Topic
Shale Development
144 published works
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
NGL: A Revolution Within The Shale Boom
By Greg Russell
So writes the Energy Tribune in an interesting article on natural gas liquids: "However, the Brookings Institute thinks otherwise. In March it released a briefing on natural gas and said…
Energy Business Law
Illinois Set to Regulate Shale Oil and Gas
by Thomas Hefty On June 17, 2013, Illinois P.A. 98-0022 (the Act), consisting of the Hydraulic Fracturing Regulatory Act (HFRA) and the Illinois Hydraulic Fracturing Tax Act (HF Tax Act),…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
New Report Compares State Shale Gas Regulation
Resources for the Future has released a new report, The State of State Shale Gas Regulation, summarizing state shale gas regulation. The report is authored by Nathan Richardson, Madeline…
Energy Business Law
Increased Fracking on the Horizon in UK Gas Sector?
by Charlotte Doerr The United Kingdom has seen significant steps forward on the shale gas exploitation front. In light of recent discoveries of substantial reserves in the north-west of England,…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
EIA: An Assessment of Technically Recoverable Resources
By Greg Russell
The Energy Information Administration has issued (and updated) an initial assessment of global shale oil and natural gas resources. Among its conclusions: "[It] is evident that shale resources that were until…
Energy & the Law
How Much Water Does Fracking Shale Gas Consume, and Where?
Jesse Jenkins of the Energy Collective ponders the question. He reports as follows: According to the US Energy Information Administration 27,000 new gas wells were completed in the U.S. in…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
PA: New Water Study
By Greg Russell
The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has published a recent study on the impacts of shale development on surface water quality in Pennsylvania. Of note: "The density of…
Renewable Energy Post
Unconventional Compromises on Natural Gas Regulation
While New York’s natural gas resources remain locked down between perpetual regulatory limbo and extreme polarization among interest groups, recent events have proven that compromise is possible. Last month, a…
Focus on Regulation
Shale gas exploration: European Commission launches stakeholder Consultation
By Douglas Wheeler, Joanne Rotondi, Jennifer Biever, C. Kyle Simpson, Christopher Norton, Jacqueline Mailly
The European Commission is completing a Consultation on the need for additional regulation of unconventional fossil fuel (e.g., shale gas) exploration and development in Europe. The Consultation period ends on…
Supplemental Conditions
Shale Construction Boon
The explosion of oil drilling in the Bakken Shale is causing a construction boom in East Coast rail yards. Oil terminal work is particular hot in the Philadelphia area.…