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  • Volume 2, Issue 5

    • Volume 2, Issue 5

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    Exploration & Development

    Momentum shifts in favor of development in Colorado

    Oct. 21, 2014
    -Momentum appears to be shifting in the oil and gas industry's favor in Colorado after Gov. John Hickenloooper brokered a compromise that keeps off the November ballot two initiatives...
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    Exploration & Development

    Texas earthquakes prompt regulators to take action

    Oct. 21, 2014
    A series of unusual earthquakes in North Texas is prompting state regulators to look closely at a potential link between seismic activity and wastewater injection wells.
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    Pipelines

    Crude-by-rail safety standards call for better tank cars, reduced speeds

    Oct. 21, 2014
    The US Department of Transportation has proposed new rules for transporting crude by rail that are designed to lessen the frequency and consequences of train accidents by reducing...
    Reserves

    Marathon Oil sees promise in Oklahoma's Scoop, Stack plays

    Oct. 21, 2014
    Marathon Oil Corp. is using extended-reach laterals to improve initial production rates in the emerging South-Central Oklahoma Oil Province (Scoop) resource play.
    Production Operations

    Illinois shale exploration remains in limbo as regulators consider draft fracing rules

    Oct. 21, 2014
    Illinois is making progress toward a regulatory framework for hydraulic fracturing after the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) released a second set of draft rules...

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    Reserves

    Investment opportunities emerge in Mexico's energy industry as legal reform advances

    Oct. 17, 2014
    With one third of the Mexican government's budget funded by Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), a decline in the state-owned oil company's production hits the government hard.
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    General Interest

    People

    Oct. 17, 2014
    David Lawler has accepted the role of chief executive officer of BP PLC.'s Lower 48 Onshore business and resigned his role as executive vicepresident and chief operating officer...
    Companies

    PwC: US shale deal activity jumps in second quarter

    Oct. 17, 2014
    Merger and acquisition activity in the US oil and gas industry jumped in the second quarter of 2014, and nearly half of total deal value was related to shale plays, according ...
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    Companies

    Bill Barrett sells gas-rich assets, focuses on Wattenberg

    Oct. 17, 2014
    Bill Barrett Corp. has agreed to divest the majority of its acreage in the Powder River basin and its remaining position in the Gibson Gulch area in the Piceance basin to undisclosed...
    Companies

    Goodrich TMS well tests at 1,250 boe/d

    Oct. 16, 2014
    Goodrich Petroleum Co. reported encouraging results from another well targeting the emerging Tuscaloosa Marine shale (TMS) in Louisiana and Mississippi.
    Companies

    Newfield exits Granite Wash, expands in Anadarko basin

    Oct. 16, 2014
    Newfield Exploration Co. has agreed to sell its Granite Wash assets to Templar Energy LLC for $588 million.
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    Exploration & Development

    Southwestern refines Fayetteville shale completions

    Oct. 16, 2014
    Southwestern Energy Co. completed 7 of its 10 best-performing wells in the Mississippian Fayetteville shale during the second quarter as it continued to refine drilling and completion...
    Gas Processing

    Anadarko boosts Wattenberg production

    Oct. 16, 2014
    Anadarko Petroleum Corp. stepped up production in Wattenberg field in Colorado during the second quarter. The rise was attributed to the success of its horizontal drilling program...
    Home

    Dallas-Ft. Worth area presents lessons in enduring economic growth for shale regions

    Oct. 16, 2014
    The birthplace of the shale revolution-the Barnett shale in North Texas-may well hold the key to enduring economic success for communities experiencing the newfound growth associated...
    Exploration & Development

    Eni, Quicksilver drill joint Bone Springs well

    Oct. 16, 2014
    Eni SPA and Quicksilver Resources Inc. have unveiled the results of the first horizontal well drilled under a West Texas joint exploration agreement.
    Companies

    Wolfcamp spending to surpass $12 billion

    Oct. 16, 2014
    Capital spending in the Wolfcamp tight oil formation is on track to exceed $12 billion in 2014-making the play the second highest area of investment among US unconventional plays...
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    Companies

    EOG Resources improves Eagle Ford completions

    Oct. 16, 2014
    EOG Resources Inc. said completion design advances in the Eagle Ford shale contributed to several noteworthy well results in the second quarter.
    Production Operations

    Nova Scotia prepares to extend fracing ban

    Oct. 16, 2014
    The government of Nova Scotia plans to introduce legislation this fall that would prohibit high-volume hydraulic fracturing.
    Companies

    SM raises initial production rates in the Eagle Ford shale

    Oct. 16, 2014
    An improved completion design that utilizes longer laterals and increased sand loadings is raising initial production (IP) rates for SM Energy Corp's Eagle Ford shale wells in...
    Companies

    Rex purchases 207,000 net acres from Shell in deal that increases Appalachian leasehold

    Oct. 16, 2014
    Rex Energy Corp. has signed a $120 million deal to acquire 207,000 net acres prospective to the Marcellus, Upper Devonian Burkett, and Utica shales in Pennsylvania and Ohio from...
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    Companies

    Combination of Whiting, Kodiak, to create top Bakken producer

    Oct. 16, 2014
    The recent acquisition of Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. by Whiting Petroleum Corp. is set to create the largest producer and most active driller in the Bakken-Three Forks tight oil play...
    Companies

    Antero production surpasses 1 bcfed

    Oct. 16, 2014
    Antero Resources has surpassed 1 bcfd of net gas-equivalent (bcfed) production from the Marcellus and Utica shales and secured the gas processing and pipeline capacity needed ...
    New Plants

    Survey examines Marcellus hiring trends

    Oct. 16, 2014
    Marcellus shale companies expect to hire more than 2,000 new employees in 2014, according to a workforce survey released by the Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC).
    Companies

    Shell expands leasehold position in Marcellus, Utica

    Oct. 16, 2014
    Royal Dutch Shell PLC has signed two separate deals that will enable it to exit its positions in the Haynesville shale and Pinedale field in exchange for $2.1 billion in cash ...
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    Companies

    More-efficient rigs, better completions propel Marcellus production above 15 bcfd

    Oct. 16, 2014
    Improvements in drilling and completion techniques, along with additions of regional pipeline and processing capacity, are expected to propel Marcellus shale production even higher...
    Companies

    Pioneer exits Barnett, to focus on Permian

    Oct. 16, 2014
    Pioneer Natural Resources Co., Irving, Tex., has agreed to sell all of its Barnett shale assets in North Texas to an undisclosed private company for $155 million.
    Production Operations

    Denton fracing ban heads for Nov. ballot

    Oct. 16, 2014
    The city council of Denton, Tex., has rejected a petition for a hydraulic fracturing ban, sending the proposal to a public ballot in November.