- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Business Information
- March 13, 2013
PA Drilling Activity Increasing
Over the last few weeks we have seen the rig count in PA increase from 63 in early February to 72.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Business Information
- March 12, 2013
Warren Buffet jumping on the natural gas locomotive.
Berkshire Hathaway’s BNSF Railway Co. plans this year to test using natural gas to power its locomotive instead of diesel fuel.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Business Opportunities
- February 19, 2013
The action is SE Ohio is heating up. Mark West can’t build enough facilities fast enough.
According to MarkWest, the Cadiz processing complex will include a de-ethanization facility where ethane will be produced and delivered into the ATEX Express ethane pipeline.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Business Opportunities
- February 19, 2013
Are you missing the opportunities in Lawrence, County PA?
In driving around Lawrence County last Tuesday, I stopped in Darlington (twelve miles from New Castle, PA), Lawrence County PA for gas.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Business Opportunities
- February 19, 2013
There’s gold at the Pittsburgh Airport!
Actually, it’s natural gas. Consol Energy Inc. will pay an estimated $500 million over the next 20 years for the right to drill for shale gas on 9,263 acres surrounding the Findlay airport.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Business Opportunities
- January 31, 2013
Aubrey McClendon Leaving Chesapeake
Aubrey McClendon is leaving Chesapeake due to differences with the board. This is no surprise since there was a stockholders rebellion last summer.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Business Opportunities
- January 29, 2013
Increase In Drilling In Shale Region
Chesapeake drilling strong in Carroll, County, OH. Chesapeake is talking about aggressive drilling program in Carroll County. There are currently 7-8 rigs in Carroll County and Chesapeake expects to have 12-14 by the end of March and 20 rigs by the end of 2013.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Business Opportunities
- January 28, 2013
ShaleDirectories.com will be at the Marcellus-Utica Midstream Conference
With all the pipeline activity, it looks the Midstream Conference will be the largest to date. If you are going to attend, we encourage you to stop at our booth #823 and learn how we can help you connect with the pipeline companies.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Business Opportunities
- January 28, 2013
Lou D’Amico, President of the PA Independent Oil and Gas Association, to attend “Cash in on Natural Gas” Seminar
The seminar presenting organizations are pleased to announce that Lou D’Amico will be attending their seminar. Attendees will get the opportunity to speak with D’Amico and gain insights into what is happening in PA regarding the permitting and drilling activity.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Business Opportunities
- January 24, 2013
The Canadians are coming!
At many seminars and presentations, I tell attendees that in the oil and gas industry demand outstrips supply which there is tremendous opportunity for companies that want to work in the oil and gas industry.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Business Information
- January 23, 2013
Chevron drilling activity will double in 2013 and 2014
Yesterday, at our oil and gas business development seminar Altoona, PA, Chevron presenters stated that Chevron, which drilled about 70 wells in 2012, will double drilling in 2013 to 165 wells.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Business Opportunities
- January 20, 2013
Business Growth Opportunities Are Available to Eastern PA, NJ and Delaware Companies.
The Penn State Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research, ShaleDirectories.com and Delaware Valley Marcellus Association are presenting the Southeastern PA’s first seminar to help local companies to capture business in the Marcellus Shale, “Cashing in On Natural Gas.”- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Business Opportunities
- January 18, 2013
Belmont County Will Bursting!!
We have heard second hand that Belmont County has been told that Belmont County will have 5,000 workers in the county by the end of the year.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Business Opportunities
- January 17, 2013
Drilling Outlook is looking good through 2014
Our conversations with people in the supplying the materials for the well site are looking bullish. Many are scrambling to meet needs now.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Ohio Info
- January 16, 2013
Carrizo Invests in the Marcellus and Utica Shale
Carrizo Oil & Gas announced their 2013 spending plans today. Drilling activities will see a $500 million investment by Carrizo, with $70 million of that allocated to drilling in the Marcellus Shale.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Business Opportunities
- January 13, 2013
Joe Knows Energy Tech Brief Reclaiming Strip Mines
A Creative Approach to Reclaiming Abandoned Strip Mines Executive Summary Engineers are often tasked with solving difficult problems with limited time and budgets.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Business Opportunities
- January 8, 2013
Seven Questions You Need to Ask Before Implementing a Flame Resistant Clothing Program
In March 2010, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a clarification memo that required all workers in the oil and gas industry to wear flame retardant treated or flame resistant clothing (FRC).- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- PA Info
- December 27, 2012
Shell Gets 6-month extension on ethane cracker plant property
Royal Dutch Shell will have another six months to decide whether to locate a large petrochemical facility in Monaca. The energy firm signed an extension to its land purchase agreement with Horsehead Corp.,- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Business Opportunities
- December 10, 2012
Oil Output and Gas Export Updates
Oil output near 15 year high (WSJ 12/5/12). U.S. daily production reach 6.5 million barrels in 2012 an increase of 900,000 barrels over September 2011 a 16% increase.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Business Opportunities
- December 3, 2012
Global Shale Plays Have Problems
According to WSJ, it will be difficult for oil companies to replicate their success in the U.S. Each shale play outside the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- PA Info
- December 3, 2012
PA Natural Gas Updates
Seneca successful in the Utica in PA. National Fuel Gas Co.’s Seneca Resources Corp. unit has flow-tested its first horizontal Utica shale well, in Forest County, southeast of Titusville, Pa.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Ohio Info
- November 30, 2012
The Utica Shale continues to provide very positive results as more companies drill in more areas
The Utica Shale continues to provide very positive results as more companies drill in more areas. For the last year or so, Chesapeake was the only major player drilling in the Utica.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Ohio Info
- November 27, 2012
CNX Gas expanding Columbiana County office
CONSOL Energy’s CNX Gas subsidiary is expanding its presence at the Columbiana County Port Authority’s industrial park in Leetonia. It’s an indicator of CNX/CONSOL’s commitment to the Ohio Utica shale.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Ohio Info
- November 27, 2012
Colorado Energy Company eyes Ohio’s Washington County.
Colorado-based PDC Energy Inc. has plans to drill next spring in Ohio’s Washington County. That well will likely be drilled starting in April, the company said in its third-quarter earnings call.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- PA Info
- November 27, 2012
Permitting will be faster in PA
Permitting will be faster in PA. (Thank you Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP). PA DEP finalizes permit decision guarantee policy that started Nov 14, 2012 The Permit Decision Guarantee policy applies to over 240 types of environmental permits issued by each of DEP’s four major program offices and provides a corresponding “Permit Decision Guarantee time for” for each permit which DEP is supposed to complete its review.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- PA Info
- November 12, 2012
Get ready for a busy 2013
With record results from test wells in the Utica Shale, pipelines coming on line in the Marcellus Shale and drilling in the Upper Devonian, next year there should be considerably more activity than 2012.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Ohio Info
- November 10, 2012
Gulfport Energy Corp. plans to drill 50 wells next year
Gulfport Energy Corp. plans to drill 50 wells next year, on top of its 12 existing, in a $225 million investment.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- PA Info
- November 9, 2012
Shell getting even more aggressive on wet gas
According to Gas Business Briefing, Shell is tripling its wet gas rigs in North America. It’s safe to assume that a number of those rigs will be going to Western PA and Eastern OH.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Ohio Info
- October 31, 2012
Magnum Hunter Resources is buying Virco
Magnum Hunter Resources is acquiring approximately 51,500 net Appalachian Basin mineral acres located in West Virginia and Ohio. This acreage position includes approximately 27,000 net acres in the liquids-rich Marcellus Shale, of which 19,000 are located in Ritchie County, West Virginia and 8,000 are located in Washington and Monroe Counties, Ohio.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Rig Count
- October 31, 2012
Baker Hughes Rig Counts
Baker Hughes Rigs count for the October 26 reporting week. OH rig count is up 32% and WV’s rig county continues to slip.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- PA Info
- October 29, 2012
Shell Updates: Shell is getting active in NE PA
In the eastern end of Lawrence County, Joe Minnitte, case manager for Shell Exploration and Production Co., said the company is gearing up for more drilling next year.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Business Opportunities
- October 29, 2012
Chevron Appalachia Michigan Business Unite (AMBU)
Chevron’s Supplier Forum was very informative with its presentations and gave attendees the opportunity to network with various representatives in its procurement department.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Business Opportunities
- October 17, 2012
Texas companies are seeking suppliers, products and personal items for use in the oil and gas industry
ShaleDirectories.com is the place to reach oil and gas decision-makers in Texas which is the state that sends the 3rd most visitors to ShaleDirectories.com.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Business Opportunities
- October 16, 2012
Royal Dutch Shell has applied for a permit from the U.S. Commerce Department
Royal Dutch Shell has applied for a permit from the U.S. Commerce Department to export crude oil in a sign how a boom in U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Business Opportunities
- October 8, 2012
Shame on Matt Damon
Matt Damon’s film, “Promise Land” which highlights the dangers of fracking was financed the United Arab Emirates, an OPEC member and the world’s third-largest oil exporter.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Ohio Info
- October 8, 2012
U.S. Geological Survey Give Utica Shale Estimate
Drilling companies beginning to explore the Utica Shale got a piece of good news Friday when the U.S. Geological Survey estimated the rock formation in Ohio, Pennsylvania and other states holds enormous reserves of natural gas and oil.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- PA Info
- September 27, 2012
More Natural Gas Moving to Markets – Looking for more Drilling
Natural gas pipelines coming into service by year end may boost deliveries from the Marcellus shale deposit in the U.S. Northeast by 30 percent, extending a supply glut that helped send prices to decade lows.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Ohio Info
- September 27, 2012
Ohio Utica Wells Delivering Bullish Reports
As the result of my conversations with people in the industry and reviewing company reports, there appears a very positive attitude toward drilling in Ohio.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Rig Count
- September 26, 2012
Rig Count Growing Slowly
Baker Hughes Rigs count for the September 21 reporting week. Turnaround in the PA rig count. OH and WV rig counts continue to inch up.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- NY Info
- September 26, 2012
Cuomo Continues to Delay Drilling in NY
Gov. Cuomo last week punted on whether he would decide to legalize hydraulic fracking in the state’s Marcellus Shale region. Cuomo’s Department of Environmental Conservation said it would now partner with the Department of Health to finish its fracking review.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- PA Info
- September 26, 2012
Bradford County Landowners Reaping the Benefits of Natural Gas Production
Marcellus Shale gas production has generated $160 million in royalties for land owners in Bradford County, a Penn State Extension educator said at a recent public meeting in Wysox Township.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- PA Info
- September 26, 2012
Possibly more ethane cracker plants in Western PA.
PA Community and Economic Development Secretary C. Alan Walker hints that other major energy companies have had conversations with PA about building ethane cracker plants.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Ohio Info
- September 26, 2012
French Company, TOTAL, Halts Investing in Marcellus and Utica Shale
French energy giant Total earlier this week said it was halting further investments in American shale plays including Ohio’s Utica shale.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Ohio Info
- September 26, 2012
CNX drilling in Mahoning County, OH
CNX (Consol) Gas is set to start drilling the third Utica shale well in Ohio’s Mahoning County. It is in the Meander Reservoir watershed west of Youngstown.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Ohio Info
- September 26, 2012
Baker Hughes starting in Massillon
Baker Hughes will build a temporary cement plant in the first phase of Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Utica Shale regional hub in the Northeast Ohio Commerce Park.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Blog
- September 22, 2012
OSHA Regulations and safety in the Oil and Gas Industry creates a partnership with Cintas Partners and ShaleDirectories.com
Worker safety is the primary concern throughout the oil and gas industry especially with the development of the Marcellus and Utica Shale.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Business Opportunities
- September 20, 2012
How to get business from the oil and gas companies
In my many conversations with oil and gas companies, there are often two insights that give me. Do your homework. Most companies that go looking for business from oil and gas companies do not understand all the aspects of the oil and gas industry.Ohio Oil and Gas Permits in August
Permits in Ohio continue to be focused on the counties in Eastern Ohio that border PA and WV. Look for continued permitting and drilling in these counties.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Natural Gas Prices
- September 13, 2012
Natural gas is back above $3.
Gas is back above $3. Let’s hope it stays there. The tensions in the Middle East are certainly influencing pricing, but the best thing for the industry is a cold, cold winter.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Ohio Info
- September 12, 2012
Risk Management Practices and Insurance Coverage Topic at YOUNG2012
Contractors, equipment suppliers and operators entering the Utica Shale play have ample economic opportunities awaiting them. But they also need to prepare their businesses for the rigorous safety demands within the industry, including protection from the liability risks they face as they pre-qualify to work under a Master Services Agreement (MSA) and operate on job sites.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Ohio Info
- September 5, 2012
Hilcorp Getting Active in Northeast Ohio
Houston-based Hilcorp Energy Co. aggressively pursued leases in eastern and southern Mahoning County. Out of 444 leases signed by Hilcorp in Mahoning, all but 11 of them were filed in 2012 and it is considering its options for opening an office in either Ohio or Pennsylvania.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- W. Virginia Info
- September 4, 2012
Dominion Project to Alleviate WV, PA Bottleneck Comes Online
FERC Friday gave Dominion Transmission Inc. (DTI) the go-ahead to place into service its Appalachian Gateway pipeline, which will loosen a bottleneck to allow for the transportation of shale and conventional natural gas production from West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania to growing markets in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- NY Info
- August 29, 2012
It Looks Like Drilling May Finally Come to New York
Reports from Bloomberg News (not Mayor Bloomberg although he has come out in favor of drilling in New York counties – Steuben, Chemung, Broome, Chenango and Tioga) and the Wall Street Journal indicate that Governor Cuomo lift the moratorium on drilling in the next few weeks.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Ohio Info
- August 28, 2012
Comprehensive Maps on Drilling Activity in Ohio
The web site www.uticashalemaps.com has a number of maps on Utica Shale activity by oil and gas company. The maps identity permits, drilled wells, producing wells ,etc.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Natural Gas Prices
- August 28, 2012
Chesapeake’s Quarterly Report Provides Direction for Marcellus and Utica Shale Drilling
Yesterday, CEO Aubrey McClendon had a conference call with analysis to discuss Chesapeake’s quarterly results. In the quarterly report, there was direction given to drilling in the Marcellus and Utica Shale.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Rig Count
- August 28, 2012
Rig Count Slowly Are Declining in PA
Baker Hughes Rigs count for the August 24 reporting week. Rigs are declining in PA and they continue to inch up in WV o PA Marcellus 62 rigs – down 2 from the previous week.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Ohio Info
- August 28, 2012
Ohio Cities and Counties
ShaleDirectories.com is working with Ohio cities and counties throughout the Utica Shale region to provide the latest information to assist companies moving into Ohio find whatever they need easily.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
- Natural Gas Prices
- August 28, 2012