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Exhibit 10.01(b)

SPECIFIC TERMS IN THIS LETTER AGREEMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED BECAUSE SUCH TERMS ARE BOTH NOT MATERIAL AND ARE OF A TYPE THAT EQT CORPORATION TREATS AS CONFIDENTIAL. THESE REDACTED TERMS HAVE BEEN MARKED IN THIS EXHIBIT AT THE APPROPRIATE PLACE WITH THREE ASTERISKS [***]. 
August 25, 2021
Rice Drilling B LLC
625 Liberty Avenue, Suite 1700
Pittsburgh, Pa  15222-3111
Attn: Keith Shoemaker
RE:     Ealy North – Briggs – Richter Gas
Dear Mr. Shoemaker: 
Reference is made to that certain Gas Gathering and Compression Agreement dated as of February 26, 2020 by and among EQT Corporation, EQT Production Company, Rice Drilling B LLC, and EQT Energy, LLC (collectively, “Producer”), and EQM Gathering Opco, LLC (“Gatherer”), as the same was amended by that certain First Amendment to Gas Gathering and Compression Agreement dated August 26, 2020, between Producer and Gatherer (as amended, the “Gathering Agreement”).  All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this letter agreement (“Letter Agreement”) shall have the meanings (if any) ascribed to them in the Gathering Agreement.
WHEREAS, Gatherer currently receives Dedicated Gas into the Gathering System produced from Producer’s Well Pad known as the Ealy North Pad (“Ealy North Pad”) for delivery to the Delivery Point known as the Ft. Beeler Processing Plant owned and operated by Williams Ohio Valley Midstream LLC (“Processing Plant”); 
WHEREAS, the Processing Plant is scheduled to be shut down for maintenance for a period commencing on August 25, 2021 and continuing through approximately August 26, 2021 (the actual duration of such maintenance being the “Maintenance Period”) and, accordingly, Producer will be unable to tender Dedicated Gas from the Ealy North Pad to Gatherer for delivery to the Processing Plant during the Maintenance Period; 
WHEREAS, Producer has requested that Gatherer temporarily release from the Dedication the Dedicated Gas produced from the Ealy North Pad during the Maintenance Period (“Ealy North Gas”) so that Producer may flow Ealy North Gas to CNX Midstream Partners LP or its applicable affiliate (“CNX”) during the Maintenance Period, which Ealy North Gas is anticipated to amount to approximately [***] Mcfd in the aggregate; and

 WHEREAS, Gatherer is willing to waive its rights to the Ealy North Gas under the Gathering Agreement during the Maintenance Period and allow Producer to flow Ealy North Gas to CNX during such period, subject to Producer’s agreement to flow all Gas produced from Producer’s Well Pads (“Alternative Wells”) known as the John Briggs Pad and the George Richter Pad  (“Alternative Gas”) to Gatherer for receipt into the Gathering System at Receipt Points within the Beta/Windridge/ASR/Throckmorton System AMI as depicted in Exhibit A hereto (“Alternative Receipt Points”) in quantities equal to such Ealy North Gas (“Equivalent Quantities”), in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein; Alternative Gas is currently flowing from the Alternative Wells at a rate of approximately [***] Mcfd in the aggregate.  
NOW, THEREFORE, Gatherer and Producer (collectively, “Parties” and each a “Party”), by execution of this Letter Agreement and in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, do hereby agree as follows:
1.Waiver and Release. 
(a)Subject to the terms and conditions of this Letter Agreement, Gatherer hereby (i) temporarily releases the Ealy North Gas from the Dedication during the Maintenance Period and waives its rights and forbears any requirement under the Gathering Agreement that the Producer deliver Ealy North Gas to Gatherer for acceptance into the Gathering System during the Maintenance Period and (ii) consents to the delivery of Ealy North Gas to CNX during the Maintenance Period.  Producer shall continue to provide to Gatherer wellhead measurement data confirming volumes of Ealy North Gas flowing to CNX during the Maintenance Period.
(b)The term of the foregoing waiver and release shall automatically terminate upon the expiration of the Maintenance Period; provided, however, in the event the Maintenance Period exceeds two (2) Days, Gatherer shall have the right at any time thereafter to terminate the foregoing waiver and release immediately upon delivery of written notice thereof to Producer.  
2.Alternative Gas.  
(a)As of the commencement of the Maintenance Period, Producer shall begin flowing volumes of Alternative Gas to Gatherer for receipt and acceptance into the Gathering System, subject to the Gathering Agreement, and shall continue flowing Alternative Gas to Gatherer until the aggregate volume thereof equals the Equivalent Quantities, estimated to be approximately [***] Mcf.  It is anticipated that Alternative Gas will flow for approximately eleven (11) Days in order to achieve aggregate volumes equal to the Equivalent Quantities.
(b)The Parties acknowledge and agree that such Equivalent Quantities of Alternative Gas shall be accepted by Gatherer for delivery to Gatherer’s Snapping Turtle System Compressor Station and all Services provided with respect to such Alternative Gas shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Gathering Agreement, including all applicable fees thereunder.   
3.    Miscellaneous.  The terms and provisions of this Letter Agreement shall be binding on, and shall inure to the benefit of, the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.  This Letter Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and 
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each such counterpart hereof shall be deemed to be an original instrument, but all of such counterparts shall constitute for all purposes one agreement.  Any signature hereto delivered by a Party by facsimile or other electronic transmission (including scanned documents delivered by email) shall be deemed an original signature hereto, and execution and delivery by such means shall be binding upon the Parties.
4.    Effect of Letter Agreement.  The Parties acknowledge and agree that this Letter Agreement constitutes a written instrument executed by the Parties and fulfills the requirements of an amendment contemplated by Section 18.7 of the Gathering Agreement.  The Parties hereby ratify and confirm the Gathering Agreement, as amended hereby.  Except as expressly provided herein, the provisions of the Gathering Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms following the execution of this Letter Agreement.  In the event of any conflict or inconsistencies between this Letter Agreement and the Gathering Agreement, the terms and conditions of this Letter Agreement shall prevail.  

