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The U.S. Senate passes the Jacob Sexton Suicide Prevention Act as part of the National Defense Authorization Act.
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The Barksdale Airman who went missing Monday in Guam has been found dead, according to Barksdale's 2nd Bomb Wing commander Col. Kristin Goodwin.
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Overton Brooks VA Medical Center needs your help driving Veterans to and from the medical center as well as its Community Based Outpatient Clinics in Monroe, Longview and Texarkana.
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The Veterans Celebration Committee announces big plans for the third Annual Veterans Parade and Honor Ceremony.
Following a call yesterday with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu, announced Tuesday that the U.S. Army has signed an agreement to pay for the clean up of explosive materials at Camp Minden.
Medical care, mental health professionals and housing providers are working to end homelessness for Veterans by taking part in the annual Operation Stand Down.
The Pentagon today announced that a highly-skilled 30-person military expeditionary medical support team
The third annual Veterans Parade and Honor Ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, at the Louisiana State Fairgrounds.
Members of Team Army raise the 2014 Warrior Games Chairman's Cup during a tailgate party for wounded warriors before the Navy vs. Air Force football game
Our Military Matters and that includes the animals that serve. Barksdale remembers a fallen four-legged airman.
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A former Barksdale airman was sentenced to six years in prison and 10 years of supervised release for downloading more than 9,000 files of child pornography,
If you are a veteran and looking for work then the fall Veterans' Job and Resource Fair is where you need to be.
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Three victims and the gunman are dead after Wednesday's shooting
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Both cannot be correct, so which one is it?
Neither is, in that context, Don. The only way marijuana would cost the government money, is, if the government were to subsidize the market to a tune that is less than the return in revenue generated from it.
The government doesn't save money, never has and never will, because that is not what the government does. Government takes money, then decides how to spend it. .ie $600 for toilet seats and $400 on hammers, ect. ect. ect....
It would be nice to know the actual truth, wouldn't you say?
In Colorado, they are estimating that pot legalization will generate between $60 and $100 million per year in revenue. Their medical dispensary program, which appears much more open than Oregon's, generated $22 million last year.
However, in order to determine whether there is a positive or negative cash flow, you would need to know whether any additional societal costs imposed by pot legalization that government needs to handle.
For example, tax revenue from cigarettes is pretty substantial, but since a relatively high number of smokers are poor enough to be on medicare, there is also a substantial cost imposed through health care costs that are not handled through insurance.
I would imagine that the smoking-related risks of marijuana are similar to that for other forms of tobacco, so I imagine that there would be some costs there. However, I am skeptical about the Sheriff's claim that we would see increased incarceration rates as a result of decriminalizing pot. My guess would be that initial incarceration rates would drop as a result of fewer prosecutions of marijuana possession, and that we might also see a drop in people currently incarcerated on marijuana-related charges.
Would there be people that don't seem to have better things to do than smoke pot, sure. Will more young people take up the habit of getting high than might not, if it was granted the same status as a dandelion?
Hard to say, I smoked my first joint with the son of our Scoutmaster , Troop 87, during a week long trip to Mexicali, Mexico, back in 1966. That's how i'd first gotten introduced to it, and didn't like it, and that was that, no problem there, and never have had a problem with just saying no to future offers of it, inside or outside of Scouting.
Hint: Prohibition had nothing to do with it.
At what age should it be legal? Should children be around users? How about in a car (or like the U of O football players, "we smoked all of it")?
Do we legalize Meth? Or, does prohibition work for meth, but not for marijuana? Do we legalize heroin, or do we prohibit it? Or, if the state can make money selling heroin should we sell it?
Anyone know the answer, and if so, what is the demographic breakdown on users and non-users in the city of Beaverton?
Under this premise, at which point can voters feel secure they have the correct numbers and facts?
The Feds have been demonizing marijuana so long that they may not be able to turn around their attitude (enforcement is a cash cow). And the Feds have produced propaganda that wouldn't fool a 10 year old, as if voters are stupid and believe everything the government says. It may have been that way 80 years ago, but not today.
Alcohol is the largest dose of prohibition ever stuffed down the throats of the people, and that didn't work out at all. Alcohol was available during 'prohibition', just as marijuana is today. So the government relented and became a player in the money train that was alcohol.
If the government can figure out how to tax, license, add fees, or any other form of revenue to the coffers, then the odds favor decriminalization -- 'cause it's always about the money'!
Secondly: Legalizing hemp (very low grade plants) should be a priority. Fast-growing, prolific, strong and suitable for many uses, hemp utilization would take the place of many a product.
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It's a semi-annual feature, the Best and Worst of the Milwaukee Brewers first half! The first half of the season is done so it's time for us to once again steal the Best and Worst format from With Spandex and cover the good, the bad and the ugly of the Brewers first half.
But before we get into that, I need to remind you that the Miller Park Drunk Pants Party aka The Greatest Tailgate Party Of The Summer is coming up in just ten days. Strangely, there are still tickets available and we would really like for you to come. Tickets include a game ticket, beer koozie, commemorative cup, all-you-can-eat delicious tailgate food and all-you-can-drink beer/strawberry, jalapeno and watermelon infused margaritas/more. We are grilling up brats, bringing back the brat pizza from last year and doing NY-themed meatball sandwiches. It's going to be good. The game is 7/27. You can get four tickets for $120. All you need to do is show up and watch the Brewers beat the Mets. You will have the time of your life. Do it. (And if you can't go you can at least buy a koozie pack.)
