Investigators

A University of Minnesota research team is working on a biotechnology-based process to purify wastewater from hydraulic fracturing (fracking) operations.

Wyoming state investigators said Thursday a mechanical failure in the well was the main cause of a natural gas well blowout late in April at a Chesapeake Energy Corp. drilling site. However, operating errors also contributed. The incident lasted about three days; no one was injured (see Shale Daily, April 30).

The roundup of energy patch rustlers in North Texas continues with investigators now having accounted for more than $1 million worth of stolen petroleum products, according to the Wise County Sheriff’s Office.

The roundup of energy patch rustlers in North Texas continues with investigators now having accounted for more than $1 million worth of stolen petroleum products, according to the Wise County Sheriff’s Office.

The roundup of energy patch rustlers in North Texas continues with investigators now having accounted for more than $1 million worth of stolen petroleum products, according to the Wise County Sheriff’s Office.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) investigators said last Thursday they have received a suspicious letter referencing EnCana Corp.’s energy development activity in the Dawson Creek area of British Columbia.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) investigators said they have received a suspicious letter referencing Encana Corp.’s energy development activity in the Dawson Creek area of British Columbia, the RCMP said Thursday.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) investigators said they have received a suspicious letter referencing Encana Corp.’s energy development activity in the Dawson Creek area of British Columbia, the RCMP said Thursday.

Manipulation of energy markets does occur and should be vigorously prosecuted, but investigators must not cross the line from manipulation into restricting speculation, according to several panelists who spoke at a meeting of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) in Washington, DC, last Tuesday.