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News Briefs: Drilling Permits Increase in Ohio and Pennsylvania
Utica and Marcellus shale well drilling permits continue to inch higher, and more drilled wells are in production.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection says it…
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News Briefs: Rig Count Shoots Up By 27
For the second time in four weeks, the number of rigs searching for oil and natural gas jumped up by 20 or more. In data released by oilfield services company Baker Hughes Dec. 9, the…
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News Briefs: Army Corps of Engineers Denies Permit for Dakota Access Pipeline Segment
The Army Corps of Engineers denied a permit for the construction of a key section of the Dakota Access Pipeline, granting a major victory to protestors who have been demonstrating for…
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News Briefs: North Dakota Governor Orders Protesters Off of Federal Property
North Dakota’s governor ordered the expulsion of protesters camped on federal property near the site of the Dakota Access Pipeline project they oppose, saying the “emergency evacuation”…
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Adjust Tracked Excavator Maintenance Practices to Job Site Conditions
Rock, sand, mud. There are an array of different job site conditions you can find yourself working in. And when it comes to keeping a tracked excavator in good working order, you’ll…
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News Briefs: More than 150 Injured in Continued Protests in North Dakota
Tear gas, freezing cold water and rubber bullets were used to disperse a crowd of 400 protesters at the Dakota Access Pipeline late Nov. 20 and early Nov. 21 that left more than 150…
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Texas Oil & Gas Award Winners Announced
The Fourth Annual Texas Oil & Gas Awards ceremony was held in Houston on Nov. 3 with hundreds of oil and gas executives gathered to celebrate leading companies in operational…
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News Briefs: Canadian Natural’s Thermal Oilsands Project Starting Up Again
Canadian Natural Resources is restarting a thermal oilsands project it suspended nearly two years ago, counting on lower costs to shave $100 million from the original $1.45 billion…
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News Briefs: GE Agrees to Deal with Baker Hughes
General Electric has agreed to merge its oil and gas business with oilfield services firm Baker Hughes, according to a news release from the U.S. manufacturing giant on Oct. 31.
The…
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News Briefs: Rig Count Shoots Up by 14
Oilfield services company Baker Hughes reported Oct. 21 that U.S. oil and natural gas drillers brought 14 rigs online in the latest week to 553.
The Houston-based company says the…