The Energy Information Administration (EIA) released an updated geologic layout of the Eagle Ford Shale this morning, detailing the play’s thickness, footprint, elevation, and initial gas to oil ratios (GORs). The industry, as they do with all shale plays, continues …
On Wednesday, December 17, Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum announced that Egypt’s state oil company (EGPC), Houston based Apache Corp. (ticker: APA) and Shell Egypt (ticker: RDSA) have entered into an agreement for the production of unconventional gas using hydraulic fracturing …
The prospects of using hydraulic fracturing to produce natural gas from the highly productive Marcellus shale basin in the state of New York now seem completely dead. …
Oil & Gas 360® received an email from a reader, asking us to think about the spelling of the word Frac versus Frack. Now, dear readers, we are in the Frac camp. For a couple of reasons. First, there’s no …
The hydraulic fracturing ban approved by the city of Denton on November 4 comes into effect today, but is already being contested by the industry in Denton’s courts. The Texas Oil and Gas Association (TXOGA) filed a lawsuit calling the …
After an initial consultation, Britain’s Environment Agency (EA) said it is “minded to grant” privately-held energy firm Cuadrilla permits to frac during exploration for shale gas in Lancashire, England, reports the BBC.
The agency has issued a “draft decision” …
A judge in southwestern Illinois has denied a bid by a landowners group to suspend the state’s new rules for high-volume oil and gas drilling, ruling that the plaintiffs failed to show they would suffer immediate harm if fracing was …
We all know the emergence of hydraulic fracturing has spurred an energy revolution in North America, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for improvement. Operators and service companies alike are constantly evaluating different options and adjusting techniques to fully …
Reports this week indicated that Germany might be modifying its fracing laws to make it possible for companies to drill for shale gas. Many hoped that the German government might lift its ban on fracing at depths shallower than 3,000 …
Today the U.S. Forest Service announced that the federal management plan will reverse an outright fracing ban that was proposed in 2011 for the George Washington National Forest, according to a news release from the Forest Service.
The decision …
Includes $3.5 Billion Payout to Baker Hughes if Merger Fails to Gain Antitrust Approval
The rumblings of a landmark oilservices deal that began on Thursday evening came to fruition over the weekend. By Monday, November 17, 2014, Halliburton (ticker: HAL), …
A new study, released this week, by the University of Colorado in Boulder found that surfactant chemicals used for fracing are no more harmful than those in your house.
The research team, which published the study in the journal Analytical …
It didn’t take much longer than a cup of coffee before the lawsuits began to fly after Illinois completed its new oil and gas rules last week, which would have opened the door to new energy development that some …
District will receive $500,000 up-front payment if gas is found beneath the school property, then 17% royalties
Pittsburgh’s East Allegheny School District gave the thumbs up to natural gas drilling on middle school property to raise much needed funds for …
If you happen to be an oil and gas operator ready to frac your well in Scotland, you could get an official notice from the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change that would make you scratch your head.
Seismic …
UPDATE: The Texas Oil and Gas Association (TXOGA) has filed an injunction in state court in Denton to stop a fracing ban passed by the city. According to the TXOGA petition, “the ordinance … exceeds the limited …
Former environment secretarys comments a reminder of just how out of touch the Tories are, says Labour Fracking could be a financial boon to poor and remote parts of the UK, according to former environment secretary and climate change sceptic …
No evidence has been found of police brutality against anti-fracking demonstrators at Barton Moss, an independent report finds.
…Landowners in Southern Illinois are suing Gov. Pat Quinn and the head of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, saying the state's delays in issuing permits for horizontal hydraulic fracturing are unconstitutional.
…FRACKING will not stop climate change and could lead to 11 per cent higher greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, some of the world’s top scientists have warned.
…West Sussex county council refused application by Celtique Energie for oil and gas exploration near South Downs national park A fracking company is lodging an appeal against a county council decision to refuse it permission to explore for oil and …
A grassroots pro-fracking coalition met with landowners and politicians Tuesday night in Carmi, Illinois.
…ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Pennsylvania drilling sites are emerging as destinations for political pilgrimage for candidates for governor in New York as politicians and voters alike weigh in on whether to allow the technique called hydraulic fracturing for natural gas.…
Study links hundreds of small, unnoticeable Ohio earthquakes in late 2013 to fracking
…A new study suggests fracking triggered hundreds of small, unnoticeable earthquakes in eastern Ohio late last year, months before the state first linked seismic activity to the much-debated oil-and-gas …
…Another rare case of fracking-caused earthquakes has jolted Ohio. A new study connects some 400 micro-earthquakes near the town of Canton, in Harrison County, to hydraulic fracturing wells. The three wells operated from September through October 2013 in the Utica …
Another rare case of fracking-caused earthquakes has jolted Ohio. A new study connects some 400 micro-earthquakes near the town of Canton, in Harrison County, to hydraulic fracturing wells. The three wells operated from September through October 2013 in the Utica …
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A new study suggests fracking triggered hundreds of small, unnoticeable earthquakes in eastern Ohio late last year, months before the state first linked seismic activity to the much-debated oil-and-gas extraction technique.
…An Illinois legislative panel has put off voting on rules for high-volume oil and gas extraction until next month, as it grapples with how to ensure regulations are fair to industry while protecting the …
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