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New Study Findings Help Physicians and Patients Determine Prostate Cancer Risk
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Agent Prevents Prostate Cancer Growth, Spread in Animal Studies
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Common Prostate Cancer Treatment Associated With Decreased Survival in Older Men
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- Measuring the malignancy of prostate cancer
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- HIV drug blocks bone metastases in prostate cancer
- Prostate cancer researchers develop personalized genetic test to accurately predict recurrence risk
- Men need to know potential dangers before undergoing testosterone replacement therapy
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- New gene research helps pinpoint prostate cancer risk
- Most prostate cancer patients surveyed five years after vessel-sparing radiation therapy report preserved sexual function
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- Fighting prostate cancer with tomato-rich diet
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- Recommendations for prostate cancer active surveillance
- RNA sequence could help doctors to tailor unique prostate cancer treatment programs
- U.S. has seen widespread adoption of robot-assisted cancer surgery to remove the prostate
- Prostate cancer prevention trial identifies men mostly likely to undergo challenging study procedure
- New, accurate epigenetic test could eliminate unnecessary repeat biopsies for prostate cancer
- New prostate cancer blood test now available in the U.S.
- Diagnosing physicians influence treatment decisions for prostate cancer patients, study finds
- 15-year overall survival benefit lacking in older men treated with hormone therapy for early-stage prostate cancer
- Nonsurgical treatment for enlarged prostate on the horizon
- BPA exposure during fetal development raises risk of precancerous prostate lesions later in life
- Gene therapy combined with IMRT reduces rate of positive prostate biopsy after treatment for intermediate-risk prostate cancer patients
- Prostate cancer drug delivers benefits before chemotherapy
- Drug combination extends survival by more than a year in metastatic prostate cancer
- Enzyme used in antidepressants could help researchers develop prostate cancer treatments
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- Predicting therapy outcomes in prostate cancer with bone metastasis
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Cholesterol is a type of lipid in the blood. High cholesterol is an abnormally high level of cholesterol in the blood.
There are different types of cholesterol in your blood including:
- Low density lipoproteins (LDL)—causes build up of cholesterol and other fats in the blood vessels. Known as bad cholesterol because high levels can cause disease in the arteries and heart disease.
- High density lipoproteins (HDL)—can remove cholesterol and other fats from the blood. Known as good cholesterol because it may protect against heart disease.
It is rare for high cholesterol to cause symptoms. However, high cholesterol can increase your risk of atherosclerosis . This is a dangerous hardening of the arteries. It can block the flow of blood. Some complications of atherosclerosis include:
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Some people with high cholesterol may also have cholesterol deposits in tendons, under the eyes, or in the eye.
Your doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. Your doctor will ask about factors that may increase your risk of heart disease or stroke.
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Graduating as valedictorian will be Kyle Davidson and the salutatorian will be Meeri Shin. Both students have a 4.0 GPA.
Davidson is the son of Todd and Lara Davidson. During his time at Walker Valley, he was involved in the Walker Valley Marching Band, the Mustang Jazz Band and Jazz Combo, BETA Club and National Honor Society. He was also active in the First United Methodist Church of Cleveland youth group.
Davidson will be attending Lee University in the fall to study music education.
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XThe typical Utica shale well in eastern Ohio produced 137,168 thousand cubic feet of natural gas and 5,439 barrels of liquids from July through September, according to a new report released on Tuesday by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
That is enough natural gas to generate about $550,000 and enough oil to generate an additional $490,000 from each of the the state's first 245 Utica shale wells or nearly $1 billion a year from all the wells.
To read more or comment...As of Dec. 28, Ohio has approved 1,033 Utica shale permits.
Of that total, 661 Utica wells have been drilled, of which 249 are in production, says the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
To read more or comment...From the Axiall Corp. on Dec. 19:
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Axiall Corp. today announced that the company has selected the state of Louisiana as the location of a possible world-scale ethylene cracker to be built in conjunction with a related derivatives plant. Axiall proposes to construct the facility with a soon-to-be-named partner, and Axiall's contemplated capital investment in the project would be approximately $1 billion. Axiall expects to finance its portion of the investment with a combination of new debt and cash on hand. The combination of Axiall's approximately $1 billion investment with approximately $2 billion from a partner could result in a total capital investment approaching $3 billion.
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Authorities urged residents to evacuate a small North Dakota town Monday night after a mile-long train carrying crude oil derailed outside of Casselton, N.D., shaking residents with a series of explosions that sent flames and black smoke skyward.
To read more or comment...The Ohio Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments on Feb. 26 in a much-watched Ohio case involving drilling companies and local communities.
The arguments will limited to 15 minutes per side, starting at 9 a.m.
To read more or comment...From the Youngstown Community Bill of Rights Committee:
Youngstown, Ohio, December 27, 2013–The Youngstown, Ohio Community Bill of Rights Committee said they would be back, and they already are.
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The natural gas industry and environmentalists in Pennsylvania both had reasons to cheer and jeer in 2013 over the boom in Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling.
