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By Vorys On January 6, 2009

Chesapeake VPP

According to this press release, Chesapeake has raised $412 million through a volumetric production payment transaction (VPP)...


Tags: Energy

By Vorys On January 6, 2009

World Energy Reserves Increase

This article from the Fort Worth Business Press notes the connection between higher crude oil and natural gas prices during the...


Tags: Reserves, Energy

By Vorys On January 4, 2009

Future Energy Issues

This article from the Plain Dealer speculates on how the global recession and global warming is likely to affect energy prices in...


Tags: Energy

We've had several recent posts on the Haynesville Shale.  For more, see this article from the Shreveport Times discussing the...


Tags: Energy, Shale

By Vorys On January 3, 2009

Devon Loses Appeal

In Devon Energy Corp. v. Kempthorne, Devon challenged an order of the Department of the Interior requiring it to retroactively...


Tags: Energy, Royalty

Adopted by the PA Environmental Quality Board: "The new fee structure sets a base permit cost of $900 for all Marcellus Shale...


Tags: Marcellus, Energy

By Vorys On December 30, 2008

New SEC Disclosure Rules

The SEC has announced new oil and gas company reporting requirements: "The new disclosure requirements approved by the Commission...


Tags: SEC, Energy

By Vorys On December 29, 2008

Shale Development - 2008/2009

This year was a good year for shale.  According to this report from the Fort Worth Business Press, the technology pioneered in...


Tags: Energy, Shale

Nancy Pelosi, Henry Waxman, Barbara Boxer.  According to this article in the Washington Post, each is in a position to legislate...


Tags: Environment

By Vorys On December 28, 2008

Alternative Energy in Ohio

There have been several articles recently on alternative energy possibilities in Ohio.  From one such article from the Dayton...


Tags: Energy

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