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2010-08-26: Wilkes University Creates Regional Water Quality Database
Description: Wilkes University’s Center for Environmental Quality is establishing a water quality database in response to natural gas drilling our region. ...
Submitted by: INTERPRO63
2010-08-23: The Pa. General Assembly Gas Filled Rooms
This News Targeted Towards: Pennsylvania
Description: Legislature considers the severance....never expected a fair deal........
Submitted by: DONEGAL
2010-08-23: Ecosphere Technologies alternative to fracking chemicals
This News Targeted Towards: Pennsylvania
Description: Ecosphere Technoligies is using a oxyginization process instead of chemicals in fracking liquids. Tests show the process works!...
Submitted by: SUSKY312
2010-08-23: Is There More to the Marcellus Than Meets the Eye?
This News Targeted Towards: West Virginia
Description: Operators have been tight-lipped about drilling results in formations lying above or below the Marcellus.At today's share price, I would argue that you get those other formations for free....
Submitted by: GASOHOLIC
2010-08-23: PROPOSED MERGER TRANSACTION
This News Targeted Towards: West Virginia
Description: American Oil & Gas Inc., or American, and Hess Corporation, or Hess, have agreed to a strategic business combination transaction whereby Hess and American will merge their businesses and American will become a wholly−owned subsidiary of Hess....
Submitted by: DR. OPTIMISTIC
2010-08-21: What They’re Saying: Safe, Responsible Marcellus Development
This News Targeted Towards: West Virginia
Description: What They’re Saying: Safe, Responsible Marcellus Development Continues to Positively Impact the Region. A roundup of recent news items....
Submitted by: MRMAJIK
2010-08-21: TO DRILL OR NOT?
This News Targeted Towards: Ohio
Description: Sandy Lake Inc., a 45-member homeowners group in Portage County, will decide Sunday whether to get into the natural gas business....
Submitted by: MRMAJIK
2010-08-20: Billionaires To Sell Marcellus Gas Stakes
This News Targeted Towards: Ohio
Description: We confirmed yesterday with a source close to the Anschutz Company that the acreage, thought to be roughly 500,000 acres is indeed on the block. Rees-Jones too has some 500,000 acres for sale....
Submitted by: MRMAJIK
2010-08-20: Broadband service expands to rural areas
This News Targeted Towards: Pennsylvania
Description: A $36 million Recovery Act grant will be used by a company to bring 3G broadband service to the area, including Lycoming County. U.S. Rep. Chris Carney, D-Dimock, said the federal stimulus money is vital to bringing immediate broadband service to rur...
Submitted by: MRMAJIK
2010-08-20: Jim Gennaro's Echo Chamber
This News Targeted Towards: New York
Description: That's not the real headline. I just had to make an editorial comment to warn readers the article retraces and repeats several of the anti-gas drilling distortions and outright lies. I couldn't even slog through the whole piece myself. Had to shower!...
Submitted by: MRMAJIK
2010-08-19: Pennsylvania DEP chief puts drilling firms on notice
This News Targeted Towards: Pennsylvania
Description: Pennsylvania will kick out gas companies that continue to run up environmental violations, the state's top regulator said Wednesday....
Submitted by: POTTER144
2010-08-18: Coal-to-gas switching? Utilities have power
This News Targeted Towards: Pennsylvania
Description: John Cogan, a spokesman for the federal Energy Information Administration said it saw a trend toward gas and away from coal last year, especially in the southeastern United States as prices became more favorable to gas. ...
Submitted by: MRMAJIK
2010-08-18: Roustabouts wanted as companies rush to drill for gas
This News Targeted Towards: Pennsylvania
Description: Workers looking for jobs in the region's booming natural gas industry may try their hand as a "roustabouts" -- general laborers who work physically grueling 12-hour shifts for 14 consecutive days in all kinds of weather to build and remove drilling p...
