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Archive for July, 2008

Arctic Alaska Offers Rich Oil Potential

Thursday, July 31st, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

North America’s northern reaches are receiving new attention, particularly Alaska. Earlier this year, operators wagered huge sums at a lease sale in the Chukchi Sea, between Alaska and Russia. Seven ... Read more..

Northeast Texas And Rocky Mountain States Deliver Abundant Gas

Monday, July 28th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Since 1998, natural gas production has surged from northeast Texas and the Rocky Mountain regions. According to the Energy Information Administration, between 1998 and 2006, production grew 114% from northeast ... Read more..

World LNG Production Will Balloon Next Year

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

A production bubble will expand worldwide LNG supplies in 2009. That's according to Waterborne Energy, a Houston-based consulting group that specializes in LNG markets. Waterborne's president Steve Johnson says he expects that between ... Read more..

Brisk Drilling Pace Needed To Maintain And Grow Gas Supplies

Friday, July 18th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Essentially, half of the natural gas produced in the U.S. flows from wells drilled and completed during the past 40 months, said Dr. Phillip Stark, vice president of IHS Inc. That's ... Read more..

Woodford Shale in Arkoma Basin Makes Very Nice Wells

Monday, July 14th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

The Arkoma Basin Woodford Shale is an incredible play-- it covers 1,500 square miles and has more than 40 rigs at work. Active operators include Newfield Exploration, Antero Resources, Continental Resources, Devon Energy, ... Read more..

Bakken Core Workshop Offers Insights Into Prolific Rocks

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Yesterday I attended a Bakken core workshop, held at the U.S. Geological Survey Core Facility in Denver. It was sponsored by the Petroleum Technology Transfer Council, Rocky Mountain Region. The short course ... Read more..

Geologists Set Record Straight On Federal Land Access

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

The American Association of Petroleum Geologists president Will Green recently drafted a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Minority Leader John Boehner. It was a response ... Read more..