Timberline Receives Permit to Begin Development At Its Butte Highlands Gold Project
Timberline Resources Corporation announce that it has received its Amended Exploration Permit from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). This permit authorizes the company to proceed with its underground development and exploration activities as a pre-cursor to production at its Butte Highlands Gold Project. Timberline and its 50% joint venture partner are now authorized to construct...
AB Resources Gears Up to Aggressively Exploit the Marcellus Shale
AB Resources LLC has taken steps to enhance the technical expertise required to explore and develop the Company’s extensive acreage position in the Marcellus Shale formation. The Marcellus Shale, a gas-productive formation spread across Pennsylvania and West Virginia, has become the premier natural gas play in the Appalachian Basin. AB Resources is poised to become a leading operator in Marcellus...
AB Resources Enhances Its Marcellus Shale Production Team
AB Resources LLC, a rapidly growing oil and gas exploration and development company, has moved to enhance the Company’s ability to produce and transport natural gas from its current and future wells in the Marcellus Shale formation. The Marcellus Shale, a gas-productive formation spread across Pennsylvania and West Virginia, has become the premier natural gas play in the Appalachian Basin. AB Resources...
Timberline Receives Positive Hydrogeologic Test Results At Its Butte Highlands Gold Project
Timberline Resources Corporation announced the completion of a hydrogeologic study at its 