Submitted by: MRMAJIK
2010-08-18: Integrated Environmental Technologies, Ltd. Delivers EcaFlo(
This News Targeted Towards: Pennsylvania
Description: Further, Prince stated, "The more demand that Benchmark's customers build for this 'green' biocide, the faster we will need to get EcaFlo(R) equipment into their distribution centers...and we are ready for 'go fast' mode."...
Submitted by: MRMAJIK
2010-08-17: Another Natural Gas Controversy
This News Targeted Towards: Pennsylvania
Description: Houston-based Spectra Energy filed a preliminary federal application to construct approximately 20 miles of new natural gas pipeline across northern Staten Island and southwestern New Jersey, under the Hudson River and into Manhattan's trendy meatpac...
Submitted by: MRMAJIK
2010-08-17: New Well Database Launched
This News Targeted Towards: Pennsylvania
Description: In Wilkes-Barre, a group of scientists is launching a new study of water quality throughout Luzerne and Columbia counties. They are hoping to be able to track how gas drilling might affect the water supply....
Submitted by: MRMAJIK
2010-08-15: No Gas Lease Needed: ‘Rule of Capture’ Allows Drillers To Ta
This News Targeted Towards: West Virginia
Description: McMahon said the whole concept of the rule is unfair, noting, "If you wanted to wait out for a better deal, the company your neighbors have signed with can just go ahead and take your minerals."...
Submitted by: GASOHOLIC
2010-08-15: Marcellus Shale economic impact is growing
This News Targeted Towards: West Virginia
Description: Instead of drilling 60-100 conventional wells, we're looking at only drilling 15 Marcellus wells due to the cost," he said. "The production on the Marcellus has proven to be worth changing our business model. Basically, the way we're looking at it, it takes 10 conventional wells to equal the production of one Marcellus well, based on our results in Upshur County...
Submitted by: GASOHOLIC
2010-08-15: Gas drilling requires top-notch engineers
This News Targeted Towards: Pennsylvania
Description: That means we must employ in the Department of Environmental Protection senior professionals with graduate training and experience...That staff must have civil service status and receive compensation that will allow the agency to compete for the best...
Submitted by: MRMAJIK
2010-08-14: Aubertine voted against hydrofracking moratorium over worrie
This News Targeted Towards: New York
Description: Albany, NY -- Darrel Aubertine was one of only nine state senators to vote last week against a bill to block New York from permitting a controversial natural gas drilling technique until mid-May....
Submitted by: MRMAJIK
2010-08-12: DEP Online Tool Addresses Dry Weather Stream Withdrawals
This News Targeted Towards: West Virginia
Description: The tools are designed to advise operators in the natural gas industry when it is safe to withdraw water. ...
Submitted by: GASOHOLIC
2010-08-12: DOH to Use Gas Well Brine to Treat Roads
This News Targeted Towards: West Virginia
Description: The intention behind the agreement was to use brine that is generated during the ongoing production of natural gas, Mandirola said, not to use the hydraulic fracturing fluid that comes back when Marcellus Shale wells are “fracked.” That fluid contain...
Submitted by: MRMAJIK
2010-08-12: Range Posts 1st Voluntary Marcellus Shale Hyd. Fx Info.
This News Targeted Towards: Pennsylvania
Description: At least it is a start in addressing concerns over the "unknown"..........
Submitted by: DONEGAL
2010-08-10: Indiana Well Services Co. Acquired for $900 M
This News Targeted Towards: Pennsylvania
Description: Superior Well Services has been bought by Nabors Industries, Ltd.,....the largest onshore driller....
Submitted by: DONEGAL
2010-08-10: Marcellus Royalties Could be Boon for Pa. Parks
This News Targeted Towards: Pennsylvania
Description: Could be boon for Pa. Parks.....but it has to go thru the legis. and gov's hands first....hope there is even a penny left for the parks.......