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Letter Agreement as of the date first written above. 

									
	GATHERER:
			
	EQM GATHERING OPCO, LLC,

	a Delaware limited liability company

			
	By:		/s/ John M. Quinn

	Name:		John M. Quinn

	Title:		VP Business Development & Commercial Services

			
	PRODUCER:
			
	EQT CORPORATION,

	a Pennsylvania corporation

			
	By:		/s/ David Khani

	Name:		David Khani
	Title:		Chief Financial Officer
			
	EQT PRODUCTION COMPANY,

	a Pennsylvania corporation

			
	By:		/s/ J.E.B. Bolen

	Name:		J.E.B. Bolen
	Title:		Vice President, Operations Planning
			
	RICE DRILLING B LLC,

	a Delaware limited liability company

			
	By:		/s/ J.E.B. Bolen

	Name:		J.E.B. Bolen
	Title:		Vice President, Operations Planning
			
	EQT ENERGY, LLC,

	a Delaware limited liability company

			
	By:		/s/ Keith Shoemaker

	Name:		Keith Shoemaker
	Title:		SVP, Commercial

EXHIBIT A
Alternative Receipt Points
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Exhibit 10.01(c)

SPECIFIC TERMS IN THIS LETTER AGREEMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED BECAUSE SUCH TERMS ARE BOTH NOT MATERIAL AND ARE OF A TYPE THAT EQT CORPORATION TREATS AS CONFIDENTIAL. THESE REDACTED TERMS HAVE BEEN MARKED IN THIS EXHIBIT AT THE APPROPRIATE PLACE WITH THREE ASTERISKS [***]. 
September 13, 2021
Rice Drilling B LLC
625 Liberty Avenue, Suite 1700
Pittsburgh, Pa  15222-3111
Attn: J.E.B. Bolen
RE:    Installation of Flow Control Valve 
Dear Mr. Bolen: 
Reference is made to that certain Gas Gathering and Compression Agreement dated as of February 26, 2020 by and among EQT Corporation, EQT Production Company, Rice Drilling B LLC, and EQT Energy, LLC (collectively, “Producer”), and EQM Gathering Opco, LLC (“Gatherer”), as the same was amended by that certain First Amendment to Gas Gathering and Compression Agreement dated August 26, 2020, between Producer and Gatherer (as amended, the “Gathering Agreement”).  All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this letter agreement (“Letter Agreement”) shall have the meanings (if any) ascribed to them in the Gathering Agreement.
WHEREAS, Producer and Gatherer have determined that it would be mutually beneficial for Gatherer to install a flow control valve and certain ancillary gathering facilities (“Gathering Facilities”) within the Beta/Windridge/ASR/Throckmorton System AMI (“Subject System AMI”) at the location depicted on Exhibit A attached hereto (“Agreed Location”) in order to increase the flow of Dedicated Gas produced from the Subject System AMI to the Throckmorton Equitrans H154 Delivery Point as depicted on Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Throckmorton Delivery Point”); and
 WHEREAS, Gatherer is willing to install the Gathering Facilities, provided that Producer reimburse Gatherer for one-half of the costs and expenses incurred by Gatherer in connection therewith, subject to the terms and conditions hereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, Gatherer and Producer (collectively, “Parties” and each a “Party”), by execution of this Letter Agreement and in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, do hereby agree as follows:

