Shale Natural Gas and Oil Resources

EPA issues first rules on air pollution from fracking - latimes.com

Officials warn lack of rain leading to drought
The Times-Tribune

Gas Producers' Credit Lines Shrink With Price: Corporate Canada
Bloomberg

Explosion rocks natural gas compressor station
The Times-Tribune

$1B Marcellus pipeline proposed
Philly.com

Estimates Clash for How Much Natural Gas in the United States
National Geographic News

Fourth year brings Haynesville Shale slowdown
Shreveport Times

The Uncertain Future of American Shale Gas
DailyFinance

Rural loophole curbing Pennsylvania pipeline inspections

Fracturing natural gas wells requires hundreds of tons of chemical liquids
Akron Beacon Journal Online

Examining America's Natural Gas Supply
Business Insider

New Data Not So Sunny on U.S. Natural Gas Supply
NYTimes.com

Boom in shale drilling slows Pa. crude oil industry -
York Dispatch

EPA may retest PA. water near fracking
Reuters

Delaware Highlands Conservancy announces natural gas guidelines

China Invests $2.2Bin US Shale, Including Utica, Through Devon
Marcellus Drilling News

Schuyler-Seneca Town Talk: Ovid weighs in on hydraulic fracturing
The Ithaca Journal

W.Va. Legislature approves Marcellus shale bill
Charleston Daily Mail

E.P.A. Implicates Fracking in Pollution
Associated Press

Shale Gas May Be a Mexican Mirage -
IPS ipsnews.net

Shale gas opens door to U.S. LNG exports
MarketWatch

Drilling Down - Fighting Over Oil and Gas Well Leases
NYTimes.com

North Dakota Oil Boom Creates Camps of Men
NYTimes.com

Officials Push for Clarity on Oil and Gas Leases
NYTimes.com

Insight: Bakken plans first U.S. refinery in 35 years
Reuters

Landowners hope to profit from Utica Shale gas boom
The Marion Star

The Bakken Formation: How Much Will It Help?
The Oil Drum

Situation Normal All Fracked Up
NYTimes.com

UPDATE 1-Argentina's YPF reveals big new shale energy find | Reuters

YPF announces a billion barrels shale-oil discovery in Argentina — MercoPress

The DRBC's Newly Proposed Natural Gas Regulations Explained
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Ban on new gas drilling rejected by Peters, Pa. voters
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

El Paso's Marcellus ethane pipeline not in the cards
Pittsburgh Business Times

Brendan DeMelle: Massive Natural Gas Export Deal Inked by BG Group, So Much for Industry's "Domestic Energy" Claims

Cheniere to export 3.5 million tons of liquid natural gas, 20-year contract

Top 7 Marcellus Shale Gas Producers in PA | Marcellus Drilling News

Production results reported for natural gas drillers' new Ohio wells
New Philadelphia, OH - The Times-Reporter

Albany Study Shows Hydrofracking's Risks and Rewards
NYTimes.com

4 Things To Watch For At The Marcellus Shale Coalition's Philadelphia Conference
StateImpact Pennsylvania

U.S. to Slash Marcellus Shale Gas Estimate 80% to 84 TCF
Bloomberg

Insight: NY water at risk from lack of natgas inspectors?
Reuters

Insiders Sound an Alarm Amid a Natural Gas Rush
NYTimes.com

Barnett Shale: U.S. oil rig count tops 1,000, thanks to Texas
Star-Telegram blog

New York Sues U.S. Over Delaware River Basin Gas Drilling
Bloomberg

Maryland Gov. O'Malley Issues Order to Study Marcellus Shale Drilling - State Will Not See Drilling Until 2014 Earliest
Marcellus Drilling News

O'Malley orders study of natural gas drilling in W. Md.
The Washington Post

PA DEP, Marcellus Shale Coalition Admit Drilling Wastewater Likely Contaminating Drinking Water
Marcellus Drilling News

Authority invests in study to save watershed land from drilling contamination
Altoona Mirror

Shale gas 'fracking' halted after possible quake link
The Globe and Mail

Hydraulic Fracturing for Natural Gas Pollutes Water Wells: Duke Study
Scientific American

