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Appalachian Swing States Emerge as Energy Leaders in Pandemic
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John D. Siciliano
Posted July 24, 2020
Key Appalachian swing states continue to competitively produce the majority of America’s natural gas supply, despite a global pandemic that continues to pose major challenges for the industry.
Natural gas production in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia has skyrocketed in the last decade, making the Appalachian region the No. 3 natural gas producer globally behind Russia and the remainder of the United States. This has transformed the region into an energy powerhouse, one that continues to show room for growth.
Energy Today - July 19, 2013
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Mark Green
Posted July 19, 2013
Associated Press – Study Finds Fracking Chemicals Didn’t Contaminate Drinking Water
AP reports that the federal study on hydraulic fracturing found no evidence chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing moved up to taint drinking water aquifers at a western Pennsylvania drilling site. After a year of study researchers found chemicals in fracking fluids used to free trapped natural gas stayed thousands of feet below areas that supply drinking water.
Energy Today - July 16, 2013
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Mark Green
Posted July 16, 2013
Carpe Diem – North Dakota Sets Another Oil Production Record
Blogger Mark Perry comments on the latest oil production figures from North Dakota: 810,314 barrels per day in May – the 10th month in a row the state as pumped more than 700,000 bpd. Production increased almost 26 percent over May 2012, thanks to booming production from the Bakken shale.
On Energy, Oil and Natural Gas – Time to Follow Through
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Mark Green
Posted February 13, 2013
President Obama’s State of the Union message clearly indicated he understands the role domestic oil and natural gas development can play in creating jobs and lifting the economy. Now, will he act? Will he do things to help foster an array of benefits the oil and natural gas industry can provide our country? Let’s go over what we heard Tuesday night.
The Deficit
The president: “Our work must begin by making some basic decisions about our budget – decisions that will have a huge impact on the strength of our recovery. … We are more than halfway towards the goal of $4 trillion in deficit reduction that economists say we need to stabilize our finances. Now we need to finish the job. And the question is, how?"
FracFocus Turns One!
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Mark Green
Posted April 13, 2012
Innovation 'R' Us
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Jane Van Ryan
Posted April 5, 2011
Don't Rush to Judgment on Fracking
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Jane Van Ryan
Posted December 29, 2010
Drilling Completions Up in Third Quarter
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Jane Van Ryan
Posted October 28, 2010
U.S. Offshore Drilling at Virtual Standstill
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Jane Van Ryan
Posted August 18, 2010
Hydraulic Fracturing: The Key to New Wyoming Wells
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Jane Van Ryan
Posted March 22, 2010