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North Dakota Production Drops; More Declines Coming?

North Dakota Production Drops; More Declines Coming?

In a reversal not seen for a number of months, North Dakota oil/natural gas officials on Friday reported a decline in month-over-month production for both oil and gas in January, and some of the sour weather conditions attributed to the drop may keep production down well into May, according to Lynn Helms, director of the state Department of Mineral Resources (DMR).

March 18, 2013

Wells Brought Back as Colorado Fire in Piceance Dissipates

All but two of Encana Corp.’s 35 shut-in natural gas wells were back in service Tuesday in the Piceance Basin as the danger from the Pine Ridge fire along the Western Slope in Colorado continued to subside. The two remaining shut-in wells are “low-producing” and located in the north end of the Piceance, an Encana spokesperson told NGI.

July 5, 2012

As Fire Dissipates, Piceance Wells Brought Back to Production

All but two of Encana Corp.’s 35 shut-in natural gas wells were back in service Tuesday in the Piceance Basin as the danger from the Pine Ridge fire along the Western Slope in Colorado continued to subside. The two remaining shut-in wells are “low-producing” and located in the north end of the Piceance, an Encana spokesperson told NGI.

July 5, 2012

Wellsburg, WV, Takes Step to Repeal Drilling Ban

The City of Wellsburg, WV, has taken its first step toward repealing an ordinance it had enacted less than three months ago calling for a ban on natural gas drilling within the city and an adjacent one-mile buffer zone.

July 27, 2011

Marcellus Drilling Called Threat to Susquehanna River

Natural gas development in the Marcellus Shale poses a danger to the Susquehanna River and its tributaries, which supply almost half of the fresh water resources in the Chesapeake Bay, American Rivers said Tuesday.

May 18, 2011

S&P: ‘Best of Times’ for Gas in Generation Market

As a result of the abundant, lower-priced shale gas resources being developed in the U.S., coal is in danger of losing its No. 1 spot in the power generation market — permanently, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) said in a report released last Monday.

February 7, 2011

Shale Development Gives Gas Bigger Slice of Coal Market

As a result of the abundant, lower-priced natural gas shale resources being developed, coal is in danger of losing its No. 1 spot in the power generation market — permanently, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) said in a recent report.

February 3, 2011

S&P: ‘Best of Times’ for Gas in Generation Market

As a result of the abundant, lower-priced natural gas shale resources being developed, coal is in danger of losing its No. 1 spot in the power generation market — permanently, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) said in a recent report.

February 2, 2011

Pennsylvania to Invest $2.3M to Plug Abandoned Oil, Gas Wells

Claiming that old abandoned oil and natural gas wells are a danger to the public, Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell said the state will invest $2.3 million to plug 150 of the wells on private property in 10 counties.

September 24, 2007

Pennsylvania to Invest $2.3M to Plug Abandoned Oil, Gas Wells

Claiming that old abandoned oil and natural gas wells are a danger to the public, Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell said the state will invest $2.3 million to plug 150 of the wells on private property in 10 counties.

September 21, 2007
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