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      Shale gas development in China aided by government investment and decreasing well cost

      Decreases in the cost to drill shale gas wells and continued investment into domestic production have allowed China to increase its development of shale...

      OPEC assumes oil price will recover gradually to $80 in 2020

      OPEC is assuming the oil price will rise gradually to $80/bbl in 2020 as supply growth outside the group weakens, a slower recovery than...

      UK shale gas could aid transition to low carbon future, report says

      The UK’s Task Force on Shale Gas has released its third report looking at how the development of a UK shale industry would affect...

      UK to speed up shale gas planning decisions

      Shale gas planning applications in the UK will be fast-tracked through a new, dedicated planning process, under measures announced Thursday. Amber Rudd, energy and...

      Packers Plus, Acacia subsidiary collaborate for licensing of multi-zonal completion technology

      Packers Plus and a subsidiary of Acacia Research Corporation have announced their collaboration on the licensing of a set of fundamental patents related to...

      Shale drillers lose most-precious asset—the $90 hedge

      The insurance protecting shale drillers against plummeting prices has become so crucial that for one company, SandRidge Energy Inc., payments from the hedges accounted...

      LINN Energy sells remaining Permian basin acreage for $281 million

      LINN Energy, LLC and LinnCo, LLC announced Monday that LINN has signed a definitive agreement to sell its remaining position in Howard County in...

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