Topic
Shale Development
144 published works
Global Insurance Blog
UK: Task Force on Shale Gas sees fracking as the bridge to a greener future
Further to our previous report "On Shaky Ground: Government sets out draft fracking regulations, but is it enough?" from July 2015, the industry-funded Task Force on Shale Gas published its…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
EIA’s September Drilling Productivity Report
By Ilya Batikov
EIA’s September Drilling Productivity Report shows a modest decline in Utica shale production through October 2015. The Report forecasts that oil production will decrease by 1 Mbbl per day while…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
Ohio: 2Q 2015 Horizontal Shale Production
By Ilya Batikov
The Akron Beacon Journal has summarized some of the data from a report by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas, on the state’s horizontal shale…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
EIA: Marcellus and Utica Account for 85% of Increase in Natural Gas Production Since 2012
By Ilya Batikov
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports that since 2012, the Marcellus and Utica shale plays have accounted for 85% of the increase in U.S. natural gas production. The EIA…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
EIA’s July Drilling Productivity Report
By Ilya Batikov
EIA’s July Drilling Productivity Report forecasts no growth in oil production and an increase in gas production by 22 MMcf per day through August 2015. The Utica was the only…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
2015 BP Statistical Review of World Energy
By Ilya Batikov
Last week, the annual BP Statistical Review of World Energy was published. Among the report's findings: The most significant development on the supply side in 2014 was undoubtedly the continuing…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
EIA’s June Drilling Productivity Report
By Ilya Batikov
EIA’s June Drilling Productivity Report estimates continued growth in Utica shale production through July 2015. The Report forecast that oil production will increase by 1 Mbbl per day while gas…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
Forbes: “Amazing” Rise in U.S. Natural Gas Production
By Ilya Batikov
Forbes reports on the “amazing” rise in natural gas production in the United States: “Shale gas today is nearly 50% of U.S. gas supply, when the EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2012 projected…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
Ohio Shale Production Grows in Q1 2015
By Ilya Batikov
From the Canton Repository: Ohio’s shale wells continue to show increased oil and natural gas production, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The rate of production growth tailed…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
Op-Ed on America’s “Remarkable Shale Revolution”
By Ilya Batikov
In a Cleveland Plain-Dealer op-ed, Professor Robert W. Chase writes about the reasons that led to today's "remarkable shale revolution" in the United States. Among the factors that Professor Chase points to:…