EXCO Resources Inc. has withdrawn its proposal to lease nearly 300 acres of borough-owned land for Marcellus Shale gas drilling operations in Ford City, PA, about 40 miles northeast of Pittsburgh in Armstrong County, the borough council said Tuesday.
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Petrochemical Sector Shifting with the Shales
Success at extracting natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGL) from North American shales has turned the conversation about NGLs and the U.S. petrochemical industry around 180 degrees. The abundance of feedstock and fuel coming from shale plays has caught the attention of the petrochemical industry, but still more confidence is needed before the real investment can begin.
CERAWeek: Petchem Sector Shifting with the Shales
Success at extracting natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGL) from North American shales has turned the conversation about NGLs and the U.S. petrochemical industry around 180 degrees. The abundance of feedstock and fuel coming from shale plays has caught the attention of the petrochemical industry, but still more confidence is needed before the real investment can begin.
Small Independent Pioneering Mississippi’s Haynesville Shale
Having enjoyed success in the Haynesville Shale in DeSoto Parish, LA, Houston-based Mainland Resources Inc. heard a call to go east — to Mississippi, where as it turns out the Haynesville “expands significantly,” CEO Nicholas Atencio told NGI’s Shale Daily.
Small Independent Pioneering Mississippi’s Haynesville Shale
Having enjoyed success in the Haynesville Shale in DeSoto Parish, LA, Houston-based Mainland Resources Inc. heard a call to go east — to Mississippi, where as it turns out the Haynesville “expands significantly,” CEO Nicholas Atencio told NGI.
EXCO Reserves Climb as Company Shops Itself
Dallas-based EXCO Resources Inc. on Thursday credited drilling success in the Haynesville Shale for “a significant increase” in proved reserves. The company also said it is shopping for offers that would compete with a buyout proposal it received from its CEO late last year.
EXCO Reserves Climb as Company Shops Itself
Dallas-based EXCO Resources Inc. on Thursday credited drilling success in the Haynesville Shale for “a significant increase” in proved reserves. The company also said it is shopping for offers that would compete with a buyout proposal it received from its CEO late last year.
Federal Government Urges Boost to Energy R&D
Labeling the success of China and other countries in clean energy industries as a new “Sputnik Moment” for the United States, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu told an audience at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, Monday that America needs to mobilize its innovation machine “so that we can compete in the global race for the jobs of the future.”
Industry Briefs
State Review of Oil & Natural Gas Environmental Regulations Inc. (STRONGER), a nonprofit organization whose board is composed of state, industry and public interest representatives, will be conducting a review of the hydraulic fracturing portions of the oil and gas regulatory program of the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources Office of Conservation against guidelines developed by STRONGER. A report containing review team findings will be made available to interested parties. The organization recently conducted a similar review in Pennsylvania (see Daily GPI, Sept. 24).
Horn River Pipeline Advances on Cooperation
TransCanada Corp. is poised to chalk up a success for northern natural gas development by giving aboriginal communities a piece of the action.