Energy Policy Blog

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) grants natural gas export authorizations to non-Free Trade Agreement (FTA) countries unless the proposed exports will “not be consistent with the public interest.”

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Explorer Emphasis Article

Microseismic technology continues to pay its way as an exploration tool. A buried array installed in the Williston Basin is helping Newfield Exploration Co. of Denver increase efficiency, according to company geologists.

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Explorer Emphasis Article

The time-worn phrase 'everything old is new again' is an apt description for much of the revved-up activity in the oil patch these days.

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Explorer Emphasis Article

As the Bakken, Eagle Ford, Marcellus and other shale plays make national news, the Cane Creek reservoir might be the dark horse poised to emerge as another major shale play. 

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Explorer Emphasis Article

With an economy in decline and a population exodus only a few short years ago, North Dakota has transformed into a boom state, thanks to the Bakken formation. 

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Explorer Emphasis Article

The EXPLORER interviews Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and others about presiding over the national nexus of energy and environmental politics.

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Explorer Emphasis Article

As Colorado goes, so goes the nation when it comes to energy and environmental policy and the court of public opinion.

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Explorer Article

The energy industry needs to do a better job of engaging communities near drilling sites and informing them of safe energy practices that protect human health and the environment according to Craig Walters, Anadarko Petroleum’s director of Wattenberg field operations in northern Colorado,

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Explorer Historical Highlights

May 14, 2014, Marks the 100th anniversary of the initial petroleum discovery at Turner Valley. The field sits at the leading edge of the Foothills Belt of the Rocky Mountains, just to the southwest of Calgary, Canada.

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Explorer Division Column EMD

When you need in-depth, science-based information on shale plays and issues, AAPG past president Scott Tinker has the reputation as the go-to guy.

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