation of the pipeline. Not only will the Keystone XL pipeline benefit these local communities, it will contribute $3.4 billion to U.S. GDP and support 42,100 new American jobs. Joseph BaronePresidentShaleDirectories.com 610.764.1232 jbarone@shaledirectories.com www.shaledirectories.com The post Keystone XL Pipeline Lost Opportunity Tour appeared first on Shale Direct
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ShaleDirectory.com-Thoughts for the week September 15th

Texas. I attended the DUG Eagle Ford Expo in San Antonio this past week. It was certainly a highly successful, high energy expo. Congratulations to Hart Energy for such an impressive event.   As I walked the aisles, I could feel the eagerness and excitement that I experienced when the Marcellus Shale was just taking off. After the DUG Eagle Ford, I spent a day in Houston meeting with the senior management of companies working in the oil and gas industry. In discussing the current drilling activity, they all commented that they have not seen anything like this in a long time. A couple commented on the influx of people into the Houston to work in the oil and gas industry. If your company is looking to increase its footprint in the oil and gas industry, Texas is the place to be. Utica Shale is going to be big in 2015. After last week’s Facts & Rumors went out, a senior person at an oil field service company, whom I hold in high esteem, sent me an email and said, “Utica is poised to
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Biochar could provide solution to water challenges in Texas

Post-production water is the fluid that rises back up to the surface during the fracking process. It is expensive to clean and transport and is considered an environmental threat. Recently, the University of Texas at San Antonio and the Southwest Research Institute have claimed to revolutionize the cleaning process by lowering its price. The team used a plant matter called biochar to remove the toxic chemicals from the frack fluid. Biochar is made out of wood chips, paper, leaves and soybean or corn oil. It absorbs hydrocarbons, organics, biocides and some inorganic metal ions. Flowback water is usually pumped down a water disposal well or cleaned in an expensive facility for the water to be reused. Post-production water is extremely toxic and usually radioactive. Joseph BaronePresidentShaleDirectories.com 610.764.1232 jbarone@shaledirectories.com www.shaledirectories.com
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ENLINK MIDSTREAM TO APPOINT ALAINA K. BROOKS TO SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL

DALLAS, September 11, 2014 EnLink Midstream, LLC (NYSE: ENLC) (the General Partner) and EnLink Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE: ENLK) (the Master Limited Partnership) announced today that Alaina K. Brooks has been selected to succeed Joe A. Davis as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary, pending approval by the boards of directors. Mr. Davis is resigning following nine years of service to EnLink Midstream (formerly known as Crosstex Energy). Ms. Brooks has served in several legal roles within EnLink Midstream since joining the company in 2008, most recently as Deputy General Counsel. In her new role, she will serve on EnLink Midstream’s Senior Leadership Team, as well as lead the company’s legal and regulatory functions. Before joining the company in 2008, Ms. Brooks practiced law at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and Baker Botts L.L.P., where she counseled clients on matters of complex commercial litigation, risk management, and taxation. She is a Certified Public Accoun
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Downstream Opportunities in Ohio

The recent announcement of a cracker plant going into Monroe County, Ohio certainly will open up a wide variety of opportunities for all sorts of businesses. One of the best ways to learn about these opportunities is to attend Utica Summit II. Utica Summit IIOctober 14, 2014The University CenterKent State University StarkNorth Canton, OH 8 AM TO 3 PM An ethane crack, which can turn Utica energy into the building blocks of plastics and chemicals, is coming to Ohio. Now is the time to learn what this could mean to your business. Utica Summit II will give you the opportunity to hear from national experts in the downstream use of Utica Energy from Petro/Chemicals and Plastics Manufacturing to CNG Commercial Transportation. If you want to see to what can happen to transform American Manufacturing and Transportation in energy-rich America, you will want to be there. Register online now. www.uticasummit.com The post Downstream Opportunities in Ohio appeared first on Shale Directories.
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Second Annual W.I.N.G. Awards

