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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: 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: Dakota Access Pipeline Protests Turn Violent
A protest of a four-state, $3.8 billion oil pipeline turned violent Sept. 3 after tribal officials say construction crews destroyed American Indian burial and cultural sites on private…
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News Briefs: Missed Track Defect Blamed For West Virginia Derailment
An oil train derailment that forced the evacuation of hundreds of people in West Virginia last February was caused by a rail defect that railroad inspectors from CSX Corp missed twice…
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Blog: ABC Butchers the Bakken
Blood & Oil producers have no idea what they’re talking about and it’s delightful
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Rig Count Provides Weekly Snapshot of Petroleum Industry Activity
People who follow Wall Street depend enormously on the Standard & Poor’s 500, the Dow Jones Average, and the NASDAQ Composite indices for information on the economy. In the oil and gas…
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News Briefs: No Overtime For Traveling Oilfield Workers in New Mexico
Oilfield workers in New Mexico are not entitled to overtime pay for travel between their homes and job sites, according to the New Mexico Court of Appeals in a ruling on June 25.
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Oil And Gas Industry Brings Big Swings
Business slowing for many companies as the oil and gas industry reacts to drop in crude prices.
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News Briefs: BLM Fracking Rule Temporarily Blocked by Federal Judge
A federal judge in Wyoming issued a temporary stay against the implementation of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s fracking rule that would have gone into effect June 24.
The…
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News Briefs: EPA Strengthens Requirements for Underground Storage Tanks
To improve prevention and detection of petroleum releases from underground storage tanks, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is strengthening its federal requirements.
The…