To read more or comment...From the Associated Press:
Shell Chemical LP has extended its option to buy Pennsylvania land that could become a multibillion-dollar petrochemical plant and recently bought an adjacent property.
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HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — A state study of the possible public health effects of natural gas drilling in far western Maryland will be broad in scope but won't recommend for or against hydraulic fracturing, the state Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said Tuesday.
To read more or comment...A grass-roots group in northeast Iowa is pushing a petition to ban the mining of fracking sands in Iowa.
The Allamakee County Protectors want to gather 3,000 signatures before Jan. 13 to give to Iowa legislators.
To read more or comment...From the U.S. Energy Information Administration today:
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A searchable, comparative law database outlining water quality regulations for Colorado and other states experiencing shale oil and gas development is now available on LawAtlas.org.
To read more or comment...Carrizo Oil & Gas, a relatively small U.S.-based shale gas company, is acquiring capital from major Indian companies to help develop the Houston-based company's U.S. holdings, the Business Standard reports.
Carrizo, which has 21,700 net Utica acres in eastern Ohio, sold a 30 percent stake in its Niobrara shale assests in Colorado to Oil India and the Indian Oil Corporation for $85.2 million, reports the Ohio Shale blog by the Columbus law firm of Bricker & Eeckler.
To read more or comment...Canada-based Husky Energy may spend $300 million to upgrade its Lima Refinery in northwest Ohio to handle heavy crude oil.
The project still needs approval from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and from the company's board.
To read more or comment...Marc McCord of FracDallas is interviewed by Truth-Out about the new, very restrictive city rules on hdyraulic fracturing or fracking.
Click here to read the full story.
To read more or comment...As of Dec. 21, Ohio has approved 1,030 Utica shale permits.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources reports that 658 wells have been drilled and 249 are producing.
To read more or comment...From the American Petroleum Institute:
WASHINGTON, December 23, 2013 ─ An estimated $153.7 billion was invested in drilling approximately 46,736 oil and natural gas wells in 2012, according to API's 2012 Joint Association Survey on Drilling Costs. The investment represents a 23.1 percent increase over 2011 levels.
"The U.S. oil and natural gas revolution is gathering momentum, as companies invest more into domestic production and expand our ability to supply America's energy needs," said API Statistics Director Hazem Arafa. "Companies are opening more oil and gas wells, with a rising share of new investment devoted to exploration and production of oil, both onshore and offshore."
The total number of new wells increased by 5.8 percent from 2011 levels. Expenditures on oil represented 61.1 percent of all drilling costs in 2012, up from 49.3 percent in 2011. Gas expenditures accounted for 30.7 percent of costs, down from 44.2 percent in 2011.
"Natural gas production remains at historic highs, but we're seeing that new production is following the market, where the demand for oil is driving growth," said Arafa. "Each dollar spent means more jobs, more production, and more abundant energy to fuel America's manufacturing and economic renaissance."
The report also shows that expenditures on shale drilling represented 34.6 percent of costs, down from 52.5 percent in 2011. Most of the decline occurred in natural gas drilling, while the number of new shale oil wells increased from 3,414 in 2011 to 3,619 in 2012. Overall investment in offshore production also increased from 6.5 percent of all domestic oil and gas production expenditures in 2011 to 7.1 percent in 2012.
API's 2012 Joint Association Survey on Drilling Costs is available through API's primary distributor, Information Handling Services (IHS). If you would like to purchase this report, please contact IHS at 1-800-854-7179, or visit their website at www.global.ihs.com.
API is a national trade association that represents all segments of America's technology-driven oil and natural gas industry. Its more than 550 members – including large integrated companies, exploration and production, refining, marketing, pipeline, and marine businesses, and service and supply firms – provide most of the nation's energy and are backed by a growing grassroots movement of nearly 20 million Americans. The industry also supports 9.8 million U.S. jobs and 8 percent of the U.S. economy, delivers $85 million a day in revenue to our government, and, since 2000, has invested over $2 trillion in U.S. capital projects to advance all forms of energy, including alternatives.
From Kinder Morgan Energy Partners on Monday:
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 23, 2013--
From the Associated Press on Monday:
The public hearings have ended, but Illinois state officials said there's still time to submit public comments on proposed rules for the high-volume oil and gas drilling known as hydraulic fracturing.
To read more or comment...From SNL Energy today:
The nation's major natural gas transmission companies significantly increased transportation quantity on some of their biggest pipeline systems in the third quarter compared to the year-ago period, as new expansions to serve booming shale plays and changing demand patterns continued to come online, according to data from 139 FERC Form 2 filers.
To read more or comment...From the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers:
The Pittsburgh District, US Army Corps of Engineers has released the draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) document related to the EQT Gathering, LLC, Pipeline Project in the vicinity of Crooked Creek Lake, Armstrong County. The undertaking entails the installation of a 12-inch diameter buried natural gas pipeline within the Crooked Creek Lake management area labeled - tracts L-27 and L-28.
The pipeline is approximately 8.1 miles long with a 2,337-foot-long by 75-foot-wide section (0.4 miles) crossing federal lands. The proposed crossing is located beneath the surface of the Crooked Creek crossing, running perpendicular to Cochrans Mills Road (S.R. 2028) in the vicinity of Ford City. Upon completion of the proposed project, the gathering line will serve to transport natural gas that is extracted within the region.
