All Posts Tagged With: "natural gas drilling"

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Bill Barrett Corp Adjusts Spending - More Oil, Less Gas

The energy company said last week it will reduce natural gas drilling activity this year in favor of increased oil development. The company cited lower prices as the reason, and is reducing its activity in natural gas by $120 million.

5Mar2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Climate Pollution From Gas Drilling Overstated Says New Study

“Estimates are being used that are not supported by data, do not reflect current industry practice and would be unreliable to use as a base for decision-making,” Mary Barcella, the company’s director of North American natural gas, said in a news release.

25Aug2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Report: Western Energy Production to Surpass Imports From Eight Energy-Producing Nations

By 2020 the West will produce more energy than the United States imports from Saudi Arabia and seven other oil-producing nations, but only if current and future government policies are changed.

12Jul2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Abandoned Wells Pose Growing Problems

As many as 12 million holes have been drilled across the United States in search of oil and gas. Many were plugged after they dried up. But hundreds of thousands were simply abandoned and forgotten, often leaving no records of their existence.

8Apr2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Gas Glut Threatens Clean Electricity Future

You can’t promote natural gas, though, if energy companies can’t make money selling it. Not only has demand dropped dramatically in the global recession, but the gas industry lacks sufficient infrastructure to moderate the supply it sends to the market.

9Sep2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Natural Gas Producers Seek Balance

They’ve been idling rigs for six months, trying to reduce output and boost prices that fell sharply amid bloated inventories and recession-shrunken demand. That sweet spot remains elusive, despite a 56 percent reduction in the number of rigs drilling for natural gas, to 700 from the September peak of more than 1,600.

16Jun2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Natural Gas Industry and Consumers Could be Hurt
by Proposed Tax Changes Says the AGA

The association warns the administration’s federal budget proposal would discourage independent producers from discovering and recovering domestic gas, as well as reduce supplies and eliminate many well-paying jobs.

6Mar2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Scientists Study Winter Ozone in Wyoming Gas Fields

The finding suggests the hazards of ground-level zone pollution could be more geographically and seasonally prevalent than previously thought.

21Jan2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued