In an attempt to bring uniformity to the exploration and production of oil and natural gas in the shale plays of the Appalachian Basin, a consortium of 11 producers Tuesday released recommended standards and practices on everything from the preparation of a regional spill and emergency response plan to the use of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) fluids, as well as for local relations and well site selection.
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Enviro Group: Industry Losing ‘Billions’ Through Methane Emissions
“Profitable and widely applicable” practices have the potential to reduce methane emissions in the United States by more than 80%, and the captured methane could “bring in billions of dollars in revenue while benefiting the environment,” according to a report from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).
Wyoming Passes Water Project for Pavillion
Wyoming state lawmakers last Friday passed legislation to help bring a permanent solution to potential drinking water problems in the Pavillion, WY, area. This is where two U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) test wells have sparked concerns among residents and environmental activists who are opposed to hydraulic fracturing (fracking).
Chesapeake Curtails 1 Bcf/d Gross Output
In response to continued low natural gas prices and “as an effort to help bring U.S. natural gas supply and demand into better balance,” Chesapeake Energy Corp. said late Tuesday it has now upped its curtailments to about 1 Bcf/d of gross operated gas output, or about 1.5% of U.S. Lower 48 gas production, primarily in the Haynesville and Barnett shale plays.
California Expects Abundant, Cheap Gas to Continue
Natural gas, bring it on! That captures the current outlook of California’s energy planners, who are counting on gas supplies to continue to be plentiful and low-priced in North America.
Shale Gas Seen Driving Long-Term Price Trend
Natural gas, bring it on! That captures the current outlook of California’s energy planners, who are counting on gas supplies to continue to be plentiful and low-priced in North America.
California Expects Abundant, Cheap Gas to Continue
Natural gas, bring it on! That captures the current outlook of California’s energy planners, who are counting on gas supplies to continue to be plentiful and low-priced in North America.
EQT Prepping Midstream MLP
As promised, EQT Corp. is restructuring its midstream operations to bring in more money for upstream developments in the Marcellus Shale (see Shale Daily, Nov. 1).
Plenty of Hurricanes in 2011, But Little Trouble for Energy Interests
The 2011 Atlantic Hurricane season didn’t bring many tropical storms to Gulf of Mexico (GOM) energy interests or the North American mainland, but it did produce the third-highest number of tropical storms since records began in 1851 and continued a trend of active hurricane seasons begun in 1995, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Plenty of Hurricanes in 2011, But Little Trouble for Energy Interests
The 2011 Atlantic Hurricane season didn’t bring many tropical storms to Gulf of Mexico (GOM) energy interests or the North American mainland, but it did produce the third-highest number of tropical storms since records began in 1851 and continued a trend of active hurricane seasons begun in 1995, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).