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In Pennsylvania, the objective was to produce the shale gas but also to protect the environment, recalled John Hanger, Special Counsel, Eckert Seamans Cherin Mellott & Past Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, who offered the US state’s experiences with regulation...
ExxonMobil and Rosneft have entered a Strategic Cooperation Agreement, through which they will set up an exploration programme for oil and gas projects in the Kara and Black Seas. The exploration efforts, which are expected to cost an estimated $3.2 billion (USD), have already begun on the Black Sea...
CEO of 3Legs Resources Peter Clutterbuck has said that a pilot programme on its Lebian well in Poland could be ready within the next two years, though full-scale development may not be viable for several years after that. Speaking to Bloomberg at the IHS CERAWeek conference in Huoston, Texas, Mr. Clutterbuck...
CEO of Italian Eni, Paolo Scaroni, has said that global gas prices may be influenced by the United States in the future, as shale gas continues to be a major resource in the country. Delivering the keynote speech at the IHS CERAWeek conference in Houston yesterday, Mr. Scaroni said that currently future...
European Union and British officials have lobbied the US government to exempt the Shah Deniz gas field from sanctions on Iran, it has been reported today. Unofficial sources confirmed to the Wall Street Journal that the lobbying has found a favourable ear with several US lawmakers. The sanctions...
In a draft report made public last week, the US Environmental Protection Agency linked hydraulic fracturing with groundwater contamination in Wyoming _ a first-of-its-kind conclusion by the federal agency that could trigger new scrutiny of the practice used to extract oil and natural gas nationwide. The...
Shale gas enhancing energy supply, security Whether you call it revolution or evolution, one thing is clear: Shale natural gas is producing jobs and economic benefits across the nation. This week, shale gas was the focus of a major conference in Houston involving industry representatives, government...
Cheniere Energy hopes to take a minority stake in a Lithuanian floating liquefied natural gas terminal. The LNG terminal, which is being developed by Lithuanian company Klaipedos Nafta, is planned to handle an annual capacity of between 2 and 3 billion cubic metres of a year, breaking Lithuania's...
Bloomberg reports that Centrica Plc, is exploring purchases of gas assets in North America as supplies from shale formations surge, four people familiar with the process said.A decision on how and whether to proceed may occur in October, said one of the people, who declined to be identified as discussions...
The leader of U.S. Department of Energy initiative on the safety of shale gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing has commissioned a review of what information is available about the relationship between shale drilling and health."We want to see what data is available on connections between the effects...