Local Counties Cashing In On Marcellus Shale Drilling Revenues
Wed, 06 Jun 2012 23:44:49 CDT post-gazette.com
Officials are scrambling to maintain human services in the face of a 10 to 20 percent cut in the state budget. Could the impact fee help?
Energy News Archives
for Wednesday, 06 June, 2012
Suit Over State's Marcellus Shale Law Goes To Judges
Wed, 06 Jun 2012 23:12:26 CDT goerie.com
A constitutional challenge by seven municipalities to Pennsylvania's new law regulating the growth of natural-gas exploration is in the hands of seven Commonwealth Court judges after a hearing Wednesday in which they repeatedly challenged lawyers from both sides in the closely watched case.
Yitai Coal Said To Weigh Cutting Hong Kong Stock Sale By A Third
Wed, 06 Jun 2012 23:05:49 CDT bloomberg.com
Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co. (900948) , the biggest coal producer in the Chinese region bordering Mongolia, may cut the size of a planned Hong Kong share sale by a third, said two people with knowledge of the matter.
Emerging Economies In Asian Continent Will Drive Nuclear Power Come Back
Wed, 06 Jun 2012 22:31:52 CDT topix.com
's nuclear reactor disaster, but suffice to say, it is bound to stage a powerful comeback, thanks to the energy requirements of the emerging economies in the very same Asian continent where the world's third-largest economy is located.
Canada Crude-Discounts Deepen With Tight Pipelines
Wed, 06 Jun 2012 21:45:22 CDT topix.net
Canadian heavy crude spreads widened on Wednesday due to a maintenance outage on Enbridge Inc's U.S. pipeline system and to expectations of flow limits on TransCanada Corp's Keystone line, market sources said.
PG&E Checking Gas Pipeline System For Leaks
Wed, 06 Jun 2012 21:05:24 CDT topix.com
Pacific Gas & Electric is checking for leaks in 180 segments of its natural gas pipeline system, including part of a line where an explosion killed eight people in 2010.
Japan's Nuclear Agency Compares Radiation To Nagging Wife.
Wed, 06 Jun 2012 20:27:07 CDT topix.com
Gary and the KFI news team were up against newscasts from all over California, Nevada, Hawaii, Arizona, Idaho, New Mexico, Washington, Colorado, Utah, Montana, Wyoming, Alaska and Oregon! Handel morning crew member Todd Wilson wears an intriguing T-shirt every day of the week.
19. High Amount, Price Will Support Shale Gas In Asia
Wed, 06 Jun 2012 19:30:49 CDT com.my
KUALA LUMPUR: The development of shale gas in Asia would be supported by the higher amount and price of the commodity here compared with in the United States and Europe, according to International Gas Union (IGU) secretary-general Torstein Indrebo.
Outlook Continues To Brighten For Western Entry
Wed, 06 Jun 2012 19:00:00 CDT oilandgasinsight.com
BMI View: The award of onshore blocks to Thailand's PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) and India's Jubilant Energy in Myanmar's 2011 licensing round confirms the trend of Asian companies dominating the upstream sector in Myanmar. However, an improved political climate and a possible change in business environment makes us optimistic that we could see the entry of more western companies into Myanmar in the expected 2012 licensing round.
Big Guns Shoot For New Contracts
Wed, 06 Jun 2012 19:00:00 CDT oilandgasinsight.com
BMI View: Mexican state-run oil company Pemex has announced the bidders in a new licensing round for private production contracts (PPCs). Some big guns are in the running including Chevron, Repsol and Schlumberger. If successful, further rounds could follow as Pemex seeks to boost foreign investment in order to stabilise production and export revenues. This could raise upside risks to our production forecasts which currently anticipate output of 2.94mn barrels a day (b/d) in 2012, falling to 2.71mn b/d by....