Submitted by: DONEGAL
2010-08-10: Getting at the Gas Below
This News Targeted Towards: Pennsylvania
Description: Brief summary of Marcellus history, few photos, few facts...Long reference list in chronological order of Marcellus Shale articles....to get the list just click on the "Read more Natural Gas leases-Marcellus Shale articles"...
Submitted by: DONEGAL
2010-08-10: NFG - Q3 2010 National Fuel Gas Company Earnings Conf Call
This News Targeted Towards: Pennsylvania
Description: The productivity of our Tioga County wells continues to exceed our estimates. Our last five wells averaged over eight million cubic feet per day for their first 30 days of production, and our best well has now produced over 1.3 Bcf in only six month....
Submitted by: POTTER144
2010-08-10: Tax us, police us, Talisman urges N.Y.
This News Targeted Towards: New York
Description: In its eagerness to tap New York state’s massive Marcellus shale gas deposit, Calgary-based Talisman (TLM-T18.02----%) is urging the state government to slap higher fees on industry to finance a more effective regulatory system....
Submitted by: MRMAJIK
2010-08-09: Dow CEO: Don't Waste Nat. Gas as Transport Fuel
This News Targeted Towards: Pennsylvania
Description: Don't use NG for transport....hmmm..wonder why???? More for Dow's use and at a price they would like. T. Boone Pickens did you see this??...
Submitted by: DONEGAL
2010-08-09: Shale Gas Booming Globally, Despite Chemical Dangers
This News Targeted Towards: Pennsylvania
Description: Fracking debate and apparent new caution in the U.S., but the rest of the world is racing toward natural gas...
Submitted by: MRMAJIK
2010-08-08: Well safety jobs, expertise on the rise with gas industry
This News Targeted Towards: Pennsylvania
Description: "Hopefully that will help people be assured there is expertise and equipment here," Mr. Hanger said. "These are not local fire units. These are expert individuals with expert equipment, who are trained in the oil and gas business."...
Submitted by: MRMAJIK
2010-08-08: Drilling companies target more rock than the Marcellus Shale
This News Targeted Towards: New York
Description: While the larger energy companies that formerly drilled for natural gas in the Trenton-Black River formation have abandoned those activities for the more favorable drilling rules in Pennsylvania, smaller companies are creeping back in to drill in the...
Submitted by: MRMAJIK
2010-08-08: Marcellus field ranks at top of U.S. gas sources Ron Bartize
This News Targeted Towards: New York
Description: So sure enough, last week’s piece chiding gas driller mouthpiece Marcellus Shale Coalition for presenting a rose-colored-glasses look at drilling attracted interesting observations. Most were on the “green” side of things, like this:...
Submitted by: MRMAJIK
2010-08-08: Rendell's view for new Revenue Fraught with Worry
This News Targeted Towards: Pennsylvania
Description: Fast Eddie has a big appetite for money......He is greedily eyeing a gas severance for the State....
Submitted by: DONEGAL
2010-08-07: Dish Proposed Gas Metering Rules
This News Targeted Towards: Texas
Description: Just one more thing to be aware of with gas transmission lines....notice that in Texas gas pipeline co's are treated as public utilities......
Submitted by: DONEGAL
2010-08-06: National Fuel Reports Third Quarter Earnings
This News Targeted Towards: Texas
Description: Seneca Resources Corporation ("Seneca") has increased its estimate of net risked Marcellus resource potential to a range of 8 to 15 trillion cubic feet ("Tcf") across an area of 738,000 acres that it considers to be prospective in the Marcellus Shale...
Submitted by: POTTER144
2010-08-04: Reliance to buy 60 pct in US shale gas JV for $392 mln
This News Targeted Towards: Pennsylvania
Description: The latest joint venture will have about 104,400 net acres of undeveloped leasehold in the core area of the Marcellus Shale in Central and Northeast Pennsylvania, of which Reliance's 60 percent interest will represent about 62,600 net acres....
