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Ohio’s Utica Oil Figures Disappoint, But Sweet Spots Emerging

Ohio’s Utica Oil Figures Disappoint, But Sweet Spots Emerging

Industry experts said they were disappointed by the Utica Shale oil production figures for 2012 released Thursday by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), but they believe a clearer picture is beginning to emerge of where the play’s sweet spots for oil are located.

May 20, 2013

Halcon: ‘Progress,’ But Earnings Miss

Halcon Resources Corp. is still figuring out the Utica/Point Pleasant play while it is making progress on well completions in the Bakken/Three Forks and adding acreage to its recently announced East Texas Eagle Ford play, CEO Floyd Wilson said last week.

May 6, 2013
Halcon: ‘Progress On All Fronts,’ But Earnings Miss

Halcon: ‘Progress On All Fronts,’ But Earnings Miss

Halcon Resources Corp. is still figuring out the Utica/Point Pleasant play while it is making progress on well completions in the Bakken/Three Forks and adding acreage to its recently announced East Texas Eagle Ford play, CEO Floyd Wilson said Thursday.

May 3, 2013
Duvernay Shale Auditioning to Be Next Unconventional Star

Duvernay Shale Auditioning to Be Next Unconventional Star

Canada’s Duvernay Shale has the potential to become one of the “most attractive liquids-rich plays” in North America, according to Wood Mackenzie analysts, who point to ExxonMobil Corp.’s decision this month to pay $3.1 billion for one of the play’s biggest developers as affirmation.

October 25, 2012

Hanger: Marcellus Growth Prompted Changes at DEP

Energy regulators must operate independently of both industry and environmental groups, led only by facts and the rule of law, said Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary John Hanger, who leaves office this month after a tenure of more than two years during which activity in the state’s Marcellus Shale mushroomed.

January 14, 2011