Cheniere Energy Inc.’s Sabine Pass Liquefaction project in Louisiana may very well have produced its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) this week from the its first train, Genscape Inc. said Friday after monitoring pipeline and flaring activity around the plant.
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Antero Reports 47% Increase in Proved Reserves
Antero Resources announced Monday that its proved reserves had increased 47%, to 6.3 Tcfe in the first half fo 2013 on natural gas gains mostly from the Marcellus Shale.
EQT Achieves 1 Bcfe/d in Appalachian Output
Hours ahead of EQT Corp.’s second quarter conference call on Thursday, the company tied into sales its first Utica Shale well, the CEO said.
Revised DOI Frack Rule Still Too Expensive, Industry Groups Say
The second version of the U.S. Department of Interior’s (DOE) proposed rule to regulate hydraulic fracturing (fracking) on public lands isn’t as bad as the first, but with a projected cost per well of $96,913, it still leaves much to be desired, industry groups said.
House Committee Grills New DOI Chief
During her first appearance before the House Committee on Natural Resources last Wednesday, Department of Interior (DOI) Secretary Sally Jewell, a former business executive and an engineer, got a gander at a political divide as wide as the Grand Canyon.
Steelmaker Nucor to Spend More Than $700M on Gas Drilling
Steel manufacturer Nucor Corp. said it will spend more than $700 million during a two-year period on natural gas drilling in order to meet its contractual obligations with Encana Corp. for a supply of low-cost natural gas.
Ohio Chemicals Disclosure Rules Scrutinized
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is probing a chemical emergency at an oil well facility in January, where an inventory of chemicals wasn’t available to first responders as required under federal law.
Eagle Ford Keeps Giving as Production Climbs
Production of oil, natural gas and condensate continues trending upward in the Eagle Ford Shale, according to Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) data. During the first four months of this year, daily oil production surpassed that seen in 2012 and daily production of natural gas nearly met the 2012 level.
Eastern Kentucky Shales Await Higher NatGas Prices
The Kentucky Oil and Gas Association’s (KOGA) first comprehensive research of the economic impact of the oil and gas industry found that the state had 14,632 producing natural gas wells in 2011 and produced more than 3 million bbl of oil in 2012, but the number of horizontal well permits issued has declined each year since 2009.
Boulder, CO, Enacts Permit Drilling Moratorium, Water Ban
The Boulder City Council in Colorado on Tuesday night unanimously agreed to impose a one-year moratorium on issuing new drilling permits, and it adopted on first reading a ban to use or sell water for oil and gas extraction.