Natural gas found in drinking water near fracking sites
CNN

Debate Continues on a Penn. Natural Gas Severance Tax Options
WTRF.com

24 Companies Agree to Publish Fracking Chemicals
Environmental Leader

Marcellus shale gas may head overseas
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Regulation Lax as Gas Wells’ Tainted Water Hits Rivers
NYTimes.com

Public weighs in on Marcellus at W.Va. Legislature
Associated Press

Proposed natural gas compressor station discussed in Pa township
Dallas Post, PA

Pa. Weighs Impact Fee Vs. Tax on Marcellus Shale Natural Gas
thetimes-tribune.com

Pa. Legislature, Governor Struggle with Final Moves on Natural Gas Tax
The Philadelphia Inquirer

Natural Gas Rig Count Slips to 966, Horizontal Rigs Off Record Count
Reuters

EPA Requests Data From 9 Firms on Hydraulic Fracturing Chemicals
The Washington Independent

Fracking Debated in Documentaries
Star Telegram

NY Senate Votes for 9-Month Ban on Fracking for Natural Gas
Reuters

Shale Natural Gas Comes into Play in Poland, Big E&P Interest
The TimesOnline.co.uk

EPA to Study Frac Drilling for Natural Gas
Marketwatch

Consol Buys Giant Marcellus Shale NatGas Field for $3.48B
Bloomberg

Congress Looks to Regulate 'Frac' Gas Drilling
Reuters

Some New Yorkers Call for Shale Gas Despite Concerns
Reuters

Penn. Sees More Toxic Spills at Fractured Drilling Sites
Propublica

Exxon Defends Shales Gas in Face of Tighter Laws
Houston Chronicle

'Fracking' Techniques for Natural Gas Defended
buffalonews.com

Pa. Governor Backs Drilling for, Tax on Natural Gas
standardspeaker.com

Shale Natural Gas Examined as Water Pollutant
NYTimes.com

Shale Debated as Natural Gas Source
washingtonpost.com

Chesapeake Declines to Drill for Marcellus Shale Gas in New York Watershed
nytimes.com

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Marcellus Shale Impacts Pennsylvania Economy

Tight Oil Adds Energy Security, Has Local Impact

Shale Advisors Call for Disclosure of Chemicals

DOE Report on Shale Gas Due This Month

Pennsylvania Gears Up for More Shale Gas

Efficiency is 'First Fuel' FERC Chair Tells Forum

Obama Admininstration Calls for Review of Keystone XL Pipeline and Will Delay the Project Past 2012 Election.

Shale Gas Has Challenges, But Study Group Holds Out Hope

DOE International Energy Outlook Sees Big Energy Use Increase by 2035

Unified, Long-Term Renewable Energy Policy Needed, says Sen. Murkowski

Marcellus Shale - Facts, Figures, Maps

British Industry Group Examines Peak Oil

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Shale gas EROI: Preliminary estimate suggests 70 or greater by Michael Aucott

Oil Shale's Energy Return on Energy Investment Findings show oil shale is, at best, a marginal energy source

DOE Office of Petroleum Reserves – Strategic Unconventional Fuels Fact Sheet: U.S. Oil Shale Resources

Green River Oil Shale Formation - Green River Shale Map

Green River shale oil in place put at 1.45 trillion bbl

Ohio Dept of Natural Resources page on shale development

Analysis of Alaskan oil from a small cap energy investor
Discusses how Prudhoe Bay peaked in 1989 after about 12 years of production and has been declining ever since.

Chesapeake Loads Up On Fracking Land, Stock Going To $35

Shale Oil

Lessons from the Barnett Shale suggest caution in other shale plays
Study suggests that useful life of a hydrofractured natural gas well is 8-12 years and that it has yielded 75% of its economic output by year 5.

Will shale gas fulfill future U.S. natural gas demand?

Natural Gas Subcommittee of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board

USGS August 2011 estimate of natural gas in Marcellus Shale formation (84 trillion cubic feet)
The US Geologic Survey gave an average-valued estimate of 84 trillion cubic feet.
USGS estimated with:

95% probability (P95)    42 TCF
50% probability (P50)    78 TCF
 5% probability  (P5)    144 TCF