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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: 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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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: Demonstrations Against Bakken Pipeline Continue
A group called the Native American Coalition spent the afternoon of Sept. 25 standing in solidarity against the Bakken oil pipeline in Davenport, Iowa.
The group says it’s not only…
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News Briefs: Attempt to Halt Construction of Dakota Access Pipeline Fails
An attempt to halt construction of the Dakota Access pipeline near the Standing Rock Sioux tribe’s reservation in North Dakota failed in federal court Sept. 9, but three federal…
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News Briefs: Dakota Access Pipeline Protests Turn Violent
A protest of a four-state, $3.8 billion oil pipeline turned violent Sept. 3 after tribal officials say construction crews destroyed American Indian burial and cultural sites on private…
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News Briefs: Environmental Groups Write Letter Opposing Pipeline
Nearly 36 environmental groups wrote to President Obama on Aug. 25, saying the Army Corps of Engineers approved the Dakota Access Pipeline project using a fast-track process, known as…
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News Briefs: Rig Count Increase Gives Hope to Oil Industry
The Baker Hughes’ rig count for the week ending July 8 shows a total of 10 new oil rigs added, bringing the total count to 440, up from 430 a week ago.
Losses for the week came from…