Despite recent action by the UK government to encourage unconventional natural gas extraction in England, a lasting domestic shale industry would need a dedicated supply chain and reliable support through changing political winds, according to prominent energy prognosticators. “I would just be shocked if anything could happen,” RBN Energy LLC CEO Rusty Braziel said last…
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Oil, Natural Gas Industry Bracing for Possible Regime Change as Biden Accepts Democratic Nomination
The oil and gas industry is bracing for a possible November victory by Joseph R. Biden Jr., who is leading in the polls and who officially accepted the Democratic nomination Thursday from Wilmington, DE. Although energy policy has taken a backseat to the Covid-19 pandemic and economic hardship facing Americans, climate change has nonetheless garnered…
Production From Key U.S. Unconventional Plays to Increase Less Than 1% in December, Says EIA
Production of both oil and natural gas out of the most prolific U.S. onshore unconventional plays will increase slightly in December compared with this month, continuing a longstanding upward trend, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Florida Lawmakers Move to Ban Unconventional Drilling
Florida lawmakers have advanced a pair of bills designed to prohibit hydraulic fracturing, which is used in unconventional drilling.