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Backlog of permits issued but not yet drilled paints a different picture, says FBR Capital Markets.

The Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission (MSAC) released its final report on Friday and now Pennsylvania policymakers in the executive and legislative branches must decide which recommendations to keep, which to change and which to toss.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) says the worldwide amount of estimated recoverable gas has doubled over the last few years thanks to unconventional gas resources. The agency noted that a global race for unconventional resources is on.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) says the worldwide amount of estimated recoverable gas has doubled over the last few years thanks to unconventional gas resources. The agency noted that a global race for unconventional resources is on.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) says the worldwide amount of estimated recoverable gas has doubled over the last few years thanks to unconventional gas resources. The agency noted that a global race for unconventional resources is on.

In a move Bentek Energy says will “increase the transparency of the U.S. natural gas storage market significantly,” the company said its daily and weekly natural gas storage reports as of Tuesday will be upgraded to include data taken from FERC Order 720 filings from intrastate pipelines.

A hydrogeologist from Penn State University says companies drilling in the Marcellus Shale play through hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking) are recycling about two-thirds of the wastewater that returns to the surface.

A hydrogeologist from Penn State says companies drilling in the Marcellus Shale play through hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking) are recycling about two-thirds of the wastewater that returns to the surface.

Ciris Energy Inc. has added Khosla Ventures to a list of companies that have invested in its proprietary technology, which it says biochemically converts coal to methane at large scale and low cost. While Centennial, CO-based Ciris did not disclose the amount Khosla invested, documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission indicate Ciris in December sold $23.9 million of a total $39.7 million of securities offered. It was the second round of financing for Ciris. Existing investors Braemar Energy Ventures, Rho Ventures and GE Energy Financial Services also participated in the funding, the company said. The financing will allow privately held Ciris to implement its first commercial-scale projects for in situ biochemical conversion of coal to methane, and bring its ex situ technology to commercial-ready status.