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Gas Shale
Why Is the Rig Count Rising?
July 2, 2009 | Wall Street Journal

A blog post on the Wall Street Journal website speculates on why the number of active rigs is up for the third week in a row.


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China Eyes Marcellus and Fayetteville
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BP Buys Fayetteville Shale Assets
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July 23, 2008 | NewsDay
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Utica Shale Maps for New York
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LNG Might Displace Shale Gas
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Seven new, large LNG plants being completed overseas could bring a glut...

Haynesville Shale Natural Gas
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How Much Gas Do Shale Wells Produce?
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Fayetteville Shale & Environment
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Barnett Shale Technology Goes Global
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Statoil to Buy Marcellus Shale Leases
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Marcellus Shale Water Consortium
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Hydrofrac Water Injection
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Haynesville Shale: Record Gas Field
February 13, 2009 | RigZone
Aubrey McClendon, CEO of Chesapeake Energy, says that the Haynesville Shale might...

How Much Gas is in the Appalachian Marcellus Shale?
February 12, 2008 | Buffalo Business First
The Devonian shales of the Appalachian Basin have long been known to...

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