Keyword: US shale gas

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Shale: No End in Sight

17.10.2013 - North Dakota's rapidly rising oil output continues to defy the skeptics, who have predicted that production would stop growing as declining output from existing wells offsets extra...

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Rising Output, Energy Efficiency to Halve U.S. Oil Imports By 2020

16.10.2013 - Rising oil and gas production and improving energy efficiency in the United States could slash its oil imports in half by the end of 2020 from levels seen two years ago, the West's...

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Shell CEO Voser: Shale Gas Will Take Longer To Develop Than Expected

15.10.2013 - CEO Peter Voser said it will take a longer time than expected for the company to reap benefits from its shale gas projects due to poor short-term results. Weak U.S. shale liquids...

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Saudi Aramco Says Ready To Use Unconventional Gas For Power Plant

14.10.2013 - Saudi Aramco will join the United States in becoming an unconventional gas producer, as it prepares to commit gas supply to a major power plant project in northern Saudi Arabia...

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Solvay Buys Chemlogics for $1.3 Billion

08.10.2013 - Belgian chemicals and plastics maker Solvay has agreed to buy privately held Chemlogics for $1.345 billion, bringing its share of the $8 billion-a-year U.S. market for chemicals...

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Fracking Regulation Bill Passes California State Assembly

12.09.2013 - A hotly contested bill that would impose California's first regulations on fracking and other oil production practices passed the state Assembly on Wednesday, despite opposition...

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Dow Confirms U.S. Sites for New Shale Gas-fed Plants

02.09.2013 - Dow Chemical has confirmed the locations for its planned new shale gas-fed polymer plants on the U.S. Gulf Coast, announced in March of this year and expected to be in full...

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Arkansas lawsuits test fracking wastewater link to quakes

27.08.2013 - Tony Davis, a 54-year-old construction worker in central Arkansas, said he welcomed the boom in natural gas drilling that brought jobs and new businesses to his hometown starting...