Cultivating Success in Energy

Gulfport Continues to Grow, Fund Community Projects

MORRISTOWN — A company that has drilled some of the most prolific natural gas wells in the Buckeye State continues to operate in the local region while also making resources available to area nonprofits. Gulfport Energy has a large foothold in the Appalachian Basin with about 215,000 net acres under lease in the core of the dry gas, wet gas and condensate windows of the play, according to its website. In our region, it is tapping the Utica Shale, a rock layer deposited more than 400 million years ago that is rich with natural gas and associated liquids. The company also aims to ...

Hydroelectric Energy Strong, Stable Source in Ohio Valley

From a decades old plant in New Martinsville to proposals for a plant north of Wheeling at Pike Island, hydroelectric energy continues to be a major player — and a constant success — in helping fuel the nation’s energy needs. In 2015, enough new hydroelectricity able to power up to ...

Murray Energy Started With a Single Mine

ST. CLAIRSVILLE - From a single coal mine in Belmont County, Robert E. Murray managed to build the largest privately owned coal company in the United States of America. Over the last 30 years, the chairman, president and CEO of Murray Energy Corp. has built his company from the ground up. He also has built a strong reputation as one of the staunchest defenders and most ardent champions of the United States coal industry and of America itself. Murray Energy Corp. produces over 70 million annual tons of bituminous coal from mines located in Utah, Illinois, Kentucky, West Virginia, ...

2018 A Big Year for Shale Crescent USA

Last year at this time, Shale Crescent USA had one lead and one prospect looking to expand somewhere in the United States. Based in Marietta, Ohio, the organization encourages business growth in the Ohio Valley based on low natural gas prices that allow manufacturers to operate more ...

MarkWest Energy Reports Growth Locally

MAJORSVILLE — MarkWest Energy maintains a presence in Marshall and Wetzel counties and in Eastern Ohio, and while its operations are not currently slated for expansion they have grown over the past year. MarkWest operates six major processing complexes in the Marcellus Shale region, including the Majorsville complex in Marshall County and the Mobley complex in Wetzel County, both of which undertake natural gas processing and de-ethanization services. That means both processing centers are capable of removing ethane and other natural gas liquids commonly found in the local “wet” ...

EQT Foundation Values Helping Communities

From Staff Reports ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Most people have heard of the oil and gas-drilling industry company EQT, but some may not know it also has a charitable arm — the EQT Foundation. The EQT Foundation helps communities prosper by supporting programs and organizations that reflect the values of EQT Corporation, according to information from the company. “EQT is proud to be a part of the many communities where it operates and where its employees live and work. The company believes strongly that giving back is just the right thing to do,” the company notes on its website. ...

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