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Counties in the Eagle Ford Shale region of South Texas were four of the state’s top five oil-producing counties during September, while North Texas counties were four of the top five natural gas producers, according to the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC).

Ford Motor Co. has begun production of 2014 model F-150 pickup trucks capable of running on compressed natural gas (CNG) with a “gaseous-fuel prep option” on 3.7-liter V-6 engines in the F-150 model.

Devon Energy Corp. on Wednesday renewed its onshore North American exploration portfolio, dancing away from the one that brought it to the dance — unconventional natural gas — to marry crude oil, a big reason it agreed to spend $6 billion for oily land in the Eagle Ford Shale.

ZaZa Energy Corp. recently struck a joint venture (JV) deal with Sabine Oil & Gas LLC unit Sabine South Texas LLC to jointly develop its Sweet Home prospect in the Eagle Ford Shale.

ConocoPhillips executives said most of the company’s production growth during 3Q2013 came from shale plays in the Lower 48 — especially the Eagle Ford and the Bakken — and predicted “significant growth and very high margin growth” from the Eagle Ford for several more years.

Sanchez Energy Corp. is in full development mode in each of its project areas in the Eagle Ford Shale and is preparing to begin an operated drilling program next year on recently acquired Tuscaloosa Marine Shale (TMS) acreage. Third quarter production was up by 710% from the year-ago quarter.

Stabilis Energy and Koch Industries unit Flint Hills Resources LLC plan to build up to five liquefied natural gas (LNG) liquefiers to serve oilfield fuel consumers. Their first project is slated for the Eagle Ford Shale.

The Bakken has the potential to fill all of the current added demand for sweet crude, but the Eagle Ford Shale and the Permian Basin will have something to say about that, a North Dakota official said.

Texas natural gas production during July was up about 7% from the July 2012 level, and oil production was up about 30%, according to preliminary data from the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC).