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Canadian natural gas exports to the United States are stabilizing at reduced levels after four lean years of decline, show trade records of the National Energy Board (NEB).

Canadian natural gas exports to the United States are stabilizing at reduced levels after four lean years of decline, show trade records of the National Energy Board (NEB).

An early report from an ongoing Fort Worth air quality study has been corrected to show that volatile organic compounds (VOC) detected at one of the monitored sites are much lower than stated more than two weeks ago.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected several potential sites across the country to study the effects of hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking) on drinking water and groundwater.

Landmen headed for the Eagle Ford Shale, you’re too late. Engineers need to hurry. And beancounters, your day is coming. The Eagle Ford is the hottest thing in South Texas, but like the unconventional plays that came before, it too will have its seasons.

The Obama administration’s moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico has been lifted, but only for those operators that can show that they have complied with existing and the tougher new safety and drilling regulations. The action immediately came under attack from producers and Capitol Hill lawmakers, who question whether it will significantly change the status quo in the Gulf.

Absentee ballots are yet to be counted, but initial election results show a surprise upset of incumbent U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski by Joe Miller, a little-known conservative Tea Party candidate in the Alaska Republican primary Aug. 24. As ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Murkowski has been a leader on the Republican side of the Senate on energy issues.

North America’s onshore natural gas markets continue to show signs of improving, and the rig count is forecast to be strong in the near term — all positive factors for the oilfield services market, Barclays Capital analysts said last week.

North America’s onshore natural gas markets continue to show signs of improving, and the rig count is forecast to be strong in the near term — all positive factors for the oilfield services market, Barclays Capital analysts said Tuesday.