Natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale over the next two decades could impact the state’s forests and alter several thousand acres of habitat, The Nature Conservancy said Monday in a study.
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AltaGas Building Montney Shale Gathering, Processing
Midstream operator AltaGas Ltd., based in Calgary, said Thursday it plans to build a 120 MMcf/d gas processing facility and associated gathering system in the Gordondale area of the Montney Shale in British Columbia.
November 9, 2010
North American Unconventionals Drive Halliburton Profits
The sustained push to unlock shale gas and oil across North America drove Halliburton Inc.’s profits in the third quarter, CEO Dave Lesar said Monday.
October 19, 2010
Marcellus Shale Called Emerging Threat to Chesapeake Bay
An action plan to improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay and the Susquehanna River watershed, including some activities that focus on the impact of drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale, is under way by federal officials.
October 6, 2010
Mild Softness Reigns at Majority of Cash Locations
Prior-day screen dive, slight retreats in southern heat have only minor impact.
September 22, 2010
California Pushing PG&E to Step Up Pipeline Inspections
California officials are openly unhappy with the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) projected 18-month timetable for the investigation of last Thursday’s natural gas pipeline explosion, which killed at least four and left several people still unaccounted for. Officials are pushing Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) and their own investigators to accelerate inspections and investigations that will eventually include all of PG&E’s pipelines in the state.
September 14, 2010
Industry to Feds: Lift Moratorium
The fire that occurred early this month on Mariner Energy Inc.’s offshore production platform won’t impact the drilling moratorium timeline, but how officials respond to the incident will be different than in the past, the chief of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEM) said last week.
September 13, 2010
EPA Presses Nine Firms for Hydrofracing Information
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has sent letters to nine major national and regional hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracing) service providers to assess the impact of the natural gas production practice on drinking water quality and public health.
September 10, 2010
Industry Urges Deepwater Drilling Moratorium Be Lifted
The fire that occurred last week on Mariner Energy Inc.’s offshore production platform won’t impact the drilling moratorium timeline, but how officials respond to the incident will be different than in the past, the chief of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEM) said Tuesday.
September 8, 2010
BLM Ups Sage Grouse Protection in Proposed RMP for Northwest Colorado
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) late Monday released its proposed Resource Management Plan (RMP) and final environmental impact statement for the Little Snake Field Office in northwestern Colorado, which when implemented would guide federal leasing decisions for almost two decades.
August 18, 2010
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