Submitted by: GASOHOLIC
Description: Wilkes University’s Center for Environmental Quality is establishing a water quality database in response to natural gas drilling our region. ...
Submitted by: INTERPRO63
2010-08-23: The Pa. General Assembly Gas Filled Rooms
This News Targeted Towards: Pennsylvania
Description: Legislature considers the severance....never expected a fair deal........
Submitted by: DONEGAL
2010-08-23: Ecosphere Technologies alternative to fracking chemicals
This News Targeted Towards: Pennsylvania
Description: Ecosphere Technoligies is using a oxyginization process instead of chemicals in fracking liquids. Tests show the process works!...
Submitted by: SUSKY312
2010-08-23: Is There More to the Marcellus Than Meets the Eye?
This News Targeted Towards: West Virginia
Description: Operators have been tight-lipped about drilling results in formations lying above or below the Marcellus.At today's share price, I would argue that you get those other formations for free....
Submitted by: GASOHOLIC
2010-08-23: PROPOSED MERGER TRANSACTION
This News Targeted Towards: West Virginia
Description: American Oil & Gas Inc., or American, and Hess Corporation, or Hess, have agreed to a strategic business combination transaction whereby Hess and American will merge their businesses and American will become a wholly−owned subsidiary of Hess....
Submitted by: DR. OPTIMISTIC
2010-08-21: What They’re Saying: Safe, Responsible Marcellus Development
This News Targeted Towards: West Virginia
Description: What They’re Saying: Safe, Responsible Marcellus Development Continues to Positively Impact the Region. A roundup of recent news items....
Submitted by: MRMAJIK
2010-08-21: TO DRILL OR NOT?
This News Targeted Towards: Ohio
Description: Sandy Lake Inc., a 45-member homeowners group in Portage County, will decide Sunday whether to get into the natural gas business....
Submitted by: MRMAJIK
2010-08-20: Billionaires To Sell Marcellus Gas Stakes
This News Targeted Towards: Ohio
Description: We confirmed yesterday with a source close to the Anschutz Company that the acreage, thought to be roughly 500,000 acres is indeed on the block. Rees-Jones too has some 500,000 acres for sale....
Submitted by: MRMAJIK
2010-08-20: Broadband service expands to rural areas
This News Targeted Towards: Pennsylvania
Description: A $36 million Recovery Act grant will be used by a company to bring 3G broadband service to the area, including Lycoming County. U.S. Rep. Chris Carney, D-Dimock, said the federal stimulus money is vital to bringing immediate broadband service to rur...
Submitted by: MRMAJIK
2010-08-20: Jim Gennaro's Echo Chamber
This News Targeted Towards: New York
Description: That's not the real headline. I just had to make an editorial comment to warn readers the article retraces and repeats several of the anti-gas drilling distortions and outright lies. I couldn't even slog through the whole piece myself. Had to shower!...
Submitted by: MRMAJIK
2010-08-19: Pennsylvania DEP chief puts drilling firms on notice
This News Targeted Towards: Pennsylvania
Description: Pennsylvania will kick out gas companies that continue to run up environmental violations, the state's top regulator said Wednesday....
Submitted by: POTTER144
2010-08-18: Coal-to-gas switching? Utilities have power
This News Targeted Towards: Pennsylvania
Description: John Cogan, a spokesman for the federal Energy Information Administration said it saw a trend toward gas and away from coal last year, especially in the southeastern United States as prices became more favorable to gas. ...
Submitted by: MRMAJIK
2010-08-18: Roustabouts wanted as companies rush to drill for gas
This News Targeted Towards: Pennsylvania
Description: Workers looking for jobs in the region's booming natural gas industry may try their hand as a "roustabouts" -- general laborers who work physically grueling 12-hour shifts for 14 consecutive days in all kinds of weather to build and remove drilling p...
