- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 23, 2019
Xcel Energy Acknowledges that Natural Gas is Vital for Future Energy Economy
Xcel Energy, the largest utility provider in Colorado, acknowledged this week that it will need to use natural gas to hit its zero-emissions goals by 2050.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 23, 2019
OOGEEP Launches New Career Guide Amid Significant Oil, Natural Gas Job Growth
Recent reports show that the U.S. oil and natural gas industry is driving energy sector job growth and creating opportunities that offer some of the highest wages of any sector.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 22, 2019
Report: Energy Production On State Trust Lands Generating Billions in Revenue for New Mexico
New Mexico taxpayers saved more than $1,100 per household last year thanks to oil and natural gas development and other economic activity on state trust lands, according to a new report by New Mexicans for Economic Prosperity (NM4EP).- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 21, 2019
Statewide Moratorium Rejected, Industry Speaks with United Voice at COGCC Meeting
A newly-reorganized Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) held another meeting today as they continue the rulemaking process for the recently passed oil and gas legislation.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 16, 2019
NOAA: Previous Methane Studies Overestimated U.S. Oil and Natural Gas Emissions
Not only have there been no large increases in U.S. methane emissions over the last decade, but previous studies have significantly overestimated these emissions from U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 15, 2019
Activists Use Worn Out Tactics to Call for Statewide Oil and Gas Moratorium in Colorado
A small, fringe group of “Keep It In the Ground” activists spoke out at a government meeting today using worn out tactics to push their campaign to end all oil and natural gas development in Colorado.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 14, 2019
Game Changer: US Shale Now Second Cheapest Source of New Oil Supply
Dramatic growth in American energy production has reshaped world energy markets over the past few years. U.S. shale oil – which was the world’s most expensive oil resource a mere four years ago – is now the second most affordable source of new oil supply globally, trailing only the giant onshore oil fields of the Middle East, according to a recent Rystad Energy report.Baker Hughes delivers ‘solid’ 1st quarter
Oilfield services firm Baker Hughes, a GE company, delivered what chairman and CEO Lorenzo Simonelli called a “solid” first quarter, due to stabilizing global oil and natural gas markets, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 25, 2019
Analysis: Methane Emissions Intensity Declines in Top Shale Basins
Increased natural gas consumption has generated a truly incredible story for the environment as U.S. greenhouse gas emissions have fallen to their lowest levels since 1992.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 24, 2019
Oil and Gas Workers Among the Best Paid in America
Thanks to America’s energy renaissance, the energy and utility sector has the highest median salary of any industry in the S&P 500, with the typical worker at one energy company earning almost $200,000 annually, according to the Wall Street Journal.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 24, 2019
Goldman not expecting oil to rally despite tightening sanctions
Goldman Sachs expects the U.S.’s decision to end exemptions from sanctions for eight countries still buying oil from Iran to have a limited impact on crude prices — even though the timing is likely to have caught energy market participants by surprise.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 19, 2019
Colorado Air Regulator Walks Back Denver Post Story on 90 Day “Loophole”
Colorado’s top air quality regulator took issue with recent media portrayals of the state’s emissions regulations during the Air Quality Control Commission monthly meeting Thursday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 15, 2019
Warren’s Drilling Ban Pledge Shows Disconnect with Reality
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren made headlines Monday by announcing her plans to eliminate oil and gas leasing on federal lands if elected president.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 15, 2019
Three Key Things to Know About EDF’s Latest New Mexico Methane Study
Despite efforts by the industry to reduce emissions, a new report claims methane emissions from oil and natural gas production in New Mexico are five times higher than the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 11, 2019
“New” Health Study Compendium Is Repackaging of the Same Old Discredited Fracking Studies
A literature review of studies that have unsuccessfully attempted to show fracking is negatively impacting health is getting some media attention based on its claim that air quality monitoring and modeling may not capture the full picture of oil and gas development impacts.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 3, 2019
“Boulder Bill” Heads to Colorado Governor’s Desk
The Colorado General Assembly passed its contentious overhaul of state oil and gas regulations today, sending it to Governor Jared Polis’ desk for final signature.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 3, 2019
As Energy Exports Rapidly Increase, U.S. Energy Dominance Arrives
... … … U.S. energy exports are growing in a big way and are already leading to U.S. energy dominance, a result thought impossible by many until the shale revolution.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 3, 2019
Xom weighs sale of Nigerian O&G fields for up to $3B
ExxonMobil has held talks on the sale of a number of oil and gas fields in Nigeria, as the company focuses on developments in the U.S.’s Permian Basin and Guyana, industry and banking sources told Reuters.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 2, 2019
The Permian Basin Is Now the Highest Producing Oilfield in the World
