Appalachian Oil, Gas Production Expected to Rise in May
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Oil and natural gas production from the Utica/Point Pleasant and Marcellus shale formations in the Appalachian basin is expected to increase in May. The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s most recent Drilling Productivity Report shows that the Appalachian basin – comprised of the Utica in eastern Ohio and the Marcellus in western Pennsylvania and West Virginia – is on track to produce an additional 48 million cubic feet of natural gas per day next month comparPublished by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.