Pennsylvanians are narrowly split on whether the benefits of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) are worth the potential risks, according to the results of a survey conducted by the Mercyhurst Center for Applied Politics (MCAP) at Mercyhurst College in Erie, PA.
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McClendon Values Utica at $500 Billion
The Utica Shale could be worth $500 billion, and the “biggest thing economically to hit Ohio, since maybe the plow,” Chesapeake Energy Corp. CEO Aubrey McClendon told an audience in Ohio last Wednesday.
McClendon Values Utica Shale at $500 Billion
The Utica Shale could be worth $500 billion, and the “biggest thing economically to hit Ohio, since maybe the plow,” Chesapeake Energy Corp. CEO Aubrey McClendon told an audience in Ohio on Wednesday.
Gas Pipelines Facing Added Costs, Capital Spending
The aftermath of a year’s worth of major natural gas pipeline safety incidents and heightened regulatory/legislative concerns are raising points of caution and reflection from regulators and a credit ratings agency.
Quicksilver Subpoenaed in SEC ‘Overbooking’ Probe
Quicksilver Resources Inc. is the latest company to disclose that it has been served by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with a subpoena seeking information on proved developed producing (PDP) shale gas wells and reserve estimates from Jan. 1, 2008.
Range Claims Its Rocks Rock
Range Resources Corp. credited its second quarter results to a simple factor: better rocks.
Range Claims Its Rocks Rock
Range Resources Corp. credited its second quarter results to a simple factor: better rocks.
SM Energy to Earn, Mitsui to Learn in Eagle Ford Deal
SM Energy Co. and a unit of Japan’s Mitsui & Co. Ltd. have struck a drilling carry agreement in the Eagle Ford Shale that is worth $680 million to the Denver-based producer and is part of its sell-down in the South Texas play. Mitsui, which already has a Marcellus Shale stake, recently announced a deal in Poland, where it said it plans to apply shale lessons learned in the United States.
Pennsylvania DEP Investigating Methane in Water Wells
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is investigating the source of methane found in some water wells and a nearby stream in Lycoming County, DEP said Friday.
Dardens Drop Bid for Quicksilver
Quicksilver Energy LP of Fort Worth, TX, and the members of the Darden family — including CEO Glenn Darden and Chairman Thomas Darden — have scrapped talks of a buyout that would have taken the company private, they said Thursday.