Region

Appalachia

The Marcellus and Utica shales of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia. The top US natural gas region by output.

Basin at a glance

EIA STEO · Sep 2026

Gas production

33.7Bcf/d

▲ 0.3% YoY

Active rigs

▼ 10.8% YoY

Trend lines: trailing 24 months (Oct 2024 – Sep 2026), quarterly ticks. Click a card to expand. Source: EIA STEO.

Basin outline (EIA) and production data (EIA STEO); prices are live.

Latest from Appalachia

Kinder Morgan reports record third quarter as adjusted EPS rises 21%

Power · Kinder Morgan Press Releases · 11d

Kinder Morgan Q3 earnings rise 21% per share as gas backlog hits $13.2 billionAnalysis

Midstream & LNG · By Global Energy Report · 11d

Kinder Morgan posts record Q3 as project backlog reaches $14.4 billion

Markets · Kinder Morgan Press Releases and EIA, 2026-06-15 and EIA, 2026-06-15 and Baker Hughes, 2026-06-15 · 11d

DOE plans up to $50 million in DPA funding for Virginia and West Virginia grid upgrades

Policy · US DOE · 16d

US rig count climbs to 603, first reading above 600 since May 2024

Markets · Baker Hughes Rig Count and EIA, 2026-06-15 and EIA, 2026-06-15 and Baker Hughes, 2026-06-15 · 19d

Public companies are 2% of US oil and gas producers but produce 68% of output

Upstream · EIA · 40d

US rig count rises to 588, oil rigs hit two-month high

Markets · Baker Hughes Rig Count and EIA, 2026-06-15 and EIA, 2026-06-15 and Baker Hughes, 2026-06-15 · 51d

Grenadier Energy enters Ohio's Utica play with three high-rate gas wells

Upstream · Drilling Contractor · 52d

Algonquin gas trades below Henry Hub as Appalachia, Canada supply rises

Markets · EIA and EIA, 2026-06-15 and EIA, 2026-06-15 and Baker Hughes, 2026-06-15 · 53d

US rig count falls to 588 even as Permian and Texas rigs climb

Markets · Baker Hughes Rig Count and EIA, 2026-06-15 and EIA, 2026-06-15 and Baker Hughes, 2026-06-15 · 68d

Questerre wins Nova Scotia's first oil and gas exploration bid round

Upstream · Energy-pedia news summary · 69d

Equinor buys 87.71% stake in Lackawanna gas plant for $940 million

Power · Energy-pedia news summary · 75d

WhiteWater-led Solitude pipeline reaches final investment decision

Midstream & LNG · PR Newswire · 76d

WhiteWater and four Permian producers sanction twin Solitude gas pipelines to KatyAnalysis

Midstream & LNG · By Global Energy Report · 76d

Alpha Compute options Pennsylvania Marcellus assets for $55 million data center campus

Power · Energy & Industrial News, Intelligence & Industry Insights · 81d

US rig count holds at 588 as Permian and Texas add rigs

Markets · Baker Hughes Rig Count and EIA, 2026-06-15 and EIA, 2026-06-15 and Baker Hughes, 2026-06-15 · 82d

US rig count holds at 588 as Permian gains three rigs

Markets · Baker Hughes Rig Count and EIA, 2026-06-15 and EIA, 2026-06-15 and Baker Hughes, 2026-06-15 · 86d

Marathon Petroleum Q2 net income jumps to $5.1 billionAnalysis

Markets · By Global Energy Report · 89d

Ramaco posts $15.4 million Q2 loss, values Wyoming rare earth project at $8 billion

Markets · All Energy and EIA, 2026-06-15 and EIA, 2026-06-15 and Baker Hughes, 2026-06-15 · 89d

Marathon Petroleum's Q2 net income jumps to $5.1 billionAnalysis