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Oklahoma Updates Seismicity Protocol for SCOOP, STACK Plays

Oklahoma Updates Seismicity Protocol for SCOOP, STACK Plays

Regulators in Oklahoma say data gathered since seismicity guidelines went into effect in late 2016 supports new requirements for oil and gas operators planning to drill in the state’s stacked reservoirs, thereby reducing the chances of future earthquakes from completion activities.

February 28, 2018

USGS Estimates 84 Tcf of Undiscovered Recoverable Marcellus Gas

Approximately 84 Tcf of undiscovered, technically recoverable natural gas and 3.4 billion bbl of undiscovered, technically recoverable natural gas liquids (NGL) are contained in the Marcellus Shale, according to a new assessment by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

August 24, 2011

EnCana Wins Key Environmental Ruling on Deep Panuke

While ratification of the Kyoto Protocol by the Liberal government in Ottawa irritated Canadian natural gas producers, a quieter decision on another environmental front prevented a comparable annoyance from spreading. Environment Canada ruled that there is nothing special about the Deep Panuke gas development project that requires extra scrutiny even though it taps sour gas offshore of Nova Scotia.

January 6, 2003

EnCana Wins Key Environmental Ruling on Deep Panuke

While ratification of the Kyoto Protocol by the Liberal government in Ottawa irritated Canadian natural gas producers, a quieter decision on another environmental front prevented a comparable annoyance from spreading. Environment Canada ruled that there is nothing special about the Deep Panuke gas development project that requires extra scrutiny even though it taps sour gas offshore of Nova Scotia.

January 6, 2003