The Continental Divide-Creston gas drilling project, which would be the largest in Wyoming, could add nearly 9,000 new wells on more than 6,100 well pads in Carbon and Sweetwater counties, creating thousands of jobs, but it needs to be done right, said Gov. Matt Mead.
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Australia’s Aurora Buys More Eagle Ford Acreage
Aurora Oil & Gas Ltd. is buying a 100% operated working interest in 2,700 net acres in South Texas in the liquids-rich area of the Eagle Ford Shale for $117.5 million.
Columbia Gas Pursues Expansions to Accommodate Marcellus Development
Columbia Pipeline Group is seeking to expand the eastern side of its Columbia Gas Transmission system to provide Marcellus Shale gas to growing markets in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. It is also pursuing an expansion of the western side of its system to give producers an additional path out of the Marcellus/Utica region and to help avoid continued basis erosion.
U.S. OKs Leasing, Pipelines in AK National Petroleum Reserve
The Interior Department has finalized plans to lease to natural gas and oil operators nearly 12 million acres — more than half — of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A), which would allow, among other things, pipelines to be built to transport offshore Chukchi and Beaufort seas production.
U.S. Authorizes Drilling, Pipelines in Alaska National Petroleum Reserve
The Interior Department has finalized plans to lease to natural gas and oil operators nearly 12 million acres — more than half — of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A), which would allow, among other things, pipelines to be built to transport offshore Chukchi and Beaufort seas production.
Midwest Ripped by Cold, Snow, Yet Cash, Futures Ease
Thanks to volatile Northeast gas prices, the national average for physical natural gas traded Thursday for Friday delivery dropped nearly 50 cents.
PJM Data Show Growing Interest in Gas-Fired Generation
Nearly 70% of the proposed power generation capacity proposed in the last two years for the 13-state PJM Interconnection electric grid, which includes the Marcellus and Utica shales, now comes from natural gas generation, showing a marked increase in the popularity of natural gas over alternate fuels.
PJM Data Show Growing Interest in Gas-Fired Generation
Over the last two years nearly 70% of the new power generation plants proposed for the 13-state PJM Interconnection electric grid, which centers on the Marcellus and Utica Shales, would be fired by natural gas.
Comstock Feels Transition Pains on Way to Oil
By building positions in the Eagle Ford Shale and the Permian Basin, Comstock Resources Inc. has been Texas two-stepping away from nearly all dry gas production to oil, but the dance hasn’t always been graceful, as fourth quarter results show.
Devon Energy Selling Utica Shale Assets in Eastern Ohio
Devon Energy Corp. is selling its assets in the Utica Shale in eastern Ohio, part of a strategy to raise new venture capital so it can focus on opportunities in the Permian Basin, Mississippian Lime and the Niobrara formation.