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Does fracking cause earthquakes?
Thursday, May 17, 2012 - The 2 recent back to back earthquakes in Timpson, Texas had some viewers asking KSLA News 12 if the oil and natural gas activity in the area had anything to do with it.
Earthquakes and fracking
Thursday, May 17, 2012 - The 2 recent back to back earthquakes in Timpson, Texas had some viewers asking KSLA News 12 if the oil and natural gas activity in the area had anything to do with it.
Oil & Gas Report
Thursday, May 17, 2012 - "The Somerset Field, in the northwest area of the county, was where the first drilling activity occurred in Atascosa County, in 1919," said local geologist, Arthur Troell, continuing, "The second field, developed in this county, was the Imogene Field, on the Mark Thompson Place, in 1943, on County Road 429, south of Pleasanton.
Gas price relief misses the West Coast
Thursday, May 17, 2012 - Gas prices are coming down for most of the nation, but not for Lynnae McCoy and other residents of the West Coast.
Russia faces fuel crisis after railway wagon ban
Thursday, May 17, 2012 - MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia, the world's largest oil producer, faces domestic fuel shortages after authorities restricted the transport of crude oil by rail, forcing several refiners to cut production, industry and market sources said. Analysts estimate that output of a quarter or more of refined oil products could be lost, threatening a repeat of last year's fuel shortages following Russian ...
Is another oil and gas land-rush starting in Athens?
Thursday, May 17, 2012 - Based on recently released geological data from state experts, the price Athens County landowners believe they can get for oil-and-gas drilling leases has plunged dramatically in the last couple of months.
Fracking's Methane Trail: A Detective Story
Thursday, May 17, 2012 - Four years ago, an atmospheric scientist near Boulder, Colo., stumbled on surprising air pollution data: The region's levels of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, were far higher than anyone would have expected. What was going on? The search for an answer led straight to the natural gas and oil fields of northern Colorado.
Mozambique gas find hikes East Africa boom
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - MAPUTO, Mozambique, May 16 (UPI) -- Mozambique's drive to become a major natural gas producer got a major boost last week with the discovery of a large offshore field in the Indian Ocean containing an estimated 20 trillion cubic feet.
Intl Oil and Gas Tec - Interim Management Statement
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 -  Not for release, publication or distribution in, or into, the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan. International Oil and Gas Technology Limited ("IOGT" or the "Company") Interim ...
Row between Somali regions slows oil exploration
Friday, May 11, 2012 - NAIROBI (Reuters) - A dispute between two semi-autonomous regions in Somalia is delaying exploration for oil and gas over fears that local authorities are issuing licences to explore blocks that overlap in each other's territories, officials said. East Africa has become a hot spot for oil and gas exploration after new finds in waters off countries including Uganda, Tanzania and Mozambique. The ...


 
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