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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) last Thursday finalized amendments requiring commodity pool operators (CPO) and commodity trading advisers (CTA) to bring their swaps activities under the agency’s oversight. They will be required to register with the Commission, giving their customers the benefit of the protections of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Thursday finalized amendments requiring commodity pool operators (CPO) and commodity trading advisors (CTA) to bring their swaps activities under the agency’s oversight. They will be required to register with the Commission, giving their customers the benefit of the protections of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich said the state would be prudent in developing the Marcellus and Utica shales, maintaining tough environmental regulations while looking to attract jobs and investment.

As Appalachian Basin operators cut back dry gas investments to focus on liquids, MarkWest Energy Partners LP is accommodating with a major expansion of its Marcellus, Utica and Huron shale operations.

People living near Barnett Shale gas production facilities could be at risk for immune system damage from toxic air emissions, and the risk is likely understated by an air quality study completed for the city of Fort Worth earlier this year, a state lawmaker warned Mayor Betsy Price in a letter.

A committee of West Virginia legislators has finalized a compromise Marcellus Shale regulatory reform bill and is urging Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin to call a special session for its passage.

A committee of West Virginia legislators has finalized a compromise Marcellus Shale regulatory reform bill and is urging Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin to call a special session for its passage.

After three days of deliberations, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed an impact fee on oil and gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale by a 107-76 vote.

With the bar continually raised on the estimated ultimate recoveries (EUR) from wells drilled in U.S. shale gas plays, determining how to value unconventional acreage is proving to be a diverse, complicated process, according to a new report.