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DM Crumbliss The National Research Council folded to pressure from the fossil fuel industry and pro-fracking Congress members last week by releasing a “more study needed” report on fracking and earthquakes. The report was requested by members of Congress. The stakes are simply high enough that the council is unwilling to strongly state the obvious. The report says, “Keep fracking, these earthquakes are no big deal.” Earthquake activity has jumped significantly in areas where...

IRVING, Texas, June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Breitling Oil and Gas Corporation, an independent exploration and production company based in Irving, Texas, will present at IBC Asia's 5th Annual CBM and Unconventional Gas Conference held between June 26 and June 29, 2012 at The Laguna Resort & Spa in Bali, Indonesia. The presentation, entitled "Insight on the Bakken Shale Gas Play, Investment & Commercialization Strategy," will be delivered by Breitling's chief executive...

CALGARY, June 11, 2012 /CNW/ - The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers responded today to comments about natural gas hydraulic fracturing attributed to federal opposition leader Thomas Mulcair. "In late January, CAPP announced new Canada-wide hydraulic fracturing operating practices designed to improve water management and water and fluids reporting for shale gas and tight gas development across Canada," said CAPP President Dave Collyer. "CAPP members developed the...

HARRISBURG, Pa., June 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- To strengthen Pennsylvania's presence in the global economy, the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) will lead a delegation of two dozen companies to the Global Petroleum Show in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The show, which attracts service companies, suppliers, manufacturers and distributors from around the globe, will provide Pennsylvania companies with the opportunity to participate in one-on-one...

FARMINGTON, Conn., June 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Global Information Inc is delighted to announce two incredible early bird offers on 2012 Shale Gas and Coal Methane conferences: Shale World 2012 July 30 - August 1, 2012 - Brisbane, Australia - Shale World is Australia's leading shale gas conference in the industry. The two day strategic conference and workshop is a gateway to key international and local unconventional gas leaders; the exhibition will draw approximately 150...

WASHINGTON, June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Achieving energy independence has become top priority for President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych. Such statement was made during the Washington meeting of the working group on energy security co-chaired by the Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Minister Yuriy Boyko and Special Envoy of the United States Secretary of State for Eurasian Energy Richard Morningstar. The United States welcomed the steps taken by the Ukrainian...

DENVER, June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Antero Resources today announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell all of its exploration and production assets in the Arkoma Basin along with associated commodity hedges to Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC for $445 million in cash. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the second quarter 2012 with an effective date of April 1, 2012. The assets consist of 66,000 net acres in the Woodford Shale play and 5,300 net acres in...

Lack of Research in Rushed Embrace of Shale Gas as "Bridge Fuel" Seen as Troubling WASHINGTON, May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Modern hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") is so new that over half of all the shale gas ever developed in the world has been produced in the last three years, which has resulted in nearly all of the peer-reviewed scientific research on the environmental and public health consequences of shale gas having been done in the last 14 months. The...

After one year, hydraulic fracturing chemical disclosure website continues progress towards transparency Oklahoma City, OK (PRWEB) May 25, 2012 FracFocus.org celebrated its first anniversary in April 2012 reporting hydraulic fracturing chemicals used in more than 15,000 wells with over 200 participating companies and, only a month later the website holds information for almost 18,000 well sites. A joint development by the Ground Water Protection Council and Interstate Oil and Gas Compact...

HOUSTON, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Oil and Gas Investor magazine will recognize the winners of its 9th annual "Excellence Awards" on June 7, 2012, in Houston. These prestigious awards, which are nominated by the magazine's readers, will be presented at Hart Energy's 5th( )annual Energy Capital Conference. "The Excellence Awards recognize outstanding accomplishments in industry leadership, E&P success, and financial innovation," Oil and Gas Investor Editor-in-Chief Leslie...