Marcellus Well Legislation Expected in November According to WV Committee

September 15, 2011

Amendments to SB-424 regulating Marcellus shale drilling should be ready for a special session of the Legislature in November, according to the Joint Select Committee on Marcellus Shale.  After the Committee approved 10 amendments to a bill that died this past regular session, Delegate Tim Manchin, D-Marion and co-chairman of the committee, says he hopes [...]

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Many Large Energy Companies are Slowing Investment in Natural Gas

September 14, 2011

 Conoco-Phillips and some of the other large energy companies are launching a campaign for natural gas to play a greater role in meeting U.S. energy needs. Houston-based Conoco is staking out a position on a major domestic energy issue, touting the country’s massive natural-gas resources as a job-creating, clean-burning energy source, while trying to address [...]

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Joint Select Marcellus Committee of WV Legislature Adopts Three Amendments

September 13, 2011

WV Joint Select Marcellus Committee Completing Work The Joint Select Committee on Marcellus Shale approved three amendments Monday morning as it continued working toward a bill that would place new regulations and fees on the natural gas drilling industry.  The first would abolish the Oil and Gas Examining Board and transfer its duties to the [...]

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ECA Explains Innovations for Gas Well Drilling in Greene County, Pennsylvania

September 12, 2011

Natural Gas In Use On Location The Energy Corporation of America is one of the smaller players in the Marcellus shale drilling operations taking place in Greene County, Pennsylvania.  But, ECA is working hard to be a leader in the reduction of the carbon footprint left behind by drilling, according to Kyle Mork, vice president [...]

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The High Costs of Drilling Marcellus Wells and of Laying Gas Pipelines

September 11, 2011

A new 92-page study released by the University of Pittsburgh estimates the direct costs of drilling a single Marcellus Shale gas well. The study, called the “Economic Impact of the Value Chain of a Marcellus Shale Well,” looked in depth at an EQT-drilled well in Washington County, PA.   A single well had direct costs [...]

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Natural Gas & Coal Problematic for Global Warming & Climate Change

September 10, 2011

Coal combustion releases more carbon dioxide than other fossil fuels, as well as high levels of other pollutants called sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and solid particles. Will greater usage of natural gas slow down global warming and reduce the impacts of energy use on the environment?  The effects of natural gas on climate change have been difficult [...]

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Shale Deals in the News this Week

September 9, 2011

The Utica shale play is hot, hot, hot!  Deals are being announced like popcorn popping. On Tuesday, Chesapeake Energy chief executive Aubrey McClendon, who is particularly bullish on the Utica, said he expects to strike a joint venture in the play by the end of next month according to UpstreamOnline.com. Results from Chesapeake’s first horizontal [...]

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New York DEC Recommends Pacing Drilling Development

September 9, 2011

The final draft of the New York Department of Environmental Conservation’s report reviewed both environmental impacts and socioeconomic impacts of Marcellus shale industrial development on towns and rural communities.  The mammoth report (over 1500 pages) projected that at its height, natural gas production could employ 25,000 workers and support 29,000 jobs indirectly.  But the report [...]

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Protesters March while Chesapeake CEO Slings Slurs

September 7, 2011

Aubrey McClendon, CEO of Chesapeake Energy, described shale critics as “extremists” engaged in “unfettered fear mongering”  at an industry conference  in Philadelphia, PA according to an AP story. Wednesday was the first day of the two day conference dubbed “Shale Gas Ingight” and sponsored by The Marcellus Shale Coalition. Former Republican Governor Tom Ridge echoed McClendon [...]

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Mon General Supports ONG Industry Expo

September 5, 2011

The list of sponsors for the West Virginia Oil and Gas Expo includes an unlikely name.  Mon General is found nestled among the gas producers, excavation and mining companies, banks and insurance agencies listed as sponsors on the WVONGA Expo promotional webpage.    ”What’s a hospital doing at a gas industry convention?” you ask. The Mon [...]

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