Reuters reports that some Amish in Ohio are cashing out on the Utica shale boom and leaving Ohio.
There is a company that will provide cash to the Amish in exchange for future royalties.
To read more or comment...Pennsylvania-based Rice energy hopes to raise $800 million in its initial public stock offering, according to paperwork filed last week with the federal Securities and Exchange Commission.
The company started drilling its first Utica well in October.
To read more or comment...From MarkWest Energy Partners:
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 19, 2013-- MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: MWE) ("MarkWest") and The Energy & Minerals Group ("EMG"), announced today the execution of definitive agreements with Gulfport Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: GPOR) (Gulfport) to provide stabilization services and potential gathering services for condensate produced within an area that includes Belmont, Harrison, Guernsey, Noble, and Monroe counties, Ohio. Gulfport is rapidly developing their acreage within the wet gas, retrograde condensate and oil windows of the emerging Utica Shale and currently has over 147,000 net acres under lease. In conjunction with these agreements, MarkWest and EMG will form Ohio Condensate Company, LLC, a new joint venture related to the development of industry-leading facilities and services to support the rapid growth of condensate production occurring in the liquids-rich areas of the Utica Shale. Discussions regarding the joint venture's condensate solutions are also underway with numerous other Utica producers.
To read more or comment...From Magnum Hunter Resources today:
HOUSTON, TX -- (Marketwired) -- 12/20/13 -- Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation (NYSE: MHR) (NYSE MKT: MHR.PRC) (NYSE MKT: MHR.PRD) (NYSE MKT: MHR.PRE) ("Magnum Hunter" or the "Company") announced today certain updates on drilling activity and recently acquired lease acreage located in the Marcellus and Utica Shale Plays. Additionally, the Company is providing an update on the operations of its midstream division, Eureka Hunter Pipeline, LLC ("Eureka Hunter" or "Eureka").
To read more or comment...From Environment America:
Statement of Erika Staaf, PennEnvironment Clean Water Advocate:
To read more or comment...A group of Pennsylvania lawmakers and advocates -- including state Rep. Gene DiGirolamo, R-Bucks -- is calling on their colleagues to consider a tax on the production of natural gas.
Under Gov. Tom Corbett, the Legislature passed an impact fee, which puts a levy on each well drilled.
To read more or comment...A defunct oil-and-gas company is making good on a threat to sue Gov. Andrew Cuomo and two of his top commissioners, arguing that the state's review of hydraulic fracturing violates laws meant to guide the process.
Norse Energy USA, through its bankruptcy trustee, filed the lawsuit in state Supreme Court in Albany late Tuesday, according to attorney Thomas West.
To read more or comment...From the Angeles Times on Monday:
Water samples collected at Colorado sites where hydraulic fracturing was used to extract natural gas show the presence of chemicals that have been linked to infertility, birth defects and cancer, scientists reported Monday.
To read more or comment...From Earthjustice late today:
HARRISBURG, PA – Today the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned a portion of a controversial state law – Act 13 – that sought to override local zoning laws related to the controversial process of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.
To read more or comment...From the U.S. EPA today:
Energy Company to Pay $3.2 Million Penalty to Resolve Clean Water Violations in West Virginia
To read more or comment...From Shawn Bennett of Energy in Depth-Ohio on Tuesday:
Since Utica Shale development took off in 2011, companies have been investing a tremendous amount of capital in eastern Ohio. Billions of dollars are being spent to create much-needed infrastructure, developing well sites, and constructing regional headquarters for service companies. In addition, landowners have benefited from lease payments, businesses have seen an uptick in sales activity, and counties are having their roads improved on behalf of the companies operating in their communities.
To read more or comment...From Pennsylvania-based Chief Oil and Gas on Tuesday:
Wexford, Penn – December 17, 2013 – Chief Oil & Gas and working interest partners Enerplus and Tug Hill have acquired MKR Holdings LLC from Chesapeake Appalachia LLC for approximately $500 million.
To read more or comment...From the Associated Press:
A group of 21 scientists is applauding California's efforts to allow the fracking of its shale oil reserves, arguing the process is a safe way to improve the economy and reduce foreign oil dependence.
To read more or comment...From Texas-based Caboi Oil & Gas:
The General Accounting Office (GAO), the investigatory arm of the federal government, released findings of a new investigation concluding that the Department of Interior (DOI) has failed to ensure that U.S. taxpayers are being fully compensated for revenues generated by drilling activities on their public lands, according to blogger Bobby McEnaney of the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Arguably worse, despite decades of recommendations and studies that have established that DOI has been negligent in addressing this taxpayer rip-off, GAO investigators learned recently that DOI officials decided to basically throw in the towel and abandon a series of remedies that were in the works that would have attempted to address this inequity.
To read more or comment...From the U.S. Geological Survey on Tuesday:
TROY, NY – A new USGS study found that 15 percent of groundwater samples from 66 household wells across south-central New York contained methane at levels high enough to warrant monitoring or mitigation. Methane was more common and had higher concentrations in wells located in valleys rather than wells located in uplands. Valley wells that tap confined bedrock were the most likely to contain high levels of methane.
To read more or comment...Ohio has approved 1,024 Utica shale permits, as of Dec. 14.
