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Feds approve more fracking off California Coast

The work in the Santa Barbara Channel, site of a 1969 oil platform blowout, has not yet begun and it was not immediately clear when it would.

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Event focuses on shale issues

Walter “Buzz” Pishkur, director of water utilities for the city of Arlington, Texas, was the keynote speaker at the luncheon. He said that regulation and transparency are key as governments work with companies and local residents to develop the shale industry.

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Alaska Senate committee unveils version of gas-line bill

By Becky Bohrer Associated Press Juneau, Alaska The Alaska Senate Resources Committee has


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February exposes patrol planes, propane shortages

Throughout February, a number of meaningful events struck me as interesting and related to the oil


Higher severance tax proposal rankles industry

A revised proposal increased the tax rate to 2.25 percent, which would take effect after two years of drilling.


An update on lawmaker action and other activities at the Ohio Statehouse related to horizontal

An update on lawmaker action and other activities at the Ohio Statehouse related to horizontal


Compressed natural gas station to open; legislators study tax breaks for growth

Construction is set to begin next month on two pumps that would provide compressed natural gas in Girard.


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Making Room

The region’s shale-drilling boom has brought with it an influx of out-of-state workers to eastern Ohio.

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Rent in ND city of Williston exceeds NY, LA

The city and developers have lagged behind the influx of oil field workers, whose sometimes six-figure salaries can bear inflated rent and have caused a shake up in housing supply and demand.


Magnum dry well begins production

Magnum dry well begins production HOUSTON Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation announced that its


Some oil and gas companies have pursued regulatory orders that would bypass unit size provisions

Some companies have tried to avoid renegotiating leases by including lessors with unit size limits in unitization applications to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.


What does the natural-gas supply chain look like?

What does the natural-gas supply chain look like? The natural-gas supply chain starts with


Tax plan rankles oil & gas industry

A revised severance tax bill, introduced last week by Republicans in the Ohio House of Representatives, proposed a higher tax rate and shortened the period before it would take effect, riling a top oil and gas industry representative.


Drilling under public land creates benefits, controversy

Even as some cities around the nation have voted to ban fracking for natural gas, other rural areas are quietly embracing the boom by allowing drilling under public parks and land and reaping millions in royalties.


Natural gas prices over next year

How much is natural gas selling for, and what factors could affect that price over the next year?