Just two months after the New York Times reported that Texas and New Mexico’s Permian Basin could surpass Saudi Arabia’s Ghawar oilfield to become the highest producing oilfield in the world in the next three years, data released this week provided a new take: It already did.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 29, 2019
Ahead of Interior Confirmation Hearing, CNN Omits Key Facts on Federal Oil and Gas Leasing
This week, CNN ran a piece attempting to influence the confirmation hearing of acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt. The report lobbed criticism at the Bureau of Land Management for approving oil and gas permits during January’s government shutdown – framing it as the oil and gas sector skirting the effects of the shutdown while the broader economy lost billions of dollars.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 27, 2019
SB 181 Pushes Through Colorado House Despite Growing Concerns
The ample warnings about the potential consequences of SB 181 have done nothing to slow its push through the Colorado General Assembly.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 27, 2019
Activity stops at Venezuela’s main oil port after blackout
Venezuela’s main oil port of Jose, operated by state-run oil giant Pdvsa, was virtually shut down following a massive power blackout Monday, two oil industry workers and a union leader close to the facility told Reuters.#KIITG Activists Take ‘Ban and Delay’ Agenda to the States
A new wave of aggressive anti-oil and natural gas legislation is cropping up in several states, driven by national “Keep It In the Ground” (KIITG) groups that have failed numerous attempts at the federal level to restrict development.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 22, 2019
Adams County Issues Moratorium in Anticipation of “Boulder Bill” Passing
Yesterday’s decision echoed similar actions Adams County took ahead of the 2018 election, when Proposition 112—or the mandated 2,500-foot setback—was on the ballot. This time, commissioners chose to put a stop to oil and gas activity in anticipation of a rush of permits being filed before SB-181 passes the state legislature and goes into effect.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 21, 2019
Infographic: Oklahoma Earthquakes Decline for Third Straight Year As Oil Production Increases
Earthquake activity in Oklahoma declined for the third straight year in 2018 even as oil and natural gas development increased in the area, according to the latest data from the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 21, 2019
U.S. Production by the Numbers: 2018 Natural Gas Hits Record High, Oil Continues to Surge
Surging production that made 2018 a banner year for U.S. oil and natural gas is carrying into the new year, data show.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 15, 2019
Infographic: What You Should Know About CCSB 421
New legislation is making its way through the Texas Senate that could have significant and costly impacts on the state’s record oil and natural gas production, with the potential to raise energy costs for Texans and reduce funding for schools and other public services.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 14, 2019
Overheard at CERA: We Are ‘Approaching the Dawn of the New American Energy Era’
The United States is approaching the dawn of a new American energy era, marked by energy abundance, security and choice, speakers said at this year’s CERAWeek by IHS Markit conference in Houston.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 14, 2019
GeoPark acquires its first Ecuadorean blocks
Oil and gas exploration company GeoPark announced Wednesday the acquisition of two blocks in Ecuador, Kallanish Energy reports. The purchase is the first investment in Ecuador for the company, headquartered in Chile, with operations in other South American countries.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 13, 2019
Colorado Senate Passes Oil and Gas Bill in the Middle of a Blizzard
The “Bomb Cyclone” (really, that’s the technical term) that’s bringing a blizzard and whiteout conditions to Colorado’s Front Range has caused businesses, schools, offices and government buildings to all shut down.Florida anti-fracking bill: Experts set the record straight and activists show their true colors
Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, does not currently take place in Florida because the geological conditions are not appropriate for this particular well-stimulation technique.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 12, 2019
IEA: ‘The Second Wave of the U.S. Shale Revolution is Coming’
A growing U.S. shale industry will trigger a rapid transformation of the world oil market and dominate global supply growth for the next five years, the International Energy Agency said in its newly released annual oil forecast.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 12, 2019
What Are They Saying: “Boulder Bill” Being Rushed Through Colorado Senate
The lightning fast pace in which the “Boulder Bill” is flying through the Colorado State Legislature is showing no signs of slowing.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 12, 2019
New report: Energy sector outperforming the economy on job creation
The soaring U.S. energy economy, bolstered by increased oil and natural gas production, is leading all sectors in creating and supporting high-quality jobs, a new analysis shows.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 8, 2019
Democrats Press the Accelerator on the “Boulder Bill” As Concerns Mount
Within just one week of being introduced, legislation in Colorado that would drastically overhaul many aspects of the state’s oil and gas regulations is barreling toward a Senate floor vote.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 7, 2019
Hundreds of Oil & Gas Workers Pack the Halls of Colorado’s State Capitol to Oppose SB 181
Hundreds of oil and gas workers turned out in opposition to Colorado’s SB-181 earlier this week for a rally and marathon Senate Transportation and Energy Committee hearing on the sweeping oil and gas legislation.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 5, 2019
Fact Checking Activist Claims Ahead of Colorado Oil and Gas Bill Hearing
The Colorado State Senate Transportation and Energy Committee is holding a hearing today on SB 181, the newly proposed oil and gas bill that aims to drastically change how the industry is regulated in the state.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 5, 2019
