Cabot Oil & Gas (COG) - Marcellus Shale Pennsylvania

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Cabot Oil & Gas (COG) recently reported an operational update on the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania.

Cabot's Marcellus effort created a further step change as the Company exited 2011 with field production at 600 Mmcf per day, up from 236 Mmcf per day at the end of 2010 and up nine-fold since the end of 2009. This performance was driven by superior drilling results, including a dozen wells with initial production rates of more than 20 Mmcf per day, and a year where many of Cabot's wells stood out as the top performing wells in Pennsylvania's regulatory filings. For the year, Cabot completed 66 Marcellus wells with a total of 904 frac stages.

Specifically, in data just released by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PaDEP) on cumulative production for the last six months of 2011, Cabot had eight of the top 10 performing wells. In addition, for two of the identified wells, Cabot booked initial estimated ultimate recoverys (EURs) in excess of 20 Bcf each. These two wells, on one pad, have been on production for about 275 days and have cumulative production of 4.5 Bcf each. The Company does have one other well that has exceeded 5.0 Bcf of production since being placed on-line in the summer of 2010. "Also of note, is the result from our first pad drilling effort, which to date has produced 12.5 Bcf in less than 500 days and is still producing about 16 Mmcf per day from three wells," said Dan O. Dinges, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.

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Susquehanna County, PA - Marcellus Shale

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Talisman Energy (TLM) recently reported an operational update on the Marcellus Shale in Susquehanna County, PA. Talisman Energy (TLM) plans to spend $250 million on building out infrastructure as they move east towards Susquehanna County. However, due to low natural gas prices in the U.S, Talisman will reducing their drilling activity.

In the Marcellus, we'll reduce activity substantially in the light of current gas prices. We exited the year with 11 rigs, but will plan to reduce to an average of 7 rigs for this year and are actively considering reducing further to 5 rigs in the play. Even with 5 rigs operating, we expect to be able to hold production around 500 million cubic feet a day. Capital will be between $600 million and $800 million in total, with up to $250 million spent on building out infrastructure as we move east towards Susquehanna County.We produced over 400 million cubic feet a day in the Marcellus last year and about 485 million cubic feet a day in the fourth quarter and secured some of the highest margins in that region

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Woodford Shale - Exxon Mobil (XOM)

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November 5, 2011 - Exxon Mobile (XOM) is now heavily involved in the Woodford Shale as of late 2011. The Woodford Shale and Cana Woodford Shale have been explored by many companies for oil in 2011. Oklahoma residents have been signing away mineral rights leases at a record pace. Exxon Mobile (XOM) had this to say about the Woodford Formation.

"We are also involved in multiple emerging liquids-rich shale plays, the most active of which is the Woodford shale in the southern Oklahoma Ardmore Basin area. To date, we have amassed more than 150,000 net acres in this play through an aggressive leasing and acquisitions program. This leadership position has been built at an attractive cost. As we acquired resources for approximately $0.30 per 1,000 cubic feet equivalent and added the leasehold for under $600 per acre.Our activity in the Woodford Ardmore play has ramped up significantly in 2011, with our operated rig count increasing from 3 to 7 rigs and gross operated production more than tripling since year-end 2010.

In our core development area, peak 7-day gross production rates have averaged 325 barrels per day of crude oil and 3.7 million cubic feet per day of natural gas, with a rich 1,275 BTU gas also yielding significant natural gas liquids, providing an average liquids rate per well of over 750 barrels per day and 2.9 million cubic feet per day of sales gas. We are continuing to ramp up drilling activity and are progressing both marketing and infrastructure plans for the play.

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Exxon Mobil (XOM) - Utica Shale

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November 5, 2011 - Exxon Mobile (XOM) recently disclosed that they are involved in the Utica Shale. The Utica Shale, located mainly in Ohio, is an oil & natural gas field that has been moving up on the Top 5 shale plays. Exxon Mobile (XOM) said this about their Utica Shale acreage.

"Exxon Mobil is also actively exploring several other early stage liquids-rich play in the United States, including the Utica Shale play in eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania. Our position in the Utica stems from our recently completed acquisition of the Phillips companies and represents incremental upside to the Phillips acquisition, which was focused on the Marcellus. The Phillips acquisition included 45,000 net acres prospective for the Utica in Ohio, and we have increased our position now to over 75,000 net acres. We anticipate drilling our first Utica well in early 2012."

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