Canada’s natural gas producers on Thursday threw their support behind an indepth study by the British Columbia (BC) Oil and Gas Commission (OGC) on “observed induced seismic activity” in the Horn River Basin, which concluded that operators should conduct more monitoring and data collection to ensure continued community safety.
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Whither Northwest Natural Gas Prices?
The lowest natural gas prices in a decade — driven lower in large part by production from North American shale plays — are behind many of the decisions being made by regulators and energy companies in the Northwest, but where those prices are likely to go next is a matter of dispute.
Whither Northwest Natural Gas Prices?
The lowest natural gas prices in a decade — driven lower in large part by production from North American shale plays — are behind many of the decisions being made by regulators and energy companies in the Northwest, but where those prices are likely to go next is a matter of dispute.
Pennsylvania Families Allege Water Contamination, Conspiracy
Three families in western Pennsylvania have filed a lawsuit against 17 defendants, including an operator for Range Resources Corp. and two independent water testing labs, alleging that a drilling and impoundment site caused health problems. The plaintiffs also accused Range and the labs of conspiring to hide evidence of drinking water contamination.
Lawsuit Relief Coming for Louisiana Producers
Louisiana oil and gas producers should be able to put the past behind them — or at least not be burdened by outsized penalties for past environmental infractions — now that legislation to curb legacy lawsuits is in the final stretch toward adoption.
Chesapeake Ends on Slightly Positive Note — Maybe
With six weeks of discouraging news trailing behind it, Chesapeake Energy Corp. managed to get away for the three-day Memorial Day weekend with things looking a tad brighter — in some corners, perhaps. The stock price got a gentle nudge on the news that activist shareholder Carl Icahn is now one of the biggest shareholders, and some analysts now think that the stock price may have hit a bottom.
Some Buyers Looking To Daily Market; Futures Flounder Again
Cash prices Wednesday fell an average of 15 cents nationally and futures weren’t far behind. Traders see the warm weather continuing with some electing to index less gas than usual, anticipating they can make up the difference with favorable purchases of spot gas.
Obama Takes Pro-Natural Gas Message on the Road
With his third State of the Union speech behind him and the election that could deliver him a second term just over 10 months away, President Obama has taken his “Blueprint for an America Built to Last” on the road, promoting “an all-out, all-of-the-above” energy strategy to audiences in Arizona, Nevada and Colorado.
New York Juggernaut: Laws, Politics, Industry Bypass
Both supporters and critics of natural gas development often point to Pennsylvania and New York as two different approaches to regulating shale, but that difference may have been more of an inevitability than a choice, according to a panel of experts speaking in Pittsburgh Wednesday.
Pennsylvania House Committee Passes Impact Fee
While state Senators in Pennsylvania continue to wrangle over a drilling impact fee, a state House committee passed a competing bill along party lines Wednesday.