CO2 emissions in UK hit lowest level in 130 years: report
The UK’s carbon emissions in 2018 fell for the sixth consecutive year, hitting some of the lowest levels recorded since 1888, according to a report published Monday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 4, 2019
A Few Reasons Why The “Boulder Bill” Deserves A Much Closer Look, More Stakeholder Engagement
The long-expected Colorado Democratic oil and gas bill dropped late Friday night. After taking a first look over the weekend, Energy In Depth and energy experts across the state agree: this bill looks a lot like Proposition 112, if not actually worse.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 4, 2019
Oil and Gas Power Innovative Research & the Future of STEM Workers
The oil and gas industry regularly partners with research institutions to develop cutting-edge technologies and pioneer innovation in chemistry, physics and engineering.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 25, 2019
U.S. Oil and Gas Exports See an Impressive Start to 2019
Following a record-setting year for U.S. oil and natural gas production, 2019 is shaping up to be the year of American energy exports as the announcement of new export infrastructure projects and growing shipments abroad further strengthen the United States’ position in the global market.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 25, 2019
U.S. Oil and Gas Exports See an Impressive Start to 2019
Following a record-setting year for U.S. oil and natural gas production, 2019 is shaping up to be the year of American energy exports as the announcement of new export infrastructure projects and growing shipments abroad further strengthen the United States’ position in the global market.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 25, 2019
New Study Looks at Flaring in Eagle Ford, Misses Larger Context
Texas’ Eagle Ford Shale experienced a significant decline in flaring activity from 2012 to 2016, at the same time oil and natural gas production increased, according to a new study from the University of Southern California and San Francisco State University.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 25, 2019
New Study Looks at Flaring in Eagle Ford, Misses Larger Context
Texas’ Eagle Ford Shale experienced a significant decline in flaring activity from 2012 to 2016, at the same time oil and natural gas production increased, according to a new study from the University of Southern California and San Francisco State University.Rolling Stone’s Latest Oil and Natural Gas Hit Piece Targets Pipelines
The ongoing investigation into the actual cause of a recent pipeline incident in Ohio didn’t stop Rolling Stone from using it in the music mag’s latest attempt to frame the oil and natural gas industry as underregulated and unsafe.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 22, 2019
Want Jobs? Clean Air? Real Housing? Growth? Support the NESE Pipeline!
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. The NESE pipeline project is about metro area and union jobs. It’s about continuing to clean NYC air, providing gas to public housing and growing economies.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 20, 2019
Crude production projected to rise from February to March
Crude oil production from the seven most prolific unconventional basins/plays in the Lower 48 U.S. states will climb 84,000 barrels per day from February to March, the latest Drilling Productivity Report (Dpr) projects.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 20, 2019
Crude mixed Tuesday, as demand worries weigh
Crude oil prices were mixed Tuesday, but managed to stay around 2019 highs, as concerns about global demand, coupled with uncertainty over the latest round of U.S.-China trade talks, countered investor optimism due to tightening supplies.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 15, 2019
Agreement in Erie, Colorado Shows Benefits of Collaborative Approach
Anadarko recently announced a new investment in upstream facilities near Erie, Colorado that will bring millions of dollars in tax and licensing revenue to the town.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 12, 2019
Draft EPA Report Shows Decreasing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Amid Skyrocketing Oil, Natural Gas Production
U.S. greenhouse gas emissions fell significantly from 2005 to 2017, even while oil and natural gas production skyrocketed, according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s draft 2019 greenhouse gas inventory (GHGI).Report: Oil and Natural Gas Puts Wealth Back in the Community
Texas played an crucial role in the United States becoming the world’s largest oil and natural gas producer last year, according to a new report that also details how industry growth is leading to more reinvestment back home.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 12, 2019
Oxford Economics: Oil and Natural Gas Is Driving U.S. Economic Growth Across Sectors
Fueled by record-setting oil and natural gas production, the U.S. extraction sector is poised to grow faster than any other industry this year, according to a new analysis by Oxford Economics.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 8, 2019
Shale Revolution: Substantial Climate Benefits, Even Larger Climate Opportunity
The predictions in Daniel Raimi’s new analysis of potential emissions trends from the oil and natural gas industry are already generating some doomsday headlines about climate impacts.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 7, 2019
Trump touts U.S. as net energy exporter in SOTU, but he’s early
President Trump during Tuesday night’s State of the Union (SOTU) address, touted “a revolution in American energy” that has made the U.S.Protesters Yell, Heckle and Shut Down Town Hall Meeting with Two Colorado Democratic State Senators
A town hall meeting on climate change held by two Colorado Democratic state senators descended into chaos this weekend before ending with anti-fossil fuel activists unrelentingly shouting down an attendee who attempted to speak on behalf of industry.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 18, 2019