A lot of our clients were working on deals with Consol Energy when they stopped operations here in West Virginia.  Now there are rumblings that Consol will start operations back up in the next six months.  The only caveat is that those operations are likely to be focused on the Utica, which is in the northern part of the state, and most of our clients who lost out on deals with Consol had property in the Lewis, Upshur, and Barbour county area.  So, it’s good news and bad news.

We’re keeping an eye out for everyone that was negatively affected when prices took a downturn in 2014 and 2015.  Things are looking up, but they haven’t improved immensely yet.