Industry Updates on the Marcellus-Utica Build-out at the Conference & Exhibition in Pittsburgh January 28-30

After reading this promo for the 5th annual Marcellus-Utica Midstream Conference & Exhibition, you'd think they had it all sewed up with no opposition in sight. It almost a slap in the face to see this exhibition take place right in the middle of where they've done the most damage! What an opportunity for some peaceful protest!

"As producers move rigs into the liquids-rich-gas Marcellus and Utica windows, midstream gatherers, processors and marketers are working on yet another phase of Appalachian-resource monetization: more NGLs—plus, oil. At the Marcellus-Utica Midstream Conference & Exhibition, all of the highly incentivized parties — from producer to end-user — explain how they're playing a role in transforming Northeast U.S. energy supply and demand dynamics as well as how they're affecting even the energy paradigm across the U.S. – from the Rockies to the Gulf Coast."   MIDSTREAM Conference Info

Gas Price Increases Prompting EQT to revive Drilling Outside of their Marcellus Holdings

Before and afternoon rally, EQT stock price dropped about $4 a share when it first announced it was going to restart drilling operations 9utside of it's primasry Marcellus regions. They have announced plans to increase their 2014 capital spending to $2.4 billion. $180 Million of that will go toward resuming drilling at the 120 Huron Shale wells in Kentucky that were stalled in 2012 as natural gas retail prices started to fall.

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An Inside Look at “Food & Water Watch

Thoughts on a Food and Water Watch Conference Call

Commentary by S. Tom Bond, Retired Chemistry Professor and Resident Farmer, Lewis County, WV

I was privileged to join a conference call conducted by the Food and Water Watch (FWW) on the 12th of November.  FWW is a non-governmental organization with members all over the U. S.  concerned with consumer food rights.  They devote much of their attention to fracking because of its potential effects on food and rural people.

More on the new Parkersburg West Virginia Cracker Plant

Article by S. Tom Bond
Retired Chemistry Professor and Resident Farmer, Lewis County, WV

Sabic  is a Saudi Arabian company that specializes in high quality plastics. It has been faced with financial difficulty and is expected to transfer its  business  to Illinois and Mississippi.  It had previously announced plans to close in 2015.    While the salaries were good, the work conditions were sub-par.  Plans are that the “cracker’ plant will replace its current plant seven miles from downtown Parkersburg in what is called Washington Bottom.