Anadarko Petroleum Corp. appears to be joining a growing list of companies interested in the Utica Shale of Ohio.
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Marcellus Coalition: New EPA Air Rules ‘Overreach’
In a landmark maneuver last Thursday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a list of proposed standards to reduce air pollution from oil and natural gas drilling operations, with particular attention paid to shale development operations, which include hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking).
EPA Proposes Crackdown on Shale Patch Air Emissions
In a landmark maneuver Thursday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a list of proposed standards to reduce air pollution from oil and natural gas drilling operations, with particular attention paid to shale development operations, which include hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking).
EPA Updates Air Pollution Standards for Oil and Gas Development
In a landmark maneuver Thursday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a list of proposed standards to reduce air pollution from oil and natural gas drilling operations, with particular attention paid to shale development operations, which include hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking).
ExxonMobil Declares Force Majeure in New York
ExxonMobil Corp. is joining the list of New York leaseholders declaring force majeure because of permitting delays.
NYT Article Continues ‘Fear Mongering’ Aimed at Natural Gas
It didn’t take long for the natural gas industry and energy insiders to react to a New York Times (NYT) story on Sunday, which cited unnamed industry and government sources describing the shale gas industry as a “Ponzi” scheme with a future similar to Enron Corp. and the bursting of the dot.com bubble.
West Virginia Unlikely to Shut Morgantown Wells
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Randy Huffman told NGI’s Shale Daily it is unlikely that the DEP would honor a request by the City of Morgantown to issue a stop work order on two Marcellus Shale gas wells in the city’s industrial park.
West Virginia DEP Amends Two Marcellus Well Permits
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) last Thursday amended permits for two Marcellus Shale gas wells being erected in Morgantown to include closed-loop drilling systems, but it has no plans at this time to make the systems a statewide requirement.
Group Unveils Wish List for Energy Legislation
An energy and research group last Tuesday released its wish list for energy legislation, calling for greater access to oil- and natural gas-rich resources on federal and state lands, removal of barriers to shale gas development, more regulatory certainty, expedited action on permit applications and congressional approval of energy regulations that have a major impact on the economy.
Marcellus, Eagle Ford to Fuel Dow Chemical Expansion
Dow Chemical Co. on Thursday launched an ambitious plan to increase ethylene and propylene production, as well as integrate U.S. operations into feedstock “opportunities” by using the prolific shale gas resources of the Marcellus and Eagle Ford shales.