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Shale Development
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Energy & Environmental Law Blog
America’s Natural Gas Revolution
By Greg Russell
That's the title to an article in the WSJ on the potential of shale gas in the U.S. It starts: "The biggest energy innovation of the decade is natural gas—more…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
Houston Chronicle Shale Gas Series
By Greg Russell
The Houston Chronicle is running a series on the growth of natural gas production from shale formations. The first report - on the Haynesville Shale - can be found here. …
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
America’s Shale Development Goes Global
By Greg Russell
The NYT is reporting that technologies developed to produce shale gas in the United States are going global. "Italian and Norwegian oil engineers and geologists have arrived in Texas, Oklahoma…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
The Eagle Ford Shale
By Greg Russell
The Eagle Ford shale is turning out to be one of the most sought after prospects in the United States, despite declining prices and demand, according to this article in…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
National Fuel Drills Successful Shale Well
By Greg Russell
The Buffalo News is reporting that National Fuel Gas Co.'s first wholly owned horizontal natural gas well in the Marcellus Shale region in northwestern Pennsylvania is showing some success, producing…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
Canada’s Horn River Another Barnett?
By Greg Russell
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram has an interesting article on the similarities between Canada's Horn River Basin and the Barnett Shale in terms of natural gas production possibilities.
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
Shale Gas and Climate Legislation
By Greg Russell
The NYT is reporting on the possible impact shale gas may have on the passage of climate legislation. For example: "[S]ome politicians on Capitol Hill are pushing for new natural…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
Modern Shale Gas Development – A Primer
By Vorys
The Department of Energy has issued a primer on modern shale gas development in the U.S. Commissioned through the Ground Water Protection Council, it's full of interesting information on shale…
The Energy Law Blog
Haynesville Shale Scores Big Despite Low Gas Prices
By Jacob Credeur A recent article in the Shreveport Times indicates that payouts from the Haynesville Shale formation are leaving even the biggest players surprised. Even though Petrohawk Energy, Chesapeake,…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
More on the Haynesville Shale 2009 Prospects
By Vorys
We've had several recent posts on the Haynesville Shale. For more, see this article from the Shreveport Times discussing the impact the economy is having on leasing. And for a similar article on…