( September 24, 2024, 1:22 PM EDT) -- HARRISBURG, Pa. — A state appellate panel in Pennsylvania affirmed a trial court’s ruling that an energy development operator breached its contract with a natural gas resources company, but it vacated another part of the trial court’s ruling with regard to a second energy development operator who was a defendant in the matter. The panel said the second energy development operator was a party to a joint development agreement (JDA) and an arbitration provision between the resources company and the second operator; therefore, the trial court erred in granting a preliminary injunction to the resources company....