Of that total, 636 wells have been drilled and 250 are in production, says the Ohio Department of Natural resources' Division of Oil & Gas Resources Management.
To read more or comment...From CONSOL Energy today:
MOGADORE: The fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders at O.H. Somers Elementary School raced to build pipelines out of plastic chutes.
The two 15-member teams were charged with moving three pingpong balls that might have been natural gas or oil to a bucket at the end of the chute.
To read more or comment...From Marathon Petroleum on Monday:
FINDLAY, Ohio, Dec. 16, 2013 - Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: MPC) today announced the appointment of Pamela K. M. Beall as senior vice president, Corporate Planning, Government and Public Affairs, effective Jan. 1, 2014.
To read more or comment...From the American Petroleum Institute on Monday:
WASHINGTON, December 16, 2013 ─ API today welcomed a report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasting record-breaking production of domestic oil and natural gas, which will dramatically increase U.S. energy security.
"America is in the midst of a game-changing energy revolution," said API Chief Economist John Felmy. "Growth in the oil and natural gas industry is the key to securing our future, creating millions of new jobs, and providing billions in revenue to the government. This potential has been unlocked by innovations in hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling that have made America the world's top energy producer. And these latest predictions show that our energy future is only getting brighter, promoting exports, strengthening manufacturing, and keeping America as the leader in emissions reduction."
API is a national trade association that represents all segments of America's technology-driven oil and natural gas industry. Its more than 550 members – including large integrated companies, exploration and production, refining, marketing, pipeline, and marine businesses, and service and supply firms – provide most of the nation's energy and are backed by a growing grassroots movement of nearly 20 million Americans. The industry also supports 9.8 million U.S. jobs and 8 percent of the U.S. economy, delivers $85 million a day in revenue to our government, and, since 2000, has invested over $2 trillion in U.S. capital projects to advance all forms of energy, including alternatives
From Noble Energy:
From Oklahoma-based WPX Energy today:
TULSA, Okla. – WPX Energy (NYSE:WPX) today announced that Ralph A. Hill will step down as president, chief executive officer and board member of the company and that the board of directors has appointed James J. Bender as interim president, CEO and board member, effective Dec. 31, 2013. Hill will remain with the company through March 31, 2014, to assist with the transition of his duties.
Hill spent over 32 years with Williams (NYSE:WMB) and WPX, working in various facets of the energy business. Over the past decade, he and his team were instrumental in building WPX into one of the nation's largest domestic natural gas producers, culminating in WPX's successful spinoff from Williams as of Jan. 1, 2012.
Bender is an experienced executive and has served as WPX's senior vice president and general counsel and as a member of the company's executive leadership team since the company spun off from Williams. Prior to WPX, Bender served for nine years as senior vice president and general counsel of Williams.
A search committee of the board of directors – currently consisting of four directors – has been established and the executive recruiting firm of Spencer Stuart has been retained to assist in an external CEO search. Bender will serve as the interim CEO until the selection process is complete.
Dennis C. Cameron will replace Bender as WPX's senior vice president and general counsel. Cameron joined the company in January 2012 after nearly 25 years in private practice and most recently served as vice president and deputy general counsel of WPX. The company does not expect to make any additional senior leadership changes as this time.
Speaking on behalf of the board, WPX Chairman William G. Lowrie said, "We very much appreciate Ralph's dedicated service to WPX Energy and wish him well in his future endeavors. Finding the right individual to lead the company at this pivotal time is one of the board's highest priorities.
"The new CEO will be expected to critically review the strategic direction of the company and enhance its operating and financial performance, driving improved returns for all of our stakeholders. We are also fortunate to have an executive of Jim's caliber to step into the leadership role at this time," Lowrie added.
From Kinder Morgan on Monday:
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 16, 2013--
From the Associated Press:
The county that includes Pittsburgh could reap more than $73 million by leasing a public park for gas well drilling, a newspaper reported Sunday.
To read more or comment...From Hess Corp. on Monday.:
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 16, 2013--
From NiSource Inc. on Monday:
From Bloomberg News:
U.S. crude oil production will approach a record by 2016, climbing to the highest level in 46 years as rising output from shale formations lifts domestic supplies, reducing the nation's need for foreign oil.
To read more or comment...A rally planned today in support of two families in Franklin Mills, Pa., was cancelled after the company involved promised to keep providing drinking water from two water buffalo tanks.
The news was announced by a grass-roots group, the Catskill Citizens for Clean Energy.
To read more or comment...The Wall Street Journal reports that American Energy Capital Partners LP with ties to former Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon has filed paperwork to raise $2 billion.
The paperwork to offer 100 million units for $20 each was filed late Friday with the federal Securities and Exchange Commission.
To read more or comment...From Halcon Resources Corp. today:
EV Energy Partners attended the 12th annual Wells Fargo Energy Symposium.
EVEP is very involved in the Utica shale. It owns significant acreage, is a drilling partner, is invested in midstream and is leading the push to find recoverable Utica oil.
To read more or comment...Friday was the deadline for drillers to comply with Ohio's revised chemical disclosure rules.
Drillers have to disclose chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing or fracking to local governments, first responders and the public, if certain thresholds are exceeded.
To read more or comment...The Ohio Petroleum Council has not yet weighed in on a bill that would revise Ohio's severance taxes on drilling.
