ExxonMobil's $41bn deal to buy XTO Energy , the shale gas specialist, came with a clause that allows the biggest western-listed oil company to walk away if the threat...  permaLink:1268014000-6406

The boom in the domestic US shale gas industry comes as Australia is about to secure its path to becoming the world's biggest exporter of unconventional gas...  permaLink:1268014000-7969

The frantic round of dealmaking involving Chesapeake Energy , a key player in US unconventional shale gas, underscores the role the independents had in developing the sector.  permaLink:1267987000-0391

Shale gas is not magic. Production costs are high, and probably underestimated, says John Dizard, at the risk of being considered heretical  permaLink:1267955000-5625

DALLAS, March 5, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mesa Energy Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:MSEH) an exploration stage oil and gas exploration and production company will be announcing new developments and projects including their Java Field project, recent focus on the Marcellus Shale in western New York and the formation of and appointments to their Board of Directors and Advisory Board. Mr. Griffin will also be offering his thoughts on the future of natural gas in the United States.  permaLink:1267816000-2656

Regulators on Thursday conditionally approved TransCanada Corp's plan for a C$200 million ($194 million) pipeline, the first federally regulated shale gas transport system in Western Canada.  permaLink:1267796000-9219

Regulators on Thursday conditionally approved TransCanada Corp's plan for a C$200 million ($194 million) pipeline, the first federally regulated shale gas transport system in Western Canada.  permaLink:1267744000-3672

HOUSTON & DENVER----GeoResources, Inc., and Resolute Energy Corporation today announced a joint project to develop acreage in the Bakken Shale Trend of North Dakota, one of the fastest growing oil producing areas in the U.S.  permaLink:1267700000-7266

British Columbia's natural gas royalty revenue has been cut more than 50% from recent years due to low prices for the fuel but the province expects that to rebound, despite massive U.S. shale gas resources that could reduce demand from Western Canada.  permaLink:1267643000-1563

Natural gas has doubled off of the bottom, but how do you play the bounce from here? With shale and MLPs.  permaLink:1267627000-2500

British major BP sealed a joint venture (JV) with independent Lewis Energy on March 1 to exploit the Eagle Ford Shale in south Texas, according to the chairman of the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) cited by Platts.  permaLink:1267574000-1719

Anadarko Petroleum Corp plans to boost spending by as much as 22 percent in 2010 as the oil and gas company develops its high-risk deepwater discoveries and U.S. shale gas acreage.  permaLink:1267570000-2813

Quicksilver Resources Inc. has seen encouraging oil shows in uphole cores taken in its shale gas wells in the Horn River Basin and a horizontal oil test is planned for this year, executives said Monday.  permaLink:1267556000-8516

BP plc intends to make a deal with privately held Lewis Energy Group for the expansion of its U.S. shale-gas operations, as per news published in upstreamonline.com.  permaLink:1267546000-5234

San Leon Energy PLC announces that its decision to enter into the Baltic Gas Shale play in Poland has this week culminated in this exciting farm in announcement with Talisman Energy Inc. Talisman is a  permaLink:1267516000-4355

A Trinidad drilling rig drilling commercial pilot wells for EnCana Corp. in the Horn River shale basin near Fort Nelson, B.C. Photograph by: Shaun Polczer, Calgary Herald Korean Gas Corp., the world's largest liquified natural gas importer, has agreed to explore unconventional gas properties in northeastern British Columbia as part of a farm-in...  permaLink:1267513000-4727

The UK energy group is close to agreeing a $200m joint venture giving it more access to US shale gas reserves, in a sign of the increased emphasis on gas the group will set out at its strategy presentation for investors  permaLink:1267481000-7969

The UK energy group is close to announcing a $200m joint venture giving it more access to US shale gas reserves, in a sign of the increased emphasis on gas the group will set out at its strategy presentation for investors  permaLink:1267481000-5059

Questerre Energy Corporation has reported a 32% decline in its gross year-end reserves and an updated resource assessment of the Utica shale gas discovery in the St. Lawrence Lowlands of Quebec.  permaLink:1267470000-4609