Chevron (CVX) Utica Shale - Oil & Gas Update

By Tim - http://oilshalegas.com

Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) recently updated investors on It's Utica Shale prospective acreage. Chevron (CVX) has a large position in the Utica Shale but has not started drilling yet.

Evan Calio - Morgan Stanley

Okay. And a second question for George and maybe more pointed than Paul's. I mean, clearly, excitement's been building on the Utica shale opportunity. And then something that's a bit of a focus this morning with Chesapeake's release and conference call. I know and I believe Chevron has 600,000 acres that you disclosed that has Utica oil shale exposure. But you didn't call that out in Slide 17. Maybe you could discuss how you're thinking about activity there and play potential into 2012?

George Kirkland

Okay. Well, let me first say we believe it's a little bit too soon to conclude on the potential of the Utica. We've got a good acreage position in the Utica from the Atlas acquisition. We're going to do what we do everywhere in the world. We're going to evaluate that. And the only the way we can evaluate it is we're going to have to drill some wells and test performance. So it's something for the future, but it's, like you say, too early at this point in time to, I think, hype it.

The Utica Shale holds both Oil & Natural Gas and extends down from Canada into the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia. Chesapeake Energy (CHK) recently announced a major oil discovery in the Utica Shale Field and is excited about the prospects in Ohio. Could Utica Shale be as big as the Eagle Ford Shale? Only time will tell!

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