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Chevron resumes shale work in Romania despite protests
2013-12-08 11:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Chevron on Sunday said it has resumed activities to build its first shale gas exploration well in Romania, a day after protests forced the US energy giant to suspend work. "Chevron can confirm that it has resumed activities in Pungesti commune," in northeastern Romania, the company said in a statement. On Saturday, hundreds of protesters, mainly villagers from Pungesti, broke through wire mesh fences around Chevron's site to protest against its plans to drill for shale gas. Chevron was forced...
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Chevron suspends shale gas exploration in Romania
2013-12-07 23:13:56| Energy - Topix.net
Chevron won approval to drill exploratory wells in the town of Pungesti, but halted work for a second time Saturday after residents blocked access to the site.
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Chevron suspends shale gas exploration in Romania
2013-12-07 23:01:47| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Chevron won approval to drill exploratory wells in the town of Pungesti, but halted work for a second time Saturday after residents blocked access to the site.
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Is California's Monterey Shale a major oil resource or over-hyped?
2013-12-06 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EnergyWire: In the fight over hydraulic fracturing in California, opponents of the drilling process frequently argue that restrictions are needed because of the potential for a massive oil boom in the state. There could be rapid expansion, they warn, if oil companies find a way to extract petroleum trapped in the state's Monterey Shale formation. Now a report says that the hype over the Monterey Shale may be overblown. An analysis funded by the Post Carbon Institute (PCI) and Physicians, Scientists...
Monterey Shale Report Exposes Myth of Economic Prosperity From Fracking California
2013-12-04 21:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Post Carbon Institute and Physicians, Scientists & Engineers for Healthy Energy released a groundbreaking report on yesterday using industry data that presents compelling evidence that the promise of a Monterey Shale boom is a myth. Authored by geoscientist J. David Hughes, the report, Drilling California: A Reality Check on the Monterey Shale, is the first analysis of oil production data taken directly from the Monterey Shale Formation and questions whether previous studies modeled on assumptions...
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