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In the early days of Barnett Shale drilling in North Texas it would have been nice to have better communication among area residents, municipal governments, regulators and energy companies, Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) Commissioner David Porter told NGI’s Shale Daily. To make that happen in the fast-emerging Eagle Ford Shale of South Texas, Porter would like to see a task force focused on the play.

When it issued proposed rules that would allow natural gas development projects — with conditions — in affected areas of the Marcellus Shale last month, the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) was flexing muscles it hasn’t used before in its 50-year history, according to Philadelphia-based law firm Blank Rome LLP.

Truck traffic on Pennsylvania roads that is generated by Marcellus Shale drilling operations has cost the state $30-35 million more than the industry is providing for road repairs, according to a report by the state’s Department of Transportation (DOT).

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.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has added two more constables to its Dawson Creek, BC, investigations team following two more bombings along EnCana Corp. natural gas pipeline sites.

The national security team of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Thursday was investigating another possible attack on an EnCana Corp. natural gas pipeline in northern British Columbia.

FERC’s marketing affiliate rule, which hinges on the hope thatpipeline owners will police themselves, has been about as effectiveas a wolf guarding a henhouse, says a Washington D.C. lawyer whorepresents producers and independent marketers. Because ofescalating abuses in the market, he believes overhauling Order 497should be the first priority of the Commission in its post-Order637 dialogue with the natural gas industry.