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A bill moving through the Pennsylvania General Assembly would give state regulators more oversight over intrastate pipelines, but the sponsor of the legislation wants to expand it to include gathering lines in remote areas that aren’t currently regulated.

The borough council of Ford City, PA, about 40 miles northeast of Pittsburgh in Armstrong County, is considering a proposal from EXCO Resources Inc. to lease nearly 300 acres of borough land for Marcellus Shale gas drilling operations.

In a unanimous vote, Arkansas regulators have agreed to give the public access to the ingredients of hydraulic fracturing (frack) fluid used to stimulate wells in their state, but they can’t have the recipe. The new rule will apply to wells permitted after Jan. 15.

Quebec’s shale gas could generate as many as 19,000 jobs and more than C$1 billion in annual royalties for the province, according to an economic benefits study issued on Friday.

The New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is considering a long-term plan for state forests that would allow more land to be leased for natural gas and oil development.

U.S. natural gas producers’ “zest” to continue pouring it on to up their output in light of full storage and low prices may appear foolhardy, but considering their motivations, the growth in the U.S. rig count isn’t too surprising, said energy analysts last week.

U.S. natural gas producers’ “zest” to continue pouring it on to up their output in light of full storage and low prices may appear foolhardy, but considering their motivations, the growth in the U.S. rig count isn’t too surprising, said energy analysts at Barclays Capital.

U.S. natural gas producers’ “zest” to continue pouring it on to up their output in light of full storage and low prices may appear foolhardy, but considering their motivations, the growth in the U.S. rig count isn’t too surprising, said energy analysts at Barclays Capital.

The Fort Worth, TX, city council is considering whether to use city funds to retest ambient air quality around the city’s natural gas drilling sites to determine whether drilling and production are contributing to the city’s air pollution.