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Shale Development
144 published works
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
Eleven Billion Barrels
By Greg Russell
That's the most recent estimate of North Dakota's oil reserves in the Bakken shale according to this Houston Chronicle article. "Eleven billion barrels is double the previous estimate of reserves,…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
They’re Pressuring Your Customers
By Greg Russell
The Philadelphia Inquirer has an interesting article illustrating another mechanism activists are using to attack shale development - pressuring customers to use alternative sources of supply. "Philadelphia Gas Works is not currently…
Federal Eminent Domain Blog
Gas Fortunes in Future Litigation
If the Collingwood shale (9,500 feet below the surface) turns out to be an economically viable gas storage area, we can foresee the myriad of litigation which will ensue in…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
Shale Benefits
By Greg Russell
Two new studies came out this month on the benefits of drilling the Marcellus Shale, according to this report from News Channel 34, Binghamton. The Business Council of New York…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
European Shale Exploration
By Greg Russell
We've mentioned before that Europe is looking to the U.S. for technology to assist with its own shale development. See here, e.g. The NYT is reporting on Polish efforts to…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
EnCana’s Move Into Marcellus
By Greg Russell
The Times-Leader has an article on EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc.'s move into the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania. Not a bad local take on development.
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
Shale Potential
By Greg Russell
The WSJ has a good article on the potential of shale gas. A sample: "The shale boom also is likely to upend the economics of renewable energy. It may be…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
Bakken Shale
By Greg Russell
The WSJ has a good article on the potential of the Bakken Shale. Takeaway: "[T]echnological improvements in the past two years have taken what was once a small, marginally profitable…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
Canadian Producers Focus on Shale
By Greg Russell
The WSJ has an article on the migration of shale exploration to our friends in the north, leading to uncertainty for Canadian producers. "Over the course of six months last…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
Mitchell Energy and the Barnett
By Greg Russell
The Houston Chronicle has a good article on Mitchell Energy's contribution to shale exploration. "And now Mitchell's persistence in trying to coax energy from the common-yet-stubborn formations could be paying…