Don't Stop Believin' - Data Centers, LNG Exports and Southeast Demand Key to Marcellus/Utica Growth

10/06/2025 12 min
Don't Stop Believin' - Data Centers, LNG Exports and Southeast Demand Key to Marcellus/Utica Growth

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Episode Synopsis

Marcellus/Utica natural gas production grew by leaps and bounds in the 2010s, but the pace of growth has slowed dramatically in recent years, mostly due to takeaway constraints. Finally, the prospects for renewed growth are improving. New pipeline capacity out of Appalachia is coming online — especially to the booming Southeast, and maybe the Gulf Coast too. New LNG export capacity is about to be commercialized. And a lot of new gas-fired generating capacity — much of it tied to planned data centers — is under development within (or very near) the Marcellus/Utica region. In today’s RBN blog, we examine the three big gas-demand drivers behind the shale play’s impending renewal. 

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