CANONSBURG, Pa., Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Rice Energy, a company focused on eastern U.S. gas basins, said Monday natural gas output from Utica shale is among the highest it has seen so far.
In June, the last full month for which data are available, the company said it doubled its gas production when compared with June 2013. For the full second quarter, Rice said it produced 38.3 billion cubic feet of natural gas.