Utica Shale rigs unchanged, drilled wells increase
The number of drilling rigs in the Utica Shale and Point Pleasant Shale areas of Ohio totaled 14, the same as a week ago, the Ohio Division of Natural Resources reported Tuesday. The number of permits...
View ArticleEntities seek millions from estate of Aubrey McClendon, former Chesapeake...
Duke University is among the entitiesfiling claims against the estate of Aubrey McClendon, former head of Chesapeake Energy Corp., fuelfix.com reports via The Associated Press: "Duke University has...
View ArticleEnergy stocks boosted by anti-fracking failures
Anti-fracking ballot failures are boosting stock prices of some energy firms, CNBC reports: "Energy stocks with exposure to Colorado's oil and natural gas extraction business are rallying Monday after...
View ArticleOil shortfall coming? New discoveries at 70-year low
Is an oil shortfall in the works? Fuelfix.com says that's possible: "Explorers in 2015 discovered only about a tenth as much oil as they have annually on average since 1960. This year, they’ll...
View ArticleChildhood asthma linked to oil and gas emissions, report says
A new report from the Clean Air Task Force says it shows links between childhood asthma and emissions from oil and gas operations: "Today, the Ohio Environmental Council and the Clean Air Task Force...
View ArticleShale health studies are flawed, organization says
Studies that finger shale fracking as causing public health problems are flawed, Energy In Depth writes: "Facing strong criticism, researchers at Johns Hopkins University, who have put out a number of...
View ArticleOil and gas industry naysayers have been wrong
Here's how the shale oil and gas industry has survived, according to story at Oilprice.com: "The Saudis counted them out. So did the Russians, even many domestic analysts said North American shale...
View ArticleUtica Shale natural gas production up more than 50 percent from year ago
Natural gas production from Ohio's Utica Shale for the second quarter of 2016 was up more than 50 percent from a year ago, while oil production was down, according to figures released Thursday by the...
View ArticleU.S. retail gasoline prices at lowest level in 12 years
The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline was $2.24 per gallon on August 29, the lowest price on the Monday before Labor Day since 2004, the federal government reported Friday. That average...
View ArticleNexus Pipeline builder Spectra Energy being sold in $28 billion deal
Spectra Energy, which is seeking to build the Nexus Pipeline in Ohio, is being bought in a mega-billion dollar deal. USA Today reports: "Canadian pipeline company Enbridge Inc., said Monday it would...
View ArticleOklahoma earthquake increases scrutiny of injection wells
A significant earthquake in Oklahoma will result in the shutdown of injection wells close to the epicenter, news reports say. From the Washington Post: "A record-tying earthquake in the edge of...
View ArticleDrillers say new Texas discovery holds huge amounts of oil, gas
Drillers say they have discovered a huge oil and gas field in the Permian Basin in Texas. Fuelfix.com: "The Houston-based oil exploration company Apache has made a significant discovery in West...
View ArticleMost anti-fracking ballot measures failed in Ohio, report says
Most anti-fracking ballot initiatives in Ohio have failed this year, pro-fracking Energy In Depth reports: :This year has marks another election season of failure for the Community Environmental Legal...
View ArticleOhio shale drilling rigs total 17
The number of drilling rigs in the Utica Shale and Point Pleasant Shale areas of Ohio totaled 17 as of Sept. 3, the Ohio Division of Natural Resources reported this week. The number of permits for...
View ArticleOklahoma earthquake damages U.S. fracking industry reputation
The U.S. fracking industry may have suffered more damage to its reputation than Oklahoma had in actual damage following a larger than usual earthquake in that state earlier this month, RealClearEnergy...
View ArticleU.S. oil drilling rig totals climb by 11
The number of drilling rigs working in the U.S. as of Sept. 9 rose by 11 from a week ago to 508, according to the latest Baker Hughes report. The number of rigs is down 340 from the same period in...
View ArticleUtica Shale oil, gas production rises, federal report shows
Oil and natural gas production from the Utica Shale is up, the September Utica Region Drilling Productivity Report shows. You can find the report here.
View ArticleUtica Shale drilling rigs fall by one; permits and wells drilled rise
The number of drilling rigs in the Utica Shale and Point Pleasant Shale areas of Ohio totaled 16 as of Sept. 10, down one from a week ago, the Ohio Division of Natural Resources reported Tuesday. The...
View ArticleNew federal report counts uncompleted Utica Shale wells
There are 129 drilled but uncompleted wells in the Utica Shale as of August, a new report from the federal government shows. The Energy Information Administration's September drilling productivity...
View ArticleU.S. drilling rig counts drop slightly this week
The number of drilling rigs working in the U.S. as of Sept. 16 dropped by two from a week ago to 506, according to the latest Baker Hughes report. The number of rigs is down 336 from the same period...
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