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Thanks to Pennsylvania air quality regulations and the “increased use of natural gas in the power generation sector,” Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Mike Krancer said air pollution has “gone down considerably” within the state since 2008, even as the unconventional production of shale oil and gas ramped up.

An explosion caused the lower floors of a building to collapse at the headquarters of Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), the Mexican state-owned petroleum company, in Mexico City on Thursday. At least 33 were killed and 121 injured in the blast, which authorities believe may have been an accident.

Canadian political leaders are refusing to let project delays and shaky markets lower high expectations for rapid development of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from shale drilling in northern British Columbia (BC).

Canadian political leaders are refusing to let project delays and shaky markets lower high expectations for rapid development of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from unconventional drilling in northern British Columbia (BC).

Canadian political leaders are refusing to let project delays and shaky markets lower high expectations for rapid development of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from shale drilling in northern British Columbia (BC).

The U.S. and Canadian rig count may recover a bit this year, but it still will be lower than it was in 2012, according to Schlumberger Ltd. CEO Paal Kibsgaard.

The Kansas Supreme Court has upheld a $33 million settlement of a class action brought against Anadarko Petroleum Corp. and previously approved by a lower court, overturning an appeal by one plaintiff who said the agreement was not fair.

Lower natural gas prices are helping to trim winter bills for many customers across Ohio and Pennsylvania this year, although one company has said its customers will see a 5% increase.

The Allegheny County Airport Authority (ACAA), which runs Pittsburgh International Airport and Allegheny County Airport, has accepted the lower of two bids it received to drill Marcellus Shale natural gas wells on airport property.