Fledgling

Maryland’s fledgling Marcellus Shale industry — which would be based solely in two of the state’s westernmost counties — has ended even before it began, according to Robert Summers, secretary of the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE).

Maryland’s fledgling Marcellus Shale industry — which would be based solely in two of the state’s westernmost counties — has ended even before it began, according to Robert Summers, secretary of the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE).

Shale gas plays generally, and the still-fledgling Utica play specifically, are promoting the potential for a reemergence of the U.S. industrial sector, according to industry experts who spoke Monday at the opening of the LDC Gas Forum Midcontinent meeting in Chicago.

Shortly after Idaho local government and oil/gas associations agreed on a proposed state law to cover regulation of the state’s fledgling natural gas exploration and production (E&P) sector, a conservation group raised concerns about local authorities ceding their authority to the state.

Fledgling Canadian shale gas development is growing a new wing that is attracting Asian as well as North American investment attention as a supply source with potential to reach international scale.

Fledgling Canadian shale gas development is growing a new wing that is attracting Asian as well as North American investment attention as a supply source with potential to reach international scale.

A second Canadian liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project has stepped forward on the Pacific Coast of northern British Columbia (BC). The new scheme is a fledgling international venture by private firms that adds a novel twist to the emerging field by marching to an Aboriginal beat.

A second Canadian liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project has stepped forward on the Pacific Coast of northern British Columbia (BC). The new scheme is a fledgling international venture by private firms that adds a novel twist to the emerging field by marching to an Aboriginal beat.

Alberta’s role as an international natural gas supplier will decline even though its fledgling coalbed methane industry will compensate for dropping conventional production, the province’s chief regulator predicts. In an annual reserves and production review the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (AEUB) singles out rising home industrial gas demand as the chief cause of the role switch expected over the next 10 years.