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Federal judge puts fracking waste ban on hold until Feb. 11 hearing
Posted: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 7:57 pm By Sarah Plummer REGISTER-HERALD REPORTER A federal judge has granted an emergency injunction to prevent Fayette County from enforcing a countywide ban on the storage and disposal of oil and gas waste. Judge John Copenhaver Jr. granted the injunction Tuesday to put a ...
CBS News Money Watch
ByRobert Hennelly MoneyWatch December 18, 2015, 6:00 AM Look no further than Ohio, that essential swing state in presidential elections. Gasoline is now $1.57 a gallon at the GetGo in Madison, Ohio, well below the $2 per gallon national average. Back in January 2014 the average price in Ohio was ...
Frack leases on state lands yield $18M; none from production
CHARLESTON, WV (AP) - West Virginia has brought in $18 million by leasing the right to drill for oil and natural gas deep below state wildlife management areas and waterways, including beneath the Ohio River. But as natural gas prices stay low, no companies with the state leases have begun ...
EQT plans 72 new Marcellus wells in 2016
By Sarah Tincher, Energy Reporter EQT Corp. has forecasted its 2016 capital expenditure (CAPEX) to reach $1 billion, including $820 million for well development, according to a Dec. 7 announcement. EQT, a major natural gas producer for the Appalachian Basin, plans to drill 72 Marcellus wells with an average lateral ...
Energy Transfer Equity to Combine with Williams
Anticipated commercial synergies exceed $2 billion of incremental EBITDA by 2020 Up to $400 million of additional cost savings expected from the implementation of ETE’s shared service model Williams’ stockholders can elect to receive shares issued by new ETE C- corp and/or cash, subject to proration if either is oversubscribed ...