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Schlumberger Ltd., already the largest oilfield services contractor in the world, could take on more natural gas shale drilling once its acquisition of Smith International Inc. is completed, the CEO said Monday.

Schlumberger Ltd., already the largest oilfield services contractor in the world, could take on more natural gas shale drilling once its acquisition of Smith International Inc. is completed, the CEO said Monday.

North American onshore drilling contractor Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (PTEN) has seen an uptick “in all segments” but steep declines in hydraulic fracturing and cementing services in North American operations, coupled with reduced pricing for services, sent BJ Services Co. earnings into a spiral in fiscal 1Q2010.

North American onshore drilling contractor Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (PTEN) has seen an uptick “in all segments” but it’s particularly strong in the Marcellus, Haynesville and Bakken shale plays, the company’s management team said Thursday.

North American onshore drilling contractor Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (PTEN) has seen an uptick “in all segments” but it’s particularly strong in the Marcellus, Haynesville and Bakken shale plays, the company’s management team said Thursday.

Costs of new Canadian natural gas wells are dropping and the improved efficiency is slowing down deterioration of supply activity, a field contractor group says.

FERC said it is concerned about a potential conflict of interest by an environmental contractor that is working on both a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Oregon and an interstate gas pipeline project in that state.

MRT lifted Monday the System Protection Warning that it had implemented Saturday.

A contractor working on a natural gas meter in an Allentown, PA, home on Saturday apparently removed the wrong fitting, which allowed gas to escape and lead to an explosion that leveled three homes and damaged a fourth, according to UGI Utilities. No one was seriously injured, according to authorities.