The bill has strong support from the Ohio Oil and Gas Association, but the petroleum group is taking a neutral position, says Jeff Bell of Columbus Business First.
To read more or comment...Western Canada is the largest market for one of the byproducts of drilling in Ohio's Utica shale.
Condensate and natural gasoline has a ready market in Canada where it is used as a diluent to ship tar sands via pipelines.
To read more or comment...BP America is expected to make a decision in early 2014 on whether it will proceed with the Utica shale in Ohio.
The company has been analyzing its options, after it acquired 84,000 acres in Trumbull County in March 2012 for $331 million.
To read more or comment...A belated report from last month on the Marcellus shale from Wood Mackenzie:
Marcellus expected to dominate US gas supply
To read more or comment...The city of Dallas has significantly tightened rules on shale drilling witnin city limits.
The city is flanked by the Barnett shale that has been heavily drilled in recent years.
To read more or comment...From the Pittsburgh-based Marcellus Shale Coalition, a pro-drilloing trade group:
Pittsburgh, Pa. – Range Resources Corporation vice president of government and regulatory affairs, K. Scott Roy, has been elected as the Marcellus Shale Coalition's (MSC) next chairman by the organization's board of directors. Mr. Roy previously served as the MSC's vice chairman and treasurer. Heather Lamparter (Vice President, Legal, EXCO Resources (PA), LLC), Mark Hager (Senior Government Affairs Representative, Williams) and Gary Smith (Vice President and General Manager, EOG Resources) were elected to serve as vice chair, treasurer and secretary, respectively.
To read more or comment...Analysts Tim Rezvan and Truman Hobbs of New York-based Sterne Agee say the recent boost in natural gas prices is weather-related and weather-driven and not indicative of a major long-term boost in gas prices.
Here's what they said last week:
To read more or comment...From the Catskill Citizens for Safe Energy on Thursday:
Franklin Forks ~ Two Susquehanna County families fear they will face the holiday season without water after learning that a federal court judge has given a gas drilling company permission to come onto their property and remove the "water buffalos" and other equipment that have supplied their homes with water for the past twenty months.
To read more or comment...Daniel Fisher of Forbes magazine looks at "How to Play the Shale Boom's Next Phase" in the Dec. 16 issue of the magazine.
It is an interesting read.
To read more or comment...The U.S. Geological Survey is ending four seismic recorders to Texas where small earthquakes have been reported in an area with drilling.
The recorders are going to the town of Azle, according to EnergyWire in a Dec. 6 report.
To read more or comment...From the Associated Press:I
If approved on Monday, Ohio's first round of education innovation grants will go to foster careers in manufacturing and the drilling industry and early college and speciality programs tailored to Appalachia, Amish Country and the Great Lakes.
To read more or comment...The state of Pennsylvania is again encouraging drillers to use mine acid runoff instead of freshwater in hydraulic fracturing or fracking.
The state is willing to ease liability concerns in Senate Bill 411.
To read more or comment...From the Associated Press:
Officials in a southeastern Ohio county have apologized for a scenario they used for an emergency-responder drill that offended some people.
To read more or comment...Natural gas will be the fastest-growing fuel through 2040, according to energy giant Exxon Mobil.
Shale energy and liquified natural gas will help reshape markets, it said in a new energy report.
To read more or comment...Last summer, a research plane flew over three shale plays to determine how much methane gas was escaping into the air.
The research on methane leaks is being conducted by the University of Colorado and the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration.
To read more or comment...From the Associated Press earlier this week:
Pennsylvania state senators have confirmed Gov. Tom Corbett's latest nominee to be his environmental protection secretary, but not before a dustup over climate change.
To read more or comment...From Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the Environmental Quality Board on Thursday:
Harrisburg – The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Environmental Quality Board announced today that the public comment period for a proposed regulation for environmental protection performance standards associated with oil and gas activities will open on Saturday, Dec. 14.
To read more or comment...Click here to see the updated Utica shale activity map from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (dated Nov. 30, 2013):
To read more or comment...From Crosstex Energy today:
DALLAS, December 13, 2013—Crosstex Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: XTXI) and Crosstex Energy, L.P. (NASDAQ: XTEX) (collectively "Crosstex") today announced that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended ("HSR"), has expired in connection with the previously announced combination of substantially all of the U.S. midstream assets owned by Devon Energy Corporation (NYSE: DVN) ("Devon") with Crosstex's assets to form a new midstream business. Expiration of the HSR waiting period satisfies one of the conditions to the closing of the business combination.
To read more or comment...From the Associated Press:
More than 150 environmental groups are asking California coastal regulators to halt offshore fracking, saying the practice violates state law.
To read more or comment...From the Associated Press:
A former Pennsylvania gas drilling company executive has been charged with stealing $9.2 million from his company.
To read more or comment...From Bloomberg News:
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. and its Kerr-McGee unit acted improperly in the 2005 spinoff of Tronox and may have to pay as much as $14 billion related to environmental cleanup and health claims, a judge ruled Thursday.
