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Canadian Natural Looking to Sell, JV Montney Acreage

Canadian Natural Looking to Sell, JV Montney Acreage

Canadian Natural Resources — Canada’s second-largest independent natural gas producer and its largest producer of heavy oils — is considering the sale of about 250,000 net acres of its Montney land base, about one-quarter of its total Montney acreage, President Steve Laut said Thursday during an earnings conference call.

March 11, 2013

Chesapeake Weighing Stake in Clean Energy Fuels

Chesapeake Energy Corp. is considering the sale of most of its stake in Clean Energy Fuels Corp., the liquefied natural gas (LNG) transportation infrastructure company in which it invested in 2011.

March 11, 2013

Newfield Narrowing Focus to U.S. Unconventional Liquids

Newfield Exploration Co. is considering the sale of its international assets, which consist of offshore oil and natural gas developments in Malaysia and China, the company said.

February 18, 2013
Newfield Narrowing Focus to U.S. Unconventional Liquids

Newfield Narrowing Focus to U.S. Unconventional Liquids

Newfield Exploration Co. is considering the sale of its international assets, which consist of offshore oil and natural gas developments in Malaysia and China, the company said.

February 15, 2013

Safety of Marcellus Shale Gathering Lines to Be Federally Regulated?

The federal government is considering the possibility of regulating the safety of gathering lines that serve the Marcellus Shale play in Pennsylvania, the head of the Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) told a Senate panel Monday.

January 30, 2013

North Dakota Legislature Looks to Reduce Gas Flaring

The North Dakota legislature is considering legislation that would impact exploration and production (E&P) companies, including offering incentives to eliminate natural gas flaring at the wellhead.

January 18, 2013

North Dakota Weighing E&P Legislation

The North Dakota legislature is considering legislation that would impact exploration and production (E&P) companies, including offering incentives to eliminate natural gas flaring at the wellhead.

January 17, 2013
North Dakota Turns Corner on Flaring, Officials Say

North Dakota Turns Corner on Flaring, Officials Say

When considering the increased rate that wells are getting connected to gathering pipeline systems, North Dakota is “turning the corner” on the volumes of natural gas flaring despite the relatively high percentage of associated gas that is still being burned at the wellhead, state officials told NGI’s Shale Daily.

December 26, 2012

Colorado Springs, CO, Adopts Fracking Rules

On a 6-3 vote after dozens of citizens and business representatives spoke, the Colorado Springs, CO, City Council late Tuesday night approved rules to allow the use of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in oil and natural gas drilling, mirroring similar statewide rules.

November 29, 2012
Here’s The SCOOP: Continental Uncovers New Play in Old Field

Here’s The SCOOP: Continental Uncovers New Play in Old Field

Continental Resources Inc. disclosed Tuesday that it has begun reworking a legacy shale play in south-central Oklahoma geographically similar to the Bakken, Marcellus and Eagle Ford shales that could add 1.8 million boe to its reserves in the next few years.

October 11, 2012