By: Kristie Kubovic, Director of Communications, Shale Media Group Edited By: Mindy Gattner, Editor, Shale Media Group Photos By: Laurel Strongosky, Chief Design Officer, Shale Media Group On Thursday, October 16th, Shale Media Group (SMG) will once again honor a distinguished group of women in the energy industry through the second annual Women in Natural Gas (W.I.N.G.) Awards. The ceremony will be held at the Holiday Inn in Monroeville, PA from 5-8 pm in conjecture with SMG’s Elite Energy Event (E³), an event that focuses on fun energy education and features great food and networking. “The idea for the W.I.N.G. Awards originally came to fruition when one of our Editors, Chris Stroyne, beat cancer. In support, we decided to celebrate Women in Energy last year during Breast Cancer Awareness month. The W.I.N.G. Awards were established at our October E³ and are now an annual event,” explained Tejas Gosai, CEO, Shale Media Group. The W.I.N.G. Awards are based off of criteria that
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Rig Counts Are Higher than Reported in PA and OH

Baker Hughes provides weekly rig counts by shale play and by state.   In the Pennsylvania and Ohio, the rig counts seems to be under reported based on two observations. First, Ohio Department of Natural Resources in its weekly permitting report shows the number of rigs in Ohio. For the week ending September 6th, ODNR’s reported indicated that there were 45 rigs in OH and Baker Hughes reported 41 for the week ending September 5th a small discrepancy. Second, in Pennsylvania, Baker Hughes shows rigs for the Marcellus and the Utica. The number of Marcellus rigs fluctuate monthly, but Utica is constant at two (2) rigs. Press releases from E&P companies drilling in Pennsylvania indicate that a few companies are drilling in the Utica and one or two are successfully drilling in the Devonian. Based on these observations, Baker Hughes is probably under reporting the rig count in Pennsylvania by about 10 or 15. We will continue to report the Baker Hughes rig count in our Facts & Rumors our
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PA: Top Energy Destination

By: Kristie Kubovic, Director of Communications, Shale Media Group Edited By: Mindy Gattner, Editor, Shale Media Group When you think of energy powerhouses across the United States, the traditional energy giant, Texas, may first come to mind. However, the tide is changing. Pennsylvania was recently named Top Global Destination of the Future for Energy-Intensive Industries by the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Association. Consequently, Pennsylvania was the only U.S. location to make the list. Ontario, Canada came in second, while Sheffield, United Kingdom and Ostersund, Sweden tied for third place.  According to fdia.com, the FDI Association is a “global association of practical use in helping governments to provide optimal conditions for foreign investors,” that create “a clear FDI dialogue between government and industry” by “raising the profile of an activity that makes a quiet but significant contribution to the global economy” and “providing an unmatched, exclusiv
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Second Quarter Well Production in Ohio Way Up over First Quarter

Ohio’s horizontal shale wells produced almost 2.5 million barrels of oil and 88.6 billion cubic feet of natural gas during the second quarter, according to data from the state Department of Natural Resources. The numbers represented a 27 percent rise in oil and a 32 percent increase in natural gas over the first quarter. Brine production from the wells increased 20 percent to just under 1.4 million barrels. Of 562 wells listed during the second quarter, 504 reported production, while the rest waited to be connected to pipelines. The producing wells averaged: 4,895 barrels of oil. 176 million cubic feet of natural gas. 67 days in production. Antero Resources’ Myron well in Noble County produced the most oil with 78,309 barrels during 91 days. Hall Drilling’s Hercher North well in Monroe County produced the most natural gas with 1.4 billion cubic feet during 91 days. Joseph BaronePresidentShaleDirectories.com 610.764.1232 jbarone@shaledirectories.com www.shaledirectories.com The p
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Giuliani Comments On Natural Gas Exporting and NY Moratorium

Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani on Friday urged President Barack Obama to fast-track applications to export natural gas as a means to promote energy production domestically and influence foreign policy. If exports of liquefied natural gas had been approved five years ago, it would give the U.S. another tool to deal with Russia today, Mr. Giuliani said. “You know how President Obama is looking at nonmilitary options to solve things such as the invasion of the Ukraine by Russia?” Mr. Giuliani said. “It would have been within our abilities to export a massive amount of natural gas — possibly to Europe; if not Europe, to other parts of the world — which would then have an impact on the world price of natural gas and would deprive [Russian President Vladimir] Putin of the only strength he has left in his economy. I believe this would be stronger than any of the sanctions placed on them.” Mr. Giuliani argued that even if U.S.-sourced natural gas were shipped to custo
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Getting China’s Natural Gas Could Be a Mountainous Task

Tapping China’s vast shale-gas reserves has proved more difficult than government planners in Beijing once hoped. In 2012, China’s National Energy Administration projected that, by 2020, from 60 billion to 80 billion cubic meters (bcm) of domestic shale gas would be pumped annually. Earlier this week the country’s energy chief, Wu Xinxiong, slashed the goal in half, to 30 billion bcm by 2020. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, China’s holds the world’s largest reserves of theoretically recoverable shale gas. But much of it is locked in mountainous regions in western China. While China’s leaders—concerned about steeply rising energy demand accompanying rapid urbanization—dearly want to emulate the U.S.’s shale-gas boom, it turns out Americans have several practical advantages. For starters, the U.S. shale-gas revolution kicked off in fairly accessible regions: the flatlands of Texas, North Dakota, and Pennsylvania. Joseph BaronePresidentShaleD
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Giuliani Comments Natural Gas Exporting and NY Moratorium

Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani on Friday urged President Barack Obama to fast-track applications to export natural gas as a means to promote energy production domestically and influence foreign policy. If exports of liquefied natural gas had been approved five years ago, it would give the U.S. another tool to deal with Russia today, Mr. Giuliani said. “You know how President Obama is looking at nonmilitary options to solve things such as the invasion of the Ukraine by Russia?” Mr. Giuliani said. “It would have been within our abilities to export a massive amount of natural gas — possibly to Europe; if not Europe, to other parts of the world — which would then have an impact on the world price of natural gas and would deprive [Russian President Vladimir] Putin of the only strength he has left in his economy. I believe this would be stronger than any of the sanctions placed on them.” Mr. Giuliani argued that even if U.S.-sourced natural gas were shipped to custo
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Shell Takes another Step toward the PA Cracker Plant

Shell Chemical LP has applied for a permit to build two docks and 24 smaller structures to moor barges near the site of its proposed petrochemical plant in western Pennsylvania. Shell s application is being reviewed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which controls traffic on the Ohio River. Shell has proposed building the plant on the riverfront site of a former zinc plant owned by Horsehead Corp. Shell hasn t formally committed to building the plant, which would convert ethane from Marcellus Shale natural gas liquids into chemicals used to make plastics, tires and even antifreeze. Shell spokesman Michael Marr says getting the necessary permits is a prerequisite for Shell to make a final investment decision. Shell has said it may take years to decide whether to build the plant. Joseph BaronePresidentShaleDirectories.com 610.764.1232 jbarone@shaledirectories.com www.shaledirectories.com The post Shell Takes another Step toward the PA Cracker Plant appeared first on Shale Directories
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News from PA Energy Games

Shell The news from the PA Energy Games was the announcements from Shell last week about it Gee and Neal wells in Tioga County, PA. With the increased activity from Shell in the form of RFP’s, many people wondering how many rigs Shell will be bringing into PA. I heard a rumor that it will be bringing five (5) rigs next month. We’ll have to wait and see on that rumor. There is also considerable excitement about Shell with its purchase of the Ultra leases. Shell representatives have told local businesses that the Ultra purchase strongly positions for significant growth in the Marcellus Shale. Rex The purchase of Shell leases is seeing a pick up activity at Rex also. We’ll be looking to see in Rex brings more rigs into PA. Joseph BaronePresidentShaleDirectories.com 610.764.1232 jbarone@shaledirectories.com www.shaledirectories.com The post News from PA Energy Games appeared first on Shale Directories.
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SHALE INSIGHT 2014

