Monthly Archives: May 2012

I don’t hate the idea of Marcellus Shale drilling, which puts me in dutch with some environmentalists. I know some use “environmentalist” as a slur, but I’m generally in sympathy with the green team. I walk, bike or take public … Continue reading →

By Deborah Rogers Over the past month or so we have all been riveted by one revelation after another about Chesapeake Energy CHK. But lest we lose perspective, I believe it is important to examine other shale gas companies in … Continue reading →

Three Washington County families claim they were exposed to carcinogens and suffered health problems including nosebleeds, debilitating headaches and stomach ulcers because of Range Resources Corp.’s drilling operations, according to a lawsuit filed on Friday. A litany of spills and … Continue reading →

Activist investor Carl Icahn has taken a sizable stake in Chesapeake Energy Corp. and is calling for at least four of companys directors to be replaced.Icahn spent about $785 million to buy 50.1 million shares, or 7.6 percent, of the … Continue reading →

In a brief presentation, Range Chairman John Pinkerton said 2011 was “one of the best years in the company’s history,” and said the sale of its Barnett Shale properties in April last year for about $900 million allowed the producer … Continue reading →

Chesapeake Energy is no longer the high flyer it once was as the circumstances look more difficult for the gas driller each day with persistent rock bottom natural gas prices. The past few weeks have been especially tough with CEO … Continue reading →

This is technically not a story about the Marcellus or the Utica Shale. But it’s just as critical. North Dakota has just officially become the number two producer of oil in the United States, displacing Alaska for that spot. Texas … Continue reading →