What We Do

Rice Energy is a family-owned and operated independent oil and gas exploration and production company with operations in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale. We are dedicated to being the most landowner-friendly, environmentally conscious and successful exploration company in the Marcellus Shale. Read more»

Our Approach

Our company's strategy has been to identify, within the Marcellus Shale, the most prospective areas for natural gas and utilize highly technical applications to maximize the recovery of natural gas at the lowest possible cost. We accomplish this by employing unconventional reservoir geologists and petroleum engineers. The Company’s management and technical team has a track record of finding these unconventional reservoirs and exploiting their full potential by applying advanced hydraulic fracturing and completion techniques. Read more»