Black Hills Plateau Production (ticker: BKH) proposed its development plan for 32,600 acres of federal, private and split-estate lands in De Beque, Mesa County, Colorado, to the Bureau of …
ConocoPhillips (ticker: COP) has joined the ranks of oil majors saying “no more” to shale gas development in Poland. Tim Wallace, ConocoPhillips country manager in Poland, said the company would not continue shale gas development …
A draft assessment released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today claims that “hydraulic fracturing activities have not led …
Municipal control over activities involved in hydraulic fracturing has become a hot topic nationwide, with the small town of Denton, Texas, being one of the focal points of the conversation about …
The introduction of hydraulic fracturing brought about a tremendous change in the oil and gas industry, a shift so pivotal that it is referred to …
In a new study that examined 11,309 drinking water wells, researchers at Syracuse University in New York discovered that background levels of methane in the water are …
The West Virginia Department of Commerce will allow hydraulic fracturing under the Ohio River, according to reports from local media outlets. The state had previously leased out about 474 acres of land in Marshall and Wetzel counties and retains a …
Both chambers of the Maryland General Assembly passed separate bills Tuesday aimed at curbing hydraulic fracturing in the state. The measures are the most aggressive action the legislature has …
A Texas state Senate subcommittee voted unanimously to pass legislation being dubbed the “Denton fracing bill.” The proposal would limit local control over oil and gas activities …
Earlier today, the Department of Interior (DOI) released a final rule to update regulations governing hydraulic fracturing on public and American Indian lands after four …
Last September, Gov. Hickenlooper created the task force as part of a compromise to remove both pro- and anti-hydrocarbon development initiatives from …
Following a decision in December of last year to ban hydraulic fracturing in New York, several towns in New York’s …
A proposal is being heard by the Colorado Senate Committees of Agriculture, Natural Resource, & Energy Thursday regarding compensation for mineral owners whose property value is reduced due to regulations limiting hydraulic fracturing. The bill is one of many being …
The town of Erie, Colorado, has decided against postponing drilling permits within city limits, The Denver Post reported today. The Erie Board of Trustees voted to not impose a moratorium by a 4-3 count. Citizens had filed noise complaints from …
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 …
The hydraulic fracturing dispute continues in one of the U.S. battleground states
Colorado has played host to numerous standoffs involving hydraulic fracturing and its practices. Even though ballot initiatives were dropped in August, the debate of fracing continues on a …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Baker Hughes (ticker: BHI), the $26 billion (marketcap) oilservices provider with oil and gas operations in 80 countries, flipped the switch Wednesday on its new policy of disclosing 100% of the chemistry in its hydraulic fracturing fluids. The company said …
On September 22, 2014, Siemens (ticker: SIE), an $84 billion market cap engineering and electronics conglomerate based in Germany, announced the acquisition of Dresser-Rand (ticker: DRC) for $7.6 billion (Euros). Dresser-Rand is one of the world’s largest equipment suppliers in …
Duke, Ohio State, Stanford, Dartmouth, Rochester scientists conclude that failed pipe and cement allowed gas to leak
The first peer-reviewed comprehensive studies testing drinking water quality and any links to nearby shale gas production have found that the well completion …
In November, voters in the city of Lafayette, Colorado approved Ballot Measure 300, which banned all “oil and gas extraction and related activities” within the Lafayette city limits. Lafayette is at the western edge of the Wattenberg field in the …
Two initiatives targeting Colorado’s oil and gas industry are effectively dead as of yesterday, August 4, 2014. The announcement was a somewhat surprising end to a escalating issue spearheaded by two Democratic officials. Popular sentiment among local and national …