Submitted by: MRMAJIK
2010-08-18: Integrated Environmental Technologies, Ltd. Delivers EcaFlo(
This News Targeted Towards: Pennsylvania
Description: Further, Prince stated, "The more demand that Benchmark's customers build for this 'green' biocide, the faster we will need to get EcaFlo(R) equipment into their distribution centers...and we are ready for 'go fast' mode."...
Submitted by: MRMAJIK
2010-08-17: Another Natural Gas Controversy
This News Targeted Towards: Pennsylvania
Description: Houston-based Spectra Energy filed a preliminary federal application to construct approximately 20 miles of new natural gas pipeline across northern Staten Island and southwestern New Jersey, under the Hudson River and into Manhattan's trendy meatpac...
Submitted by: MRMAJIK
2010-08-17: New Well Database Launched
This News Targeted Towards: Pennsylvania
Description: In Wilkes-Barre, a group of scientists is launching a new study of water quality throughout Luzerne and Columbia counties. They are hoping to be able to track how gas drilling might affect the water supply....
Submitted by: MRMAJIK
2010-08-15: No Gas Lease Needed: ‘Rule of Capture’ Allows Drillers To Ta
This News Targeted Towards: West Virginia
Description: McMahon said the whole concept of the rule is unfair, noting, "If you wanted to wait out for a better deal, the company your neighbors have signed with can just go ahead and take your minerals."...
Submitted by: GASOHOLIC
2010-08-15: Marcellus Shale economic impact is growing
This News Targeted Towards: West Virginia
Description: Instead of drilling 60-100 conventional wells, we're looking at only drilling 15 Marcellus wells due to the cost," he said. "The production on the Marcellus has proven to be worth changing our business model. Basically, the way we're looking at it, it takes 10 conventional wells to equal the production of one Marcellus well, based on our results in Upshur County...
Submitted by: GASOHOLIC
2010-08-15: Gas drilling requires top-notch engineers
This News Targeted Towards: Pennsylvania
Description: That means we must employ in the Department of Environmental Protection senior professionals with graduate training and experience...That staff must have civil service status and receive compensation that will allow the agency to compete for the best...
Submitted by: MRMAJIK
2010-08-14: Aubertine voted against hydrofracking moratorium over worrie
This News Targeted Towards: New York
Description: Albany, NY -- Darrel Aubertine was one of only nine state senators to vote last week against a bill to block New York from permitting a controversial natural gas drilling technique until mid-May....
Submitted by: MRMAJIK
2010-08-12: DEP Online Tool Addresses Dry Weather Stream Withdrawals
This News Targeted Towards: West Virginia
Description: The tools are designed to advise operators in the natural gas industry when it is safe to withdraw water. ...
Submitted by: GASOHOLIC
2010-08-12: DOH to Use Gas Well Brine to Treat Roads
This News Targeted Towards: West Virginia
Description: The intention behind the agreement was to use brine that is generated during the ongoing production of natural gas, Mandirola said, not to use the hydraulic fracturing fluid that comes back when Marcellus Shale wells are “fracked.” That fluid contain...
Submitted by: MRMAJIK
2010-08-12: Range Posts 1st Voluntary Marcellus Shale Hyd. Fx Info.
This News Targeted Towards: Pennsylvania
Description: At least it is a start in addressing concerns over the "unknown"..........
Submitted by: DONEGAL
2010-08-10: Indiana Well Services Co. Acquired for $900 M
This News Targeted Towards: Pennsylvania
Description: Superior Well Services has been bought by Nabors Industries, Ltd.,....the largest onshore driller....
Submitted by: DONEGAL
2010-08-10: Marcellus Royalties Could be Boon for Pa. Parks
This News Targeted Towards: Pennsylvania
Description: Could be boon for Pa. Parks.....but it has to go thru the legis. and gov's hands first....hope there is even a penny left for the parks.......
