Three researchers at Cornell University say a controversial study, conducted by their colleagues and stating that shale gas activities posed a more serious threat to global warming than coal, contains serious flaws and should be revisited.
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New York Coalition Says Fracking Can Be Done Safely
A new coalition of 16 community, landowner and business groups — including several construction companies — has organized to convey the message that hydraulic fracturing (fracking) can be performed safely in New York state and would provide jobs and economic growth.
Gas Is The Energy Story; Fracking Plays Protagonist
In what’s become a larger-than-life drama, natural gas is the energy growth engine for the next 20 years, and hydraulic fracturing in North America is the driver, according to ExxonMobil’s Paul Greenwood, vice president for Americas gas marketing, in keynote remarks at a gas industry meeting in Los Angeles Tuesday.
End-User Buying Interest Emerging; September Gains
Futures rebounded from Thursday’s decline on Friday as observers noted buying interest from the end-user community, and saw a bearish price pattern from last year that is not likely to repeat. At the close September had risen 4.8 cents to $3.940 and October was up 4.2 cents to $3.941. September crude oil eased 12 cents to $82.26/bbl.
Chesapeake Halts Marcellus Completion Operations After Blowout
Chesapeake Energy Corp. has voluntarily suspended all completion operations in Pennsylvania as response crews work to contain a Chesapeake well blowout in the Marcellus Shale in northeast Pennsylvania.
Survey: Pennsylvanians Support Gas Severance Tax
A significant majority of Pennsylvania residents support the use of a severance tax on drilling operations to help close a projected $4 billion state budget gap, according to the results of a survey released Thursday by the Center for Opinion Research at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA.
Maryland Official Calls for Marcellus Drilling Moratorium
Maryland, whose far western panhandle is within the Marcellus Shale, should place a moratorium on drilling permits until it “can put in place the regulations and enforcement capacity to ensure that we keep our water safe,” according to state Delegate Heather Mizeur (D-Montgomery County).
Chamber Institute Cites Top Energy Challenges
The U.S. Chamber’s Institute for 21st Century Energy Tuesday unveiled a five-part plan to tackle the major energy challenges cited by business and community leaders.
DEP Study Finds No Air Emissions Concerns in Northeast Pennsylvania
An air quality study conducted near Marcellus Shale natural gas operations in northeastern Pennsylvania during four separate weeks last year found no emission levels that would constitute a concern to the health of residents living nearby, the state’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) said Monday.
Louisiana Producers to Challenge Lateral Taxation
Changes to Louisiana law that would tax the lateral portions of horizontal wells have the state’s producer community ready to fight, but parish tax assessors say laterals should have been taxable all along.