To read more or comment...From the American Petroleum Institute:
WASHINGTON, December 12, 2013 ─ Overwhelming numbers of U.S. voters of all political persuasions agree that increased development of our energy infrastructure is in our nation's best interests, according to a new poll conducted for API by Harris Interactive. API Downstream Operations Senior Manager, Refining and Oil Sands Cindy Schild outlined the poll results for reporters this afternoon:
"The American people understand the value of investing in our energy transportation network in order to get energy to consumers efficiently, and to businesses that are thriving and creating jobs due to the abundance of affordable oil and natural gas. Ninety-three percent of respondents agree that increased development of energy infrastructure would help create jobs, while 89 percent agree infrastructure investment would strengthen America's energy security.
"One obvious infrastructure project with significant economic and energy security benefits is the Keystone XL pipeline, and voters remain supportive of moving forward with the project. Seventy-two percent agree it is in the United States' national interest to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline so that it can transport North American oil to U.S. refineries, while 63 percent would like to see America import more of the oil it needs from Canada, rather than other foreign countries."
The telephone poll of more than 1,000 registered voters also found that 88 percent said that increased development of energy infrastructure is good for American consumers.
API is a national trade association that represents all segments of America's technology-driven oil and natural gas industry. Its more than 550 members – including large integrated companies, exploration and production, refining, marketing, pipeline, and marine businesses, and service and supply firms – provide most of the nation's energy and are backed by a growing grassroots movement of nearly 20 million Americans. The industry also supports 9.8 million U.S. jobs and 8 percent of the U.S. economy, delivers $85 million a day in revenue to our government, and, since 2000, has invested over $2 trillion in U.S. capital projects to advance all forms of energy, including alternatives.
From the FreshWater Accountability Project Ohio on Thursday:
GRAND RAPIDS, OH (December 12, 2013) A report just issued from FracTracker, a data gathering and dissemination organization, supports concerns that water profiteering from sales of millions of gallons by the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) in SE Ohio can create long-term water supply problems. According to the FracTracker initial study results found at http://www.fractracker.org/2013/12/water-demands/, "The sustainability of the watershed's freshwater stocks and flows is of concern to many, given climate trends and the fact that the MWCD, according to their website, is '…awaiting results from a U.S. Geological Survey analysis of water availability at several other reservoirs before deciding whether to approve a growing number of requests for water by other drilling companies.'"
To read more or comment...Actuary Gail Tverberg says the U.S. shale boom is more mirage than miracle.
You can access her comments by clicking here.
To read more or comment...From Magnum Hunter Resources today:
HOUSTON, TX -- (Marketwired) -- 12/12/13 -- Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation (NYSE: MHR) (NYSE MKT: MHR.PRC) (NYSE MKT: MHR.PRD) (NYSE MKT: MHR.PRE) ("Magnum Hunter" or the "Company") announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a $400 million capital expenditure budget for fiscal year 2014, excluding acquisitions. The Company intends to allocate approximately $260 million in the Utica Shale and Marcellus Shale plays, approximately $50 million in the Williston Basin and approximately $90 million for midstream activities at Eureka Hunter Pipeline ("Eureka Hunter"). The contemplated capital budget includes the acquisition of mineral leases in both the Utica Shale and Marcellus Shale plays. This Appalachian-focused capital program is expected to further drive the Company's production volumes and enable it to achieve its 2014 projected exit production rate of 35,000 BOEPD.
To read more or comment...Texas-based Halcon Resources Corp. wants to build a 14-mile natural gas pipeline in eastern Ohio.
The line would run from Vienna to Lordstown, according to the Warren Tribune Chroncile.
To read more or comment...Ten wells drilled from one pad in northern Pennsylvania are producing as much natural gas as the city of Philadelphia uses in a month.
That assessment came from the Philadelphia Inquirer after Cabot Oil and Gas reported its production from the 10-well pad in Susquehanna County's Auburn Township.
To read more or comment...A West Virginia state official told a legislative commitee this week that he supports the mapping of natural gas production lines.
The official suggested that all production line routes be submitted to the state and updated reguarly. Companies should also provide a contact for updating maps when problems arise.
To read more or comment...Ohio-based Marathon Petroleum says it intends to invest $3.6 billion in 2014 in increasing its U.S. production.
That includes shale drilling in the Eagle Ford shale in Texas, the Bakken shale in North Dakota and the Woodsford shale in Oklahoma.
To read more or comment...From Marathon Petroleum:
FINDLAY, Ohio, Nov. 25, 2013 - Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: MPC) and Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. announced that MPC will serve as an anchor shipper for the Sandpiper Project. MPC will fund 37.5 percent of the construction of the Sandpiper Project, which will become part of Enbridge Energy Partners' North Dakota System when it is completed. Sandpiper is targeted to be operational in early 2016. In exchange for MPC's commitment to participate in the open season for Sandpiper and its investment in this project, MPC will earn an approximate 27 percent interest in Enbridge Energy Partners' North Dakota System when Sandpiper is placed into service. MPC will also have the option to increase its ownership interest to 30 percent through additional investments in future system improvements.
To read more or comment...The Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department is investigating high levels of cancer-causing benzene in air samples collected near natural gas wells.
The health department is conferring with other agencies about the high levels of benzene.
To read more or comment...Texas-based Range Resources last week announced plans to sell off 90,000 acres in the oil-rich Permian Basin in Texas.
It appears that the company is focusing its efforts on the gas-rich Marcellus shale in Pennsylvania where it is one of the biggest players.
