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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is proposing significant overhauls to the laws governing Marcellus Shale development in the state, including increased protection for water supplies and stricter permitting and operating requirements.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is proposing significant overhauls to the laws governing Marcellus Shale development in the state, including increased protection for water supplies and stricter permitting and operating requirements.

In a session marked by few energy bills making it through, the Colorado legislature called it a session earlier in May with the most significant oil/gas industry item passed being a technical bill for implementing the state plan for lessening haze (HB 1291).

The cash market bowed to a general lack of significant heating or cooling load and only minor flooding disruptions of production in South Louisiana in retreating to mostly near-flat numbers and several small losses Tuesday, although moderate upticks were recorded at a majority of points.

Natural gas development in the Marcellus Shale poses a danger to the Susquehanna River and its tributaries, which supply almost half of the fresh water resources in the Chesapeake Bay, American Rivers said Tuesday.

To respond to the “significant growth” of its Midcontinent natural gas midstream processing businesses, which are operating “at or near” 100% of capacity, Atlas Pipeline Partners LP (APL) late Thursday increased its capital budget to expand its Western Oklahoma and West Texas systems.

To respond to the “significant growth” of its Midcontinent gas midstream processing businesses, which are operating “at or near” 100% of capacity, Atlas Pipeline Partners LP (APL) late Thursday increased its capital budget to expand its Western Oklahoma and West Texas systems.

Southwestern Energy Co. has proven itself in the Fayetteville Shale and is now successfully poking holes in the Marcellus. However, it hasn’t been as adept at getting utility gas buyers to put pen to long-term supply contracts.

Shale gas plays and significant technological advances that allow their development helped drive the latest assessment of U.S. natural gas reserves by the Potential Gas Committee (PGC) to a new high.