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By Greg Russell On September 30, 2010

PA Severance Tax - Update

Pennsylvania is inching closer to the imposition of a severance tax.  The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is reporting that the state...


Tags: Marcellus, Energy, Shale

By Greg Russell On September 23, 2010

Ohio Shale

We've been reporting on development of the Marcellus Shale for some time now in the Appalachian Basin (see here and here, e.g.)....


Tags: Marcellus, Energy, Utica, Shale

By Greg Russell On September 19, 2010

Drilling Bond Reduced

The NYT is reporting that the Delaware River Basin Commission is reconsidering the $5 million financial assurance bond required...


Tags: Energy, Shale

The NYT is reporting on a soon-to-be-released report from CERA (IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates) concluding that plug-in...


Tags: Alternative Energy, Energy, Environment, Shale

By Greg Russell On September 11, 2010

EPA Information Request

U.S. EPA has issued a "voluntary" information request from several service companies asking for data on the chemical composition...


Tags: Hydraulic Fracturing, Energy, Environment, Shale

Last week, I had the privilege of giving a presentation on hydraulic fracturing at the Ohio State Bar Association's 25th Annual...


Tags: Energy, Shale

The Houston Chronicle has a good article on Mitchell Energy's contribution to shale exploration. "And now Mitchell's persistence...


Tags: Energy, Shale

That's the title to an article in the WSJ on the potential of shale gas in the U.S. It starts: "The biggest energy innovation of...


Tags: Energy, Shale

The Houston Chronicle is running a series on the growth of natural gas production from shale formations. The first report - on...


Tags: Energy, Shale

The NYT is reporting that technologies developed to produce shale gas in the United States are going global. "Italian and...


Tags: Energy, Shale

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