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Meltdown can US nuclear compete with shale gas and subsidised renewables?
2015-03-10 01:00:00| Power Technology
The US nuclear industry is struggling to survive in tough US electricity markets flooded with cheap natural gas and subsidised renewables. Industry insiders say action must be taken now to reverse this decline or the country will face dire consequenc
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Pennsylvania DEP Moves to Discourage or Ban Open Waste Pits in Shale Operations
2015-03-09 21:38:00| Waste Age
<a href="http://powersource.post-gazette.com/">Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</a> The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is moving to discourage and, in some cases, ban the use of open waste pits in shale gas operations in favor of closed tanks, in a revised draft of drilling rules that the agency released Monday. read more
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OPEC call hurting US shale sector
2015-03-08 13:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Geelong Advertiser: OPEC's top official has said that the cartel's decision to keep pumping crude in the face of collapsing prices was hurting the US shale oil industry and that a global pullback on investment could lead to a shortage that will push the market upward again. "Projects are being cancelled. Investments are being revised. Costs are being squeezed," Abdalla Salem el-Badri, the secretary general of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, said at the Middle East Oil and Gas conference in...
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Exxon Mobil big believer in domestic shale production
2015-03-06 01:25:07| Chemicals - Topix.net
In a world of $55 a barrel oil, Exxon Mobil is relying on shale fields in Texas, Oklahoma and North Dakota to help fund the next wave of big overseas projects it needs to thrive in the future. Exxon unveiled plans Wednesday to double the amount of oil it pumps from U.S. shale fields during the next three years, even as it moves more cautiously on investments in big projects elsewhere.
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Center For Sustainable Shale Development Expands Its Wastewater Treatment Standard, Fulfilling Initial Plans
2015-03-04 01:41:08| oilandgasonline News Articles
The Center for Sustainable Shale Development (CSSD), a collaboration of environmental organizations and energy companies to encourage prudent and responsible development of shale gas resources in the Appalachian region, announced today that it has expanded its wastewater Performance Standard 1 to address the treatment of shale wastewater at permitted facilities.
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