1.Work. 
(a)Subject to the terms and conditions of this Letter Agreement, Gatherer agrees to design, construct and install the Gathering Facilities within the Subject System AMI at the Agreed Location, as necessary to increase the flow of Dedicated Gas to the Throckmorton Delivery Point (the “Work”). 
(b)Gatherer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to complete the Work on or before December 15, 2021.  The performance standard set forth in Section 3.1 of the Gathering Agreement shall apply to Gatherer’s performance of the Work, mutatis mutandis.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Letter Agreement shall not amend or otherwise modify the obligations of the Parties with respect to compression and/or dehydration Services under Section 3.5 or Section 3.6 of the Gathering Agreement and the other terms and conditions thereof.
2.Reimbursement; Estimated Costs.  
(a)Producer shall reimburse Gatherer for fifty percent (50%) of all Costs incurred or committed to by Gatherer and/or its Affiliates, subject to the terms hereof.  “Costs” means all documented internal and external costs and expenses of any kind incurred or committed to by Gatherer and/or its Affiliates in accordance with  its or their customary procedures and in connection with the Work, before, on or after the date hereof, including, the costs and expenses of acquiring real property rights and/or repairing of any real or personal property in the performance of those activities, and overhead, allowance for funds used during construction [AFUDC] and other costs associated with or allocated to those activities in accordance with Gatherer’s customary allocation procedures.  Gatherer agrees that the Costs will generally reflect the market value for the external services and/or materials provided in support of the Work.  
(b)Concurrently with the execution of this Letter Agreement, Producer agrees to pay to Gatherer [***], in immediately available funds, in accordance with the invoice and statement attached hereto as Exhibit B, which amount represents fifty percent (50%) of [***], being the estimated Costs of performing the Work (“Estimated Costs”).  As soon as practical after the completion of the Work, Gatherer shall deliver to Producer a statement showing in reasonable detail the actual Costs incurred in connection with the Work.  If actual Costs exceed the Estimated Costs (a “Cost Overage”), then Gatherer will include with the statement an invoice for fifty percent (50%) of the Cost Overage and Producer shall pay or cause to be paid the full amount of such invoice within fifteen (15) days of the date thereof.  If actual Costs are less than Estimated Costs (a “Cost Shortfall”), then Gatherer shall pay or cause to be paid fifty percent (50%) of such Cost Shortfall within fifteen (15) days of the date of the statement.
3.    Miscellaneous.  The terms and provisions of this Letter Agreement shall be binding on, and shall inure to the benefit of, the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.  This Letter Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and each such counterpart hereof shall be deemed to be an original instrument, but all of such counterparts shall constitute for all purposes one agreement.  Any signature hereto delivered by a Party by facsimile or other electronic transmission (including scanned documents delivered by 
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email) shall be deemed an original signature hereto, and execution and delivery by such means shall be binding upon the Parties.
4.    Effect of Letter Agreement.  The Parties acknowledge and agree that this Letter Agreement constitutes a written instrument executed by the Parties and fulfills the requirements of an amendment contemplated by Section 18.7 of the Gathering Agreement.  The Parties hereby ratify and confirm the Gathering Agreement, as amended hereby.  Except as expressly provided herein, the provisions of the Gathering Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms following the execution of this Letter Agreement.  In the event of any conflict or inconsistencies between this Letter Agreement and the Gathering Agreement, the terms and conditions of this Letter Agreement shall prevail.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Letter Agreement as of the date first written above.
									
	GATHERER:
			
	EQM GATHERING OPCO, LLC,

	a Delaware limited liability company

			
	By:		/s/ Clifford W. Baker

	Name:		Clifford W. Baker

	Title:		SVP Commercial Development & Operations

			
	PRODUCER:
			
	EQT CORPORATION,

	a Pennsylvania corporation

			
	By:		/s/ David Khani

	Name:		David Khani
	Title:		CFO
			
	EQT PRODUCTION COMPANY,

	a Pennsylvania corporation

			
	By:		/s/ J.E.B. Bolen

	Name:		J.E.B. Bolen
	Title:		Vice President Operations Planning
			
	RICE DRILLING B LLC,

	a Delaware limited liability company

			
	By:		/s/ J.E.B. Bolen

	Name:		J.E.B. Bolen
	Title:		Vice President Operations Planning
			
	EQT ENERGY, LLC,

	a Delaware limited liability company

			
	By:		/s/ Keith Shoemaker

	Name:		Keith Shoemaker
	Title:		SVP Commercial

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EXHIBIT A
Agreed Location; Throckmorton Equitrans H154 Delivery Point
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EXHIBIT B
Invoice/Statement - Estimated Costs
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