Economy

Wyoming state lawmakers last Friday passed legislation to help bring a permanent solution to potential drinking water problems in the Pavillion, WY, area. This is where two U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) test wells have sparked concerns among residents and environmental activists who are opposed to hydraulic fracturing (fracking).

While 2009’s recessionary economy was credited for nationwide reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, GHG emissions from power generating facilities were on the decline for another reason: greater reliance on natural gas-fueled plants, according to Harvard University researchers.

While 2009’s recessionary economy was credited for nationwide reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, GHG emissions from power generating facilities were on the decline for another reason: greater reliance on natural gas-fueled plants, according to Harvard University researchers.

An unprecedented midstream infrastructure building boom offers the potential for tens of thousands of jobs and a $511 billion cumulative boost to the U.S. economy during the next 23 years, according to the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA). The infrastructure is necessary to deliver domestic natural gas, liquids and crude oil from domestic shale plays.

An unprecedented midstream infrastructure building boom offers the potential for tens of thousands of jobs and a $511 billion cumulative boost to the U.S. economy during the next 23 years, according to the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA). The infrastructure is necessary to deliver domestic natural gas, liquids and crude oil from domestic shale plays.

The Federal Reserve Board took notice of an expanding shale gas industry in parts of the country as the national economy grew at a moderate pace, according to a report released Wednesday.

The global economy has stabilized or is improving, which will lead to more investments and job growth in 2012 for the oil and gas industry, according to a majority of energy executives surveyed by Ernst & Young LLP.

The Federal Reserve Board took notice of an expanding shale gas industry in parts of the country as the national economy grew at a moderate pace, according to a report released Wednesday.

The Federal Reserve Board took notice of an expanding shale gas industry in parts of the country as the national economy grew at a moderate pace, according to a report released Wednesday.