For a limited time, ShaleDirectories.com is sharing a $100 Registration Discount code AERNM4 for those wanting to  attend SHALE INSIGHT™ 2014.  The code will give registrants a $100 discount on conference registration ($875 instead of $975). Register now http://shaleinsight.com/register-now/ and visit ShaleDirectories.com booth #535 This code is valid until September 15 and is valid for MSC non-members only. The post SHALE INSIGHT 2014 appeared first on Shale Directories.
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Shell hits two big wells in the Utica in PA

Shell announced it made natural gas discoveries at two wells in the Utica shale reserve area in Pennsylvania. Last year, we refocused our resources plays strategy to select fewer plays with specific scale and economic characteristics to best suit our portfolio, Marvin Odum, Shell s upstream America director, said in a statement. The Appalachian basin is one of those areas, and these two high-pressure wells both exhibit exceptional reservoir quality. Shell said it made the discoveries in its Neal and Gee wells in the Utica shale. The company said the discoveries extend the sweet spot of Utica shale beyond southeast Ohio and western Pennsylvania into an area where it holds 430,000 acres. Gee had an initial flow rate of 11.2 million cubic feet of gas per day and Neal has already yielded 26.5 million cubic feet of gas per day, the company said. In August, the Energy Information Administration, the statistical arm of the Energy Department, said total production from Utica shale should incr
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Women in Energy Reception

Energy Nation, affiliated with the American Petroleum Institute, will offer free Women in Energy reception following the day s programming at Utica Summit II, Oct. 14 at Kent State University at Stark. API invites the Utica Summit II audience members and others to meet and learn more about Energy Nation and the workforce opportunities for women in the oil and natural gas industry. The Energy Nation reception is free. The Utica Summit II program should end around 3 p.m. that day. Utica Summit II, a daylong conversation with national speakers on the subject of chemical, plastics manufacturing, and transportation benefits of Utica Shale energy, is the second annual downstream conference produced by The Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce, The Repository and Shaledirectories.com. Downstream refers to the end-user economy in oil and gas exploration. Tickets for the event are $250 and are available at www.uticasummit.com. The website also provides information on becoming a sponsor and profi
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Drilling coming back to Stark County, OH

EnerVest Ltd., based in Houston, has drilled several miniaturized horizontal wells, mostly around Louisville and Alliance in northeast Stark County, to test the potential profitability of the sandstone. Another company has done the same in Coshocton County, southwest of Canton. For about a century, Clinton sandstone has been an oil and gas producer, but the wells have always been straight vertical holes into the formation that is 3,000 to 4,600 feet below the surface. EnerVest is looking for areas of Clinton that have not been over-tapped with vertical wells. The company is experimenting with the new horizontal drilling technology that allows the driller to go to a specified depth, turn 90 degrees, drill horizontally, fracture the underground rock with high-pressure water, sand and chemicals and break loose the trapped oil and gas. Joseph BaronePresidentShaleDirectories.com 610.764.1232 jbarone@shaledirectories.com www.shaledirectories.com The post Drilling coming back to Stark County
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North America’s Only Dedicated Condensate Event Returns To Houston This October

With production volumes continuing to surge and demand soaring both at home and abroad, the rapidly developing condensate marketplace is fast becoming one of North America’s most exciting energy supply chains. The unprecedented permitting of condensate exports, increasing demand for oil sands diluent, increased splitter capacity and expanding midstream supply infrastructure all contribute to the business case for increased investment, but stakeholders must investigate a wide variety of factors to maximize profitability and minimize risk. Production volumes and qualities, the quantifiable size and destination of specific condensate markets, existing midstream infrastructure, the cost effectiveness of different transportation methods, stabilization methods, blending strategies, safety requirements and more all critical factors that must be evaluated to optimize economics and maximize efficiencies across the entire supply chain. Following on from the enormous success of last yea
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James Rader Interview-CNA Speaker

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