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Fracking, Drilling Find Support in Western Elections

Defeat of an anti-drilling measure in Santa Barbara County, CA, and the re-election of Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper on Tuesday provided new encouragement to industry-backed supporters of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and continued development of the nation's unconventional energy resources. Read More

Trade Groups to BOEM: Open More of Offshore to Drilling

Eleven oil and gas trade associations have signed a letter urging the Interior Department's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to make new areas of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, as well as the eastern Gulf of Mexico (GOM), available for leasing. Read More

Oklahoma Lawmakers Pass Drilling Tax Incentive

Legislation that provides for a permanent, lowered tax rate for new oil and natural gas wells in Oklahoma is on its way to Gov. Mary Fallin, who is expected to sign it, after passing both houses of the state legislature. Read More

Cheap NatGas Keeps LDC Customers Online, AGA Says

The number of disconnects from local distribution company systems is dropping. Read More

Pennsylvania Governor Taps Interims to Lead DEP, DCNR

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett has asked lawmakers to drop the word "acting" from the job titles of two state employees: the acting secretaries of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Read More