U.S. Appalachian gas production sets record in first half of 2021

Dry natural gas production from shale formations in the Appalachian Basin averaged 31.9 Bcf/d in the first half of the year, the highest six-month average since the region began producing in 2008, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported.

The Appalachian Basin, which spans Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio, has…