To read more or comment...Despite growing skepticim about U.S. shale energy in some circles,The Economist offers a lengthy defense of shale and its future.
Click here to read that account.
To read more or comment...Colorado-based PDC Energy Inc. said in a document released on Wednesday that it is pleased with its Utica shalde results and intends to cease its marcellus shale operations in 2014.
Here is the company's statement:
To read more or comment...Could the Great Lakes become the next shipping route for Canadian tar sands?
That possibility alarms the eco-group the Alliance for the Great Lakes.
To read more or comment...Tim Rudell of WKSU-FM takes a look at what Ohio is requiring drillers to do with liow-level radioactive waste from drilling.
Click here to see and hear his full account.
To read more or comment...A report released last week puts the folly of anti-fracking activism squarely in the spotlight, according to Katie Brown of Energy in Depth, a pro-drilling trade group.
The report, authored primarily by University of California-Berkeley physics professor Richard Muller, comes to a sobering conclusion: "Environmentalists who oppose the development of shale gas and fracking are making a tragic mistake."
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Ohios Drown Dreams Of Upset Victory In World of Outlaws Late Model Series Visit At Attica |
Tuesday, 27 July 2010 | |
By Kevin Kovac -World of Outlaws Late Model Series PR Director "We've had a pretty good year – better than I ever expected it to be actually," said Drown, who campaigns family-owned equipment. "We struggled a lot last year, so I didn't come into this season with any expectations. But we've been running good almost everywhere we go and I'm looking forward to racing with the Outlaws." Drown is carving out a successful 2010 season with a relatively bare-bones effort. He has just a single '09 Bernheisel Lazer Chassis and one engine at his disposal – and he hurt his Malcuit 430 cubic inch Ford powerplant in last month's Firecracker 100 at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa., forcing him to borrow motors to keep racing until he gets his repaired piece back. Fellow racer D.J. Myers loaned him an engine to use during his recent two-week excursion on the DIRTcar Summer Nationals trail and he's secured a 415 Ford motor from builder Brad Malcuit for this week's WoO LMS Ohio-Pennsylvania Speedweek events. "A lot of people think we have more (equipment) than we do," said Drown, who also plans to enter Ohio-Pennsylvania Speedweek shows on July 27 at Central PA Speedway in Clearfield, Pa., July 28 at Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio, and July 31 at Muskingum County Speedway in Zanesville, Ohio (where he's won in the past). "We don't have a lot, so we gotta take care of what we have to make it last." Drown does a pretty good job of that – and he has to since he's effectively a fulltime race car driver this year. Back home living with his parents after a recent divorce and just 11 months removed from the fire that destroyed the Wooster restaurant he had been operating, Drown has demonstrated a renewed concentration on racing. "I decided to take a couple years and focus on the goal of doing this racing deal fulltime," said Drown, who is still waiting for help from his insurance company to rebuild his Country Harvest Restaurant. "If we can get some more support next year we'd like to branch out and run a series regularly." Drown's best opportunity to attract some major attention for his future endeavors is with Friday's WoO LMS event at Attica, a track that's rapidly become one of his favorites. His first start there came in May 2008 when the facility hosted the full-fender Outlaws for the first time and Drown recorded a career-best WoO LMS finish of sixth. "I kind of fell in love with the place that night," said Drown, whose top WoO LMS finish in five A-Main starts this year is a ninth in both of last month's Firecracker 100 preliminary features at Lernerville. "It's a great track for drivers and for fans. There's usually a couple grooves, so you can start at the tail of a heat and still get up to the front." Drown will lead the army of regional and local racers against a star-studded field of Outlaws at Attica, including former WoO LMS champions Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., who won the tour's 2008 A-Main at Attica, Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., and Steve Francis of Ashland, Ky. The traveling WoO LMS roster also includes Tim Fuller of Watertown, N.Y., Chub Frank of Bear Lake, Pa., Rick Eckert of York, Pa., Shane Clanton of Fayetteville, Ga., Clint Smith of Senoia, Ga., Russell King of Bristolville, Ohio, rookie sensation Austin Hubbard of Seaford, Del., Brent Robinson of Smithfield, Va., and rookie Jill George of Cedar Falls, Iowa. Friday program, which also includes a $3,000-to-win feature for Attica's weekly 410 Sprint Car division, is scheduled begin with hot laps shortly after 6 p.m. Gates are set to open at 4 p.m. and race time is 7:45 p.m. Adult general admission is $30, ages 11-15 are $15 and kids 10-and-under will be admitted free of charge. Pit passes are $35. Additional information on Attica Raceway Park can be obtained by logging on to www.atticaracewaypark.com or calling 419-680-5606. For more information on the WoO LMS, visit www.worldofoutlaws.com. The World of Outlaws Late Model Series is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including Arizona Sport Shirts (Official Apparel Company), Armor All (Official Car Care Products), Hoosier Racing Tires (Official Racing Tires), STP (Official Fuel Treatment), SuperClean (Official Cleaner-Degreaser), VP Racing (Official Racing Fuel), DirtonDirt.com (Hard Charger Award) and Chizmark Larson Insurance; in addition to contingency sponsors Eibach Springs, MSD Ignition, Ohlins Shocks, Pink Carburetors, Pro Power Engines, Quartermaster, Rocket Chassis, R2C Performance and Wrisco Aluminum. |