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Gastar Exploration Inc. has announced a deal to sell 19,000 net noncore acres in Kingfisher County, OK, for $46.2 million to a undisclosed privately-owned company.

Gastar Exploration Inc. has announced a deal to sell 19,000 net noncore acres in Kingfisher County, OK, for $46.2 million to a undisclosed privately-owned company.

Defying threats of a veto by President Obama, the House of Representatives on Friday passed a $35.4 billion spending bill that includes a rider preventing the administration from expanding the scope of the Clean Water Act (CWA).

Defying threats of a veto by President Obama, the House of Representatives on Friday passed a $35.4 billion spending bill that includes a rider preventing the administration from expanding the scope of the Clean Water Act (CWA).

An El Nino event in the Pacific and relatively cool waters in the Atlantic will combine to suppress the development of hurricanes in the Atlantic Basin this year, according to forecasters at Weather Services International (WSI).

An El Nino event in the Pacific and relatively cool waters in the Atlantic will combine to suppress the development of hurricanes in the Atlantic…

The Pennsylvania Independent Oil and Gas Association (PIOGA) is considering legal action against Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration for a series of moves that led to changes at the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and new draft rules for the industry that are expected to be implemented next year.

Pennsylvania was second only to Texas in the amount of water used for gross oil and gas production from 2011 to 2013, according to a recently released U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) analysis of tens of thousands of FracFocus disclosures by operators in 20 states.

Tulsa-based Samson Resources Corp. is exploring its options and considering whether to seek bankruptcy protection as the best way to restructure its debt load. Sabine Oil & Gas Corp. also disclosed it is working to avoid defaulting on its debt.