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BLM Initiates New Environmental Review of Already-Leased Thompson Divide in Colorado

Two producers in the Thompson Divide area of western Colorado that could be an onramp to unleashing Mancos Shale supplies Tuesday received a two-year extension on their natural gas leases, to allow time for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to conduct a new and unprecedented post-leasing environmental review of a broader region, according to the Western Energy Alliance (WEA). Read More

Smaller Companies Targeting Shallower Appalachia Formations

As the majors and other large oil and gas companies deploy up and down the Marcellus and Utica shales, a handful of smaller companies are targeting shallower formations like the Upper Devonian Shale, using hydraulic fracturing (fracking) at less expensive wells to achieve their own measure of success. Read More

House NatGas Caucus Supports States Rights for Natural Gas

The four co-chairs of the House of Representatives' Natural Gas Caucus Wednesday had one message for the Obama administration: stay out of state regulators' oil and natural gas activities. Read More