PRESIDENTIAL RACE 2012: BARACK OBAMA AND MITT ROMNEY ENERGY POLICIES BROKEN DOWN
Published on October 15, 2012
Presidential race 2012: Barack Obama and Mitt Romney energy policies broken down The Express-Times By Kurt Bresswein Extracting domestic natural gas has become a “game changer” since President Barack Obama took office in 2009, and in Pennsylvania it’s been neither a Democratic nor Republican issue. The state Department of Environmental Protection says it issued 1,742 permits for Marcellus Shale wells [...]
OIL WORKERS WIN BIG AS U.S. WAGES CLIMB
Published on October 12, 2012
Big pay hikes in the energy industry have helped fuel the biggest jump in U.S. wages in more than five years, according to an industry report released Wednesday. Oil workers win big as U.S. wages climb CNNMoney By Les Christie NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Big pay hikes in the energy industry have helped fuel the [...]
PUSH TO GET NATURAL GAS TO MORE VT. BUSINESSES
Published on October 11, 2012
Estimates show the switch to natural gas could save businesses up to 40 percent on their energy bills. Push to get natural gas to more Vt. businesses WCAX Vermont By Kevin McGilvery Move over oil– an empty plot of land in Milton could soon bring natural gas to businesses across Vermont. “We’re focused on large [...]
SHALE: THE ENERGY AND ECONOMIC ENGINE
Published on October 10, 2012
Shale: The Energy and Economic Engine Energy Tomorrow By Mark Green A new PwC report provides greater detail on the potential impact of the shale gas revolution on associated industries – in this case, chemicals: “Based on industry reports, we estimate that the US chemicals industry has invested $15 billion in ethylene production, increasing capacity by 33%. As [...]
NATURAL GAS BOOM HOLDS ECONOMIC POTENTIAL
Published on October 9, 2012
Developing gas production in shale formations is big business. Over the past 10 years, the supply potential has doubled, said Kevin Kelly, manager of gas marketing fundamentals at Anadarko Petroleum, one of the largest independent oil and gas companies in the world. Natural gas boom holds economic potential As conventional supplies of gas decline, unconventional [...]
ECONOMIST PUTS EAGLE FORD LIFESPAN AT 16+ YEARS
Published on October 5, 2012
The Eagle Ford Shale should have a 16-year productive lifespan that could grow as drilling capabilities improve, a Texas A&M University economist told San Antonio business leaders Thursday. Economist puts Eagle Ford lifespan at 16+ years San Antonio Express-News By William Pack The Eagle Ford Shale should have a 16-year productive lifespan that could grow as [...]
SHALE GAS A GAME CHANGER FOR U.S. ENERGY ECONOMY
Published on October 4, 2012
Huge new shale gas discoveries are a game changer for energy in the U.S., potentially reshaping the electricity and transportation industries. Shale gas a game changer for U.S. energy economy Richmond Times-Dispatch By Peter Bacqué Huge new shale gas discoveries are a game changer for energy in the U.S., potentially reshaping the electricity and transportation industries, [...]
OIL PRODUCTION IN U.S. HITS HIGHEST LEVEL IN 15 YEARS
Published on October 3, 2012
Increased oil production is a direct result of the new technologies being implemented by oil companies in an effort to extract crude in locations other than wells, including horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing (fracking); the same technology has taken American natural gas stock levels to new heights. Oil production in U.S. hits highest level in [...]
UTICA SHALE TO DEMAND MORE THAN OILFIELD JOBS
Published on October 2, 2012
The economic push Ohio is expected to get from the Utica Shale, an underground rock layer packed with lucrative hydrocarbons, may extend beyond drilling companies and landowners to people not even directly involved. Utica Shale to demand more than oilfield jobs Mansfield News Journal By Russ Zimmer The economic push Ohio is expected to get from [...]
WANT A JOB? LOOK TO THE ENERGY FIELD
Published on October 1, 2012
Since 2002, the exploration of natural gas deposits embedded in shale, followed by oil drilling that began in earnest late in the decade, has created more than 1 million jobs. That’s out of 2.7 million the whole country created. Want A Job? Look To The Energy Field USA Today By Tim Mullaney In 2009, Andrea [...]
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