Submitted by: DONEGAL
2010-08-10: Getting at the Gas Below
This News Targeted Towards: Pennsylvania
Description: Brief summary of Marcellus history, few photos, few facts...Long reference list in chronological order of Marcellus Shale articles....to get the list just click on the "Read more Natural Gas leases-Marcellus Shale articles"...
Submitted by: DONEGAL
2010-08-10: NFG - Q3 2010 National Fuel Gas Company Earnings Conf Call
This News Targeted Towards: Pennsylvania
Description: The productivity of our Tioga County wells continues to exceed our estimates. Our last five wells averaged over eight million cubic feet per day for their first 30 days of production, and our best well has now produced over 1.3 Bcf in only six month....
Submitted by: POTTER144
2010-08-10: Tax us, police us, Talisman urges N.Y.
This News Targeted Towards: New York
Description: In its eagerness to tap New York state’s massive Marcellus shale gas deposit, Calgary-based Talisman (TLM-T18.02----%) is urging the state government to slap higher fees on industry to finance a more effective regulatory system....
Submitted by: MRMAJIK
2010-08-09: Dow CEO: Don't Waste Nat. Gas as Transport Fuel
This News Targeted Towards: Pennsylvania
Description: Don't use NG for transport....hmmm..wonder why???? More for Dow's use and at a price they would like. T. Boone Pickens did you see this??...
Submitted by: DONEGAL
2010-08-09: Shale Gas Booming Globally, Despite Chemical Dangers
This News Targeted Towards: Pennsylvania
Description: Fracking debate and apparent new caution in the U.S., but the rest of the world is racing toward natural gas...
Submitted by: MRMAJIK
2010-08-08: Well safety jobs, expertise on the rise with gas industry
This News Targeted Towards: Pennsylvania
Description: "Hopefully that will help people be assured there is expertise and equipment here," Mr. Hanger said. "These are not local fire units. These are expert individuals with expert equipment, who are trained in the oil and gas business."...
Submitted by: MRMAJIK
2010-08-08: Drilling companies target more rock than the Marcellus Shale
This News Targeted Towards: New York
Description: While the larger energy companies that formerly drilled for natural gas in the Trenton-Black River formation have abandoned those activities for the more favorable drilling rules in Pennsylvania, smaller companies are creeping back in to drill in the...
Submitted by: MRMAJIK
2010-08-08: Marcellus field ranks at top of U.S. gas sources Ron Bartize
This News Targeted Towards: New York
Description: So sure enough, last week’s piece chiding gas driller mouthpiece Marcellus Shale Coalition for presenting a rose-colored-glasses look at drilling attracted interesting observations. Most were on the “green” side of things, like this:...
Submitted by: MRMAJIK
2010-08-08: Rendell's view for new Revenue Fraught with Worry
This News Targeted Towards: Pennsylvania
Description: Fast Eddie has a big appetite for money......He is greedily eyeing a gas severance for the State....
Submitted by: DONEGAL
2010-08-07: Dish Proposed Gas Metering Rules
This News Targeted Towards: Texas
Description: Just one more thing to be aware of with gas transmission lines....notice that in Texas gas pipeline co's are treated as public utilities......
Submitted by: DONEGAL
2010-08-06: National Fuel Reports Third Quarter Earnings
This News Targeted Towards: Texas
Description: Seneca Resources Corporation ("Seneca") has increased its estimate of net risked Marcellus resource potential to a range of 8 to 15 trillion cubic feet ("Tcf") across an area of 738,000 acres that it considers to be prospective in the Marcellus Shale...
Submitted by: POTTER144
2010-08-04: Reliance to buy 60 pct in US shale gas JV for $392 mln
This News Targeted Towards: Pennsylvania
Description: The latest joint venture will have about 104,400 net acres of undeveloped leasehold in the core area of the Marcellus Shale in Central and Northeast Pennsylvania, of which Reliance's 60 percent interest will represent about 62,600 net acres....
Submitted by: GASOHOLIC
