Opposition to hydraulic fracturing flared up in Ohio this week as about 100 protestors stormed an office and a water handling facility in one Ohio town, while an oil and gas service company threatened to take its business elsewhere if another town set itself up in opposition to drilling.
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New York May Process Permits Despite Study Delay
Although the New York State Department of Health (DOH) said it needs a few more weeks to complete a health impact analysis of high-volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF), Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Joe Martens said it would not cause undue delay to start processing drilling permit applications.
February 18, 2013
New York Could Begin Processing Permits Despite Health Study Delay
Although the New York State Department of Health (DOH) needs a few more weeks to complete a health impact analysis of high-volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF), Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Joe Martens said Tuesday it would not cause undue delay in starting the processing of permit applications for the practice.
February 13, 2013
Patterson-UTI’s Surprisingly Strong Results Upend Forecasts
Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. did something in the final three months of 2012 that no other onshore oilfield services provider has announced yet: hydraulic fracturing (fracking) services climbed and sales surpassed expectations — surprising even company executives.
February 11, 2013
Patterson-UTI Surprises on Strong Growth
Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. did something in the final three months of 2012 that no other onshore oilfield services provider has announced yet: hydraulic fracturing (fracking) services climbed and sales surpassed expectations — surprising even company executives.
February 11, 2013
Industry Seen Losing with Fourth-Graders
Some fourth-graders in New York state agree that they don’t want unconventional drilling using hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in their state, but they didn’t arrive at that conclusion because of biased messages in the classroom, said Southwestern Energy CEO Steve Mueller. They just don’t know that “natural gas is a true national treasure.”
February 11, 2013
Southwestern CEO: Industry Losing with Fourth-Graders
Some fourth-graders in New York state agree that they don’t want unconventional drilling using hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in their state, but they didn’t arrive at that conclusion because of biased messages in the classroom, said Southwestern Energy CEO Steve Mueller. They just don’t know that “natural gas is a true national treasure.”
February 7, 2013
Attorneys: Draft California Frack Rules Protect Trade Secrets
While other stakeholders have been critical of California’s preliminary draft hydraulic fracturing (fracking) rules, two energy attorneys with the firm of K&L Gates consider the rules’ proposed protections for trade secrets to be adequate for shielding exploration and production (E&P) operators’ proprietary information tied to fracking.
February 6, 2013
Geosciences Professor Says New Brunswick Can Frack Safely
A petroleum geosciences professor said hydraulic fracturing (fracking) can be performed safely in New Brunswick, and believes that Canadian province and others will eventually establish appropriate regulations to govern the practice.
February 5, 2013
Texas Considers Modifying High-Cost (Shale) Tax Deductions
The state of Texas is losing billions of dollars because of tax rate deductions for unconventional natural gas wells drilled using hydraulic fracturing (fracking), which are classified as “high-cost wells,” according to a report by the state Legislative Budget Board (LBB).
January 28, 2013
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