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Fracking is a non-technical term for Hydraulic Fracturing. Fracking or Hydraulic Fracturing is a method for retrieving, otherwise inaccessible, natural gas and petroleum by injecting pressurized fluid and chemicals into underground rock causing fissures. The fissures widen and expand allowing petroleum and gas to escape and flow to areas where it can be retrieved. less -

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - March 2020 #3

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 3/30/2020

Coronavirus Throws EU Climate Plans into Disarray - "Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said last week that the EU should 'forget about' the Green Deal for now while it focuses on Coronavirus." Why this is important: ...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - September 2019 #2

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 9/20/2019

Crisis in Middle East Should Remind Us of the Importance of Fracking - "Oil prices are likely to spike in the short-term aftermath of the attack on Saudi Arabia, but, as Clifford Krauss and Stanley Reed of The New York...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - November 2018 #2

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 11/9/2018

U.S. to Give Eight Nations Oil Waivers Under Iran Sanctions, Official Says - "The U.S. has agreed to let eight countries - including Japan, India and South Korea - keep buying Iranian oil after it reimposes sanctions on the...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - October 2018 #4

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 10/27/2018

The U.S. Supreme Court Slows Children's Climate Lawsuit - For Now - "In the latest step of a fascinating bit of constitutional law called Atmospheric Trust Litigation, the Chief Justice halted the District Court trial...more

Marcellus Shale Update: The DRBC and the Limits of Administrative Agency Power

Flaster Greenberg PC on 9/28/2018

There are two lessons from the petition by Pennsylvania State Senators Lisa Baker and Gene Yaw and Senate President Pro Tempore Joseph Scarnatti to intervene on behalf of a Wayne County landowner in his challenge to new rules...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - May 2018 #4

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 5/26/2018

FERC Won't Consider Big Climate Change Effects in Pipeline Reviews - "FERC's three Republican commissioners issued the surprise ruling as part of an otherwise routine decision on a pipeline upgrade proposed by the utility...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - January 2018 - Issue 4

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 1/26/2018

West Virginia Surface, Mineral Rights Owners Say Details Will be Key to Getting Co-Tenancy Bill Passed - "Surface and mineral rights owners most affected by co-tenancy legislation say they're wary of jumping on the...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - December 2017 #3

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 12/22/2017

Trump Delivers a Mixed Message on His National Security Approach - "In another shift from his predecessor, Mr. Trump's strategy does not recognize the changing climate as a threat to national security. The document instead...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - December 2017 #2

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 12/19/2017

Virginia Agency Takes Unexpected Step that Could Delay Gas Pipeline Project - "The State Water Control Board approved permits for the $5 billion Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which is backed by Dominion Energy, but took the...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - November 2017

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 11/10/2017

China Energy Investment Signs MOU for $83.7 Billion in West Virginia Projects "China Energy Investment Corp, the world's largest power company by asset value, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to invest $83.7...more

Mexico’s Energy Industry: Mexico Tender Round 2.1: Shallow Water Oil Sells Big

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 6/21/2017

On June 19, 2017, the Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH) completed the Presentation and Opening of Bid Proposals for the First Tender of the Ronda Dos (“Round 2.1”), which was first announced on July 20, 2016. Round 2.1...more

House Votes to End Crude Oil Export Ban

King & Spalding on 11/5/2015

On October 9, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 261-159 to end the 40-year-old ban on the export of domestic crude oil. The bill has been sent to the Senate for consideration, where it is unclear if it will be passed....more

[Event] BakerHostetler Shale Symposium – June 4, Houston, TX (incl. Webinar Option)

BakerHostetler on 5/14/2015

There is little doubt that lower commodity prices have triggered changes in the oil and gas sector. While capital remains available, independent oil and gas producers will face challenges if prices do not rebound in the near...more

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