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    Production Operations

    Apache fracs Wolfcamp wells without fresh water in dry Barnhart project area

    Feb. 11, 2014
    At a site in drought-stricken West Texas, Apache Corp. has devised a system to hydraulically fracture wells in the prolific Wolfcamp shale without using fresh water.
    Watford
    General Interest

    People

    Feb. 1, 2014
    WatfordMillerThe Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) has named Mike Watford as chairman and Mark Miller as vice-chairman for the 2013-15 term. Watford has been...
    Ganje
    Production Operations

    Hydraulic fracturing stuck in New York policy vacuum

    Feb. 1, 2014
    Persistent institutional indecisiveness by elected officials in New York State has placed the state in the position of not having a statewide policy addressing the issue of energy...
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    Companies

    Devon to raise Eagle Ford shale production by 40%

    Feb. 1, 2014
    Devon Energy Corp. plans to spend nearly $1.3 billion to increase its Eagle Ford shale production nearly 40% in 2014 as the company begins full-scale development of its new position...
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    Companies

    BHP executive details big plans for US shale plays

    Feb. 1, 2014
    Australian resource conglomerate BHP Billiton is ramping up its activity in unconventional resource plays in the US. Since entering the US shale business 3 years ago, the company...

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    North American
    Companies

    Barclays: North America E&P spending expected to rise 7% in 2014, led by US

    Feb. 1, 2014
    Following 2 years of tepid growth, North America is poised to see an acceleration of exploration and production spending in 2014 as US operators move into full scale development...
    Production Operations

    Fracing faces legal and regulatory challenges in 2014

    Feb. 1, 2014
    Last year was an eventful one for hydraulic fracturing. Use of the completion technology helped to dramatically boost US oil and gas production—tight oil production from the Bakken...
    Production Operations

    Fate of hydraulic fracturing uncertain in Nova Scotia

    Feb. 1, 2014
    The government of Nova Scotia, Canada, was preparing in December to consider legislation that would ban the importation of hydraulic fracturing wastewater into the province.
    General Interest

    BAKKEN Briefs

    Feb. 1, 2014
    Marathon commits to Sandpiper pipe projectMarathon Petroleum Corp. has agreed to serve as the anchor shipper for an Enbridge Energy Partners-backed pipeline that is set to move...
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    Production Operations

    California enacts interim emergency rules for well stimulation treatments

    Feb. 1, 2014
    Since 2010, more than 20 states have adopted new laws or regulations specific to hydraulic fracturing, a technology that, along with horizontal drilling, has given exploration...
    Bakken To Gulf
    Refining

    Rail a key transportaion link for Bakken crude

    Feb. 1, 2014
    As production in the Bakken tight oil play ramps up at an unprecedented pace, producers are increasingly relying on railroads to bypass overwhelmed pipelines and move crude to...
    Gas Processing

    MARCELLUS Briefs

    Feb. 1, 2014
    ECA partners with China Shenhua EnergyDenver, Colo.-based producer Energy Corporation of America (ECA) has entered into a 50-50 partnership with a subsidiary of China Shenhua ...
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    Home

    Pennsylvania top state for gas output growth in 2012

    Feb. 1, 2014
    Development of the Marcellus shale has made Pennsylvania the fastest-growing natural gas-producing state, the US Energy Information Administration reported.
    Gas Processing

    Wealth of gas processing, pipeline projects planned for Marcellus-Utica region

    Feb. 1, 2014
    The surge in gas production in the Marcellus shale and imminent follow-on supply from the Utica shale have created a need for processing capacity to extract and fractionate NGLs...
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    Capacities

    Growing NGL production alters regional pipeline flows, spurs new gas processing capacity in Utica

    Feb. 1, 2014
    Midstream companies like MarkWest Energy are working hard to increase gas gathering, processing, fractionation, and takeaway capacity to service the rising amount of wet gas production...
    New Plants

    Ohio regulators begin collecting production data on quarterly basis

    Feb. 1, 2014
    Operators in Ohio must submit production data for horizontal wells to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources more frequently in 2014, thanks to a measure contained in the state...
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    Companies

    Guernsey County lays groundwork for rising Utica shale drilling activity

    Feb. 1, 2014
    When word first got out that the rural city of Cambridge, Ohio, sat atop a bounty of resources in the Utica shale, the president of the local chamber of commerce wasted no time...
    Companies

    PERMIAN Briefs

    Feb. 1, 2014
    Drilling boosts West Texas economyThe oil and gas industry generated an economic impact of $14.5 billion across 10 West Texas counties in 2012, according to a new report by the...
    Qeps Targets
    Companies

    QEP to run six rigs on new Permain acreage

    Feb. 1, 2014
    QEP Energy Co. expects to add four rigs this year to two already drilling on Permian basin acreage it is acquiring from EnerVest Ltd. for $950 million.
    Companies

    EAGLE FORD Briefs

    Feb. 1, 2014
    New gas pipline will ship 2 bcfd into MexicoNET Midstream and ArcLight Capital Partners have secured financing for the construction of a gas pipeline to transport 2 bcfd of natural...
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    LNG

    Cabot fuels Marcellus operations with gas

    Feb. 1, 2014
    Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. is reducing costs and lowering emissions at its Marcellus shale operations by using natural gas as fuel for its equipment.