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News Briefs: Drilling Permits Increase in Ohio and Pennsylvania
Utica and Marcellus shale well drilling permits continue to inch higher, and more drilled wells are in production.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection says it…
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News Briefs: Rig Count Shoots Up By 27
For the second time in four weeks, the number of rigs searching for oil and natural gas jumped up by 20 or more. In data released by oilfield services company Baker Hughes Dec. 9, the…
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News Briefs: Army Corps of Engineers Denies Permit for Dakota Access Pipeline Segment
The Army Corps of Engineers denied a permit for the construction of a key section of the Dakota Access Pipeline, granting a major victory to protestors who have been demonstrating for…
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News Briefs: North Dakota Governor Orders Protesters Off of Federal Property
North Dakota’s governor ordered the expulsion of protesters camped on federal property near the site of the Dakota Access Pipeline project they oppose, saying the “emergency evacuation”…
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News Briefs: More than 150 Injured in Continued Protests in North Dakota
Tear gas, freezing cold water and rubber bullets were used to disperse a crowd of 400 protesters at the Dakota Access Pipeline late Nov. 20 and early Nov. 21 that left more than 150…
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News Briefs: Canadian Natural’s Thermal Oilsands Project Starting Up Again
Canadian Natural Resources is restarting a thermal oilsands project it suspended nearly two years ago, counting on lower costs to shave $100 million from the original $1.45 billion…
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News Briefs: GE Agrees to Deal with Baker Hughes
General Electric has agreed to merge its oil and gas business with oilfield services firm Baker Hughes, according to a news release from the U.S. manufacturing giant on Oct. 31.
The…
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News Briefs: Rig Count Shoots Up by 14
Oilfield services company Baker Hughes reported Oct. 21 that U.S. oil and natural gas drillers brought 14 rigs online in the latest week to 553.
The Houston-based company says the…
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News Briefs: Halliburton, U.S. Silica Move Record Amount of Sand
Halliburton announced Oct. 17 that it, along with U.S. Silica Holdings, has moved the largest sand unit train of its kind to date, traveling a route from Illinois to Texas.
The…
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News Briefs: Divergent Actress Arrested, Charged Following Pipeline Protest
Shailene Woodley, an actress in “Divergent,” is scheduled to appear in a North Dakota court on Oct. 24 on criminal trespass and riot charges after her arrest during a protest against…