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Shale Talks Draw Crowds At Calgary ICE Meeting

Monday, September 13th, 2010 Posted in shale gas | Comments Off

Shale talks were standing room only at the first day of the AAPG International Conference and Exhibition in Calgary in mid-September.    “Many people talk about developing these shale plays as gas ... Read more..

EnerCom Notes: U.S. Land Drillers See Demand; Offshore U.S. And International Drillers Not So Much

Friday, August 27th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

At EnerCom's annual Denver conference in mid-August, several rig contractors talked about their views of the future. Here are some key sentiments: * A transformation is under way in the ... Read more..

Drilling for Shale Gas Under Way in Poland

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 Posted in shale gas | Comments Off

The wheels are beginning to turn on shale-gas drilling in northern Poland’s Baltic Basin. ConocoPhillips has reached total depth on its first shale well in the country, according to a ... Read more..

Challenges To Production of European Unconventional Gas Outlined

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010 Posted in shale gas | Comments Off

Five main challenges stand in the way of shale-gas development in Europe, said Alastair Nichol, executive advisor, Encana Corp., speaking to a crowd of 150 attendees at the Global Unconventional ... Read more..

New Michigan Shale Play Features Collingwood And Utica

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

A new shale play is delighting Michigan explorers, and it's being developed by a Canadian firm. Encana Corp., based in Calgary, recently unveiled a Collingwood and Utica shale play in ... Read more..

Barnett Combo Play Blossoms Under EOG Effort

Friday, April 23rd, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

The Barnett Combo play in Montague and Cooke counties, Texas, is firmly economic. That was the takeaway from EOG Resources' recent analyst day presentation. The Houston-based independent revealed telling details ... Read more..

Shale Deals And JVs Are The Fashion

Monday, April 5th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Shale plays are reshaping the nation’s gas supply, and their influence is extending to all aspects of the industry. The transaction market has also been profoundly influenced by the shale ... Read more..

Kansas Crude On The Upswing

Friday, March 12th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Thanks largely to the use of 3-D seismic in prospecting for small structural closures, oil production has been rising in Kansas. In 2007, the state produced 36.59 million barrels of ... Read more..

NAPE Show Attracts 14,000; Unconventional Prospects Shine

Monday, February 15th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

2010 is the year of the unconventional play, at least that’s the impression I took away from NAPE. Eagle Ford gas/condensate plays in South Texas were top attractions, as were ... Read more..

Recoverable Resources in Venezuela’s Orinoco Belt Skyrocket

Monday, February 8th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

A new assessment by the U.S. Geological Survey says that Venezuela’s Orinoco Belt holds more than a trillion barrels of heavy oil in place, and more than half of that ... Read more..

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