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After three years of increased exploration drilling and skyrocketing lease rates, Ohio should soon see Marcellus Shale development drilling, according to one state official.

In the final regulatory hurdle needed for Sempra Energy to begin re-exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its Cameron LNG import terminal in Hackberry, LA, as soon as Feb. 1, FERC on Thursday approved the company’s request, saying no environmental or other sensitive resources will be adversely affected since no new facilities or modifications of existing facilities are required.

While there are probably no significant shale gas supplies coming out of Nevada any time soon, there are some longer-term prospects, and in the meantime state oil and gas stakeholders are keeping an eye on shale developments in the Rockies and Western Canada, according to a gas engineering specialist at the Nevada Public Utilities Commission (PUC).

It has been conventional wisdom that with gas rig counts beginning a slow decline recently, production is still rising overall because it is mostly rigs being deactivated in conventional plays rather than those involved in the more prolific shale gas search. However, some market watchers are not buying that argument.

Produced water from natural gas shale deposits has drawn a lot of attention nationwide, but that focus soon may turn to produced water in coalbed methane (CBM) operations, according to the results of a new study.

Produced water from natural gas shale deposits has drawn a lot of attention nationwide, but that focus soon may turn to produced water in coalbed methane (CBM) operations, according to the results of a new study.

Hercules Offshore Inc.’s CEO said last week he’s hopeful that the permitting logjam created after U.S. officials imposed a moratorium on offshore drilling soon will be expedited, leading to a “flurry” of offshore permits for shallow-water projects over the coming months.

Assuming the Pacific Northwest soon will have added natural gas pipeline capacity into Oregon’s Willamette Valley and elsewhere, the power sector’s growing use of renewables, particularly wind, in the region promises to revise the roles played by gas pipelines and storage, Northwest Natural Gas Co. CEO Gregg Kantor said Wednesday during a second quarter earnings conference call.

Hercules Offshore Inc.’s CEO said Tuesday he’s hopeful that the permitting logjam created after U.S. officials imposed a moratorium on offshore drilling soon will be expedited, leading to a “flurry” of offshore permits for shallow-water projects over the coming months.