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		<title>Expand Energy ‘Not Waiting Around’ for New CEO, Search Continues</title>
		<link>https://marcellusdrilling.com/2026/04/expand-energy-not-waiting-around-for-new-ceo-search-continues/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Willis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Expand Energy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Expand Energy turned in its first quarter 2026 update yesterday. Across all of its operations in the Marcellus/Utica and the Haynesville, Expand operated an average of 13 rigs during the first quarter, drilling 60 wells and turning 49 wells in line, resulting in net production of approximately 7.44 Bcfe/d (93% natural gas). In 2026, Expand...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Surprise! 4th Circus Clown Judges Allow MVP Southgate Construction</title>
		<link>https://marcellusdrilling.com/2026/04/surprise-4th-circus-clown-judges-allow-mvp-southgate-construction/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Willis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:31:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Just yesterday, MDN told you that three left-wing judges from the 4th Circuit (&#8220;Circus&#8221;) who hate the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) were back at it, badmouthing an extension of MVP into North Carolina, called Southgate (see 4th Circus Clown Judges Badmouth MVP Southgate in Oral Arguments). Their comments to attorneys for MVP Southgate during oral...]]></description>
		
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		<title>OH Supreme Court Rules Against AWMS Injection Well Compensation</title>
		<link>https://marcellusdrilling.com/2026/04/oh-supreme-court-rules-against-awms-injection-well-compensation/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Willis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[American Water Management]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[We’ve been tracking a story that we consider an ongoing tragedy for more than a decade. American Water Management Services (AWMS) owns a wastewater injection well in Trumbull County, Ohio, that supposedly caused a low-level earthquake (that nobody could feel) in 2014. Actually, there are two injection wells located at the site, both operated by...]]></description>
		
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		<title>220 GW of New Powergen Projects Seek to Connect to PJM, Half Natgas</title>
		<link>https://marcellusdrilling.com/2026/04/220-gw-of-new-powergen-projects-seek-to-connect-to-pjm-half-natgas/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Willis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Electrical Generation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Industrywide Issues]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Although Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro (J.S.) has just hired a lapdog to attack the PJM Interconnection grid as part of his campaign for president (see Shapiro Hires NRDC Attorney as Lapdog to Attack Utility Cos.), the grid manager is doing yeoman&#8217;s work to ensure there&#8217;s enough electricity flowing for the 67+ million people (from 13...]]></description>
		
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		<title>NYISO: Extended Heat Wave Could Cripple NY’s Power Grid THIS Summer</title>
		<link>https://marcellusdrilling.com/2026/04/nyiso-extended-heat-wave-could-cripple-nys-power-grid-this-summer/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Willis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Electrical Generation]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[New York&#8217;s electric grid faces its lowest reliability margins in recent history this summer, with only 417 MW available under baseline conditions, according to the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO). This critical situation stems from extreme weather, an aging generation fleet, and a lack of new dispatchable resources. NYISO&#8217;s annual Summer Reliability Assessment (copy...]]></description>
		
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		<title>International LNG Prices Rise Amid Strait of Hormuz Closure</title>
		<link>https://marcellusdrilling.com/2026/04/international-lng-prices-rise-amid-strait-of-hormuz-closure/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Willis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Following the February 28 closure of the Strait of Hormuz, global and U.S. natural gas prices have sharply diverged. The shutdown halted roughly 20% of global LNG supplies, primarily from Qatar, forcing Asian and European buyers to scramble for replacement cargoes. Consequently, European TTF and Asian JKM benchmark prices surged 35% ($14.80/MMBtu) and 51% ($16.02/MMBtu),...]]></description>
		
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		<title>MDN&#8217;s Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Apr 30, 2026</title>
		<link>https://marcellusdrilling.com/2026/04/mdns-energy-stories-of-interest-thu-apr-30-2026/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Willis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:26:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures await support from weather; Blame anti-fossil fuel crusade, not war for gas prices; Trump met with oil and gas executives as Iran war drags on, prices surge; The folly of funding direct air capture; INTERNATIONAL: Oil surges as Hormuz blockade bites; Russia says it has no plans to leave OPEC+;...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Kimmeridge Hints Devon Energy Needs to Sell M-U After Coterra Merger</title>
		<link>https://marcellusdrilling.com/2026/04/kimmeridge-hints-devon-energy-needs-to-sell-m-u-after-coterra-merger/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Willis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:15:31 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Coterra Energy (Cabot O&G)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Devon Energy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[In February, MDN brought you the big news that Devon Energy is buying out and merging with Coterra Energy, paying $21.4 billion in Devon stock (see Devon Energy Buying Coterra Energy for $21.4B in All-Stock Merger). That merger is set to happen next Monday, May 4th. One of the reasons (perhaps THE reason) why Coterra...]]></description>
		
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		<title>CNX Scores $31.5M Grant for Coal Mine Methane Recovery in SWPA</title>
		<link>https://marcellusdrilling.com/2026/04/cnx-scores-31-5m-grant-for-coal-mine-methane-recovery-in-swpa/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Willis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:14:28 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[CNX Resources]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced $267 million in state funding for energy projects, including $31.5 million for CNX Green Ventures to capture coal mine methane at the Enlow Fork mine in Greene County. Funded through EPA Climate Pollution Reduction Grants, the RISE PA program supports industrial decarbonization. CNX plans to drill boreholes, capture methane...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Another Attempt to Tie Shale Fracking to Ohio Earthquakes</title>
		<link>https://marcellusdrilling.com/2026/04/another-attempt-to-tie-shale-fracking-to-ohio-earthquakes/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Willis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Earthquakes]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Noble County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ohio]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://marcellusdrilling.com/?p=118399</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Last May, MDN brought you the news that the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) was laying the blame for a series of low-level earthquakes in southeastern Ohio on fracking at a shale well in Noble County (see ODNR Says Fracking in Noble County, OH Caused Series of Earthquakes). We were somewhat incredulous. Most of...]]></description>
		
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		<title>4th Circus Clown Judges Badmouth MVP Southgate in Oral Arguments</title>
		<link>https://marcellusdrilling.com/2026/04/4th-circus-clown-judges-badmouth-mvp-southgate-in-oral-arguments/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Willis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:12:22 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy Services]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Quick, send in the clowns. Don&#8217;t bother, they&#8217;re here. We&#8217;re referring to three extremely liberal Democrat judges who sit on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (4th Circuit). These three judges, for years, blocked the construction of the 303-mile Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) until an Act of Congress forced them to back...]]></description>
		
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		<title>UAE Withdraws from OPEC, Investing ‘Tens of Billions’ in U.S. Gas</title>
		<link>https://marcellusdrilling.com/2026/04/uae-withdraws-from-opec-investing-tens-of-billions-in-u-s-gas/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Willis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Crude Oil]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is really big news. Yesterday, we spotted an article in the Financial Times that the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), which is the state-owned oil company of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is planning to invest &#8220;tens of billions of dollars&#8221; to build a natural gas business in the U.S., as it accelerates...]]></description>
		
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		<title>MDN&#8217;s Energy Stories of Interest: Wed, Apr 29, 2026</title>
		<link>https://marcellusdrilling.com/2026/04/mdns-energy-stories-of-interest-wed-apr-29-2026/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Willis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Maryland utility co. buying gas-fired electricity from Alpha Gen; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures mixed as May contract expires; Trump cancels more wind leases; Winter storms are a wake-up call for the failures of wind and solar; US has more natural gas than it can use as war chokes global supply; INTERNATIONAL:...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ohio&#8217;s Inflated Rover Pipeline Tax Case Lingers in Court</title>
		<link>https://marcellusdrilling.com/2026/04/ohios-inflated-rover-pipeline-tax-case-lingers-in-court/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Willis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:06:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Last December, MDN told you that Rover Pipeline had to file a lawsuit in self-defense against the Ohio Tax Commissioner for her overly aggressive property tax assessment that inflates the project’s market value, causing it to pay too much in property tax (see Ohio Tax Commissioner Putting New O&#38;G Pipelines at Risk). The dispute centers...]]></description>
		
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		<title>PJM Monitor Opposes Hull Street Energy Deal for 2 Gas-Fired Peakers</title>
		<link>https://marcellusdrilling.com/2026/04/pjm-monitor-opposes-hull-street-energy-deal-for-2-gas-fired-peakers/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Willis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Electrical Generation]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[In March, Hull Street Energy (HSE) entered an agreement to acquire two peaking power plants from Rockland Capital, LP, significantly expanding its Milepost Power portfolio (see Hull Street Energy Buys 2 PJM Gas-Fired Peakers That Use 20 Bcf/Yr). The acquisition includes the 677-megawatt (MW) Lee County Generating Station in Illinois and the 586-MW Tait Electric...]]></description>
		
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