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News & Information News & InformationMay 26, 2013 S&P Report: The U.S. Shale Boom's Impact On Various Industry SectorsSYS-CON Media - NEW YORK, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The rapid increase in natural gas, natural gas liquids, and crude oil production from onshore domestic shale formations has been positive for revenue, costs, and credit... May 26, 2013 Report calls for more research on gas drilling, greenhouse emissionsAssociated Press - Many studies appear to be overly optimistic about the potential benefits of natural gas replacing coal, the group said in a report released last week. Uncertainty about the rate of methane leakage from natural... May 23, 2013 Energy-Rich Colorado Becomes Setting for Fracking Fight
Source: Bloomberg
Stan Dempsey, an oil and gas lobbyist, raced from one committee hearing to another in Colorado’s statehouse this spring, defending the industry against an onslaught of bills. While only one of 10 measures passed, the flurry of... May 22, 2013 Shareholders Push Fracking Companies to Manage and Measure Their Impacts: Reflects Rising Public Expectations for Quantitative Disclosure
Source: Green Century Capital Management
As public and scientific concerns around hydraulic fracturing continue to grow, shareholders at Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Pioneer Natural Resources will vote on proposals urging the companies to reduce the environmental impacts of...[more] May 21, 2013 What Exporting U.S. Natural Gas Means for the Climateinsights.wri.org - The U.S. Department of Energy made a big announcement late last week, green lighting the countryâs second liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project. Many argue that natural gas exports will bring... May 20, 2013 US eases natural gas glut with second export terminal (+video)Source: Christian Science MonitorThe Energy Department authorizes a second US terminal to export liquefied natural gas (LNG), ending months of speculation. LNG exports boost the prospects for domestic natural gas drillers and should help key allies, but they're... May 17, 2013 Australia: The Regulation Of Unconventional Petroleum Exploration And Production In Western AustraliaMondaq - With Western Australia having one of the largest technically recoverable shale gas reserves in ... burgeoning unconventional petroleum industry and addressing concerns that exist in relation to the environmental impacts... May 17, 2013 Food, Farms, Forests and Fracking: Connecting the Dotstruth-out.org - Greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution in the atmosphere has now reached 400 ppm of carbon dioxide (CO2), the highest level since our hunter and gatherer ancestors evolved 200,000 years ago. We are now facing, even though... May 17, 2013 The hottest North American shale playsResource Investor - Taken as a whole, shale plays may disappoint investors, with the exception of a few key plays like the Marcellus, the Eagle Ford and a few others. Rates of return may not meet expectations and some companies... May 17, 2013 Obama administration issues draft fracking regulations
Source: Washington Post
The Obama administration drew criticism from both environmental and oil industry groups on Thursday after issuing a new draft of regulations for fracking on federal and Indian lands. In its first update of hydraulic fracturing... |
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