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French PM extends ban on shale gas, oil drilling
… Francois Fillon extended the moratorium on shale gas and oil drilling until mid-June. Fillon also extended the moratorium ..... social, and environmental impact of shale gas and oil drilling will be examined and decisions made by the authorities …
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DRILLING MARKET FOCUS: Independents accelerate US horizontal oil drilling
… Saskatchewan. Pritchard Capital analysts said Nabors Industries Inc. is getting much of the drilling jobs for horizontal oil drilling in the Bakken. "Contracting 33% of all rigs in the Bakken, more than tripling its closest peer [Cyclone Drilling …
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'Offshore oil drilling is a risky, dirty, dangerous business'
… clean energy solutions that will keep our beaches and marine life intact and help combat global warming. "Offshore oil drilling is a risky, dirty, dangerous business. Contrary to what the oil industry would like us to believe, there is no effective …
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Land-based, oil drilling drive up US rig count to 1,771
The US drilling rig count rose by 33 units during the week ended Apr. 12 to reach a total of 1,771 rotary rigs working, Baker Hughes Inc. reported. That compares with 1,950 rigs working in the comparable week last year.
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Alberta: Mannville horizontal oil drilling under way
FairWest Energy Corp., Calgary, has spudded its first horizontal well targeting light oil in the Mannville formation at Berry Creek, Alta., 115 miles east-northeast of Calgary.
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Alberta: Keg River vertical oil drilling to pick up
Strategic Oil & Gas Ltd., Calgary, has completed its third successful Keg River well in the North Marlowe oil pool at Steen River, northwest Alberta, and plans to drill three more vertical Keg River wells in the first quarter of 2012.
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California: Ventura shallow heavy oil drilling planned
Sefton Resources Inc., Denver, said its TEG Oil and Gas USA Inc. unit will begin drilling four new wells in mid-November from existing pads in Tapia heavy oil field in the eastern Ventura basin in Los Angeles County, Calif.
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EPA issues air permits to Shell for oil drilling offshore Alaska
The US Environmental Protection Agency issued final air quality permits Sept. 19 necessary for Shell Oil Co. to proceed with oil and natural gas exploration drilling in the Arctic offshore Alaska using the Noble Discoverer drillship and a support fleet of icebreakers, oil spill response vessels, ...
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EPA issues air permits to Shell for oil drilling offshore Alaska
The US Environmental Protection Agency issued final air quality permits Sept. 19 necessary for Shell Oil Co. to proceed with oil and natural gas exploration drilling in the Arctic offshore Alaska using the Noble Discoverer drillship and a support fleet of icebreakers, oil spill response vessels, ...
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Ohio: Shallow horizontal oil drilling planned
Marksmen Energy Inc., Calgary, signed a definitive agreement with private MAR Oil Co. to pursue a light oil horizontal development drilling opportunity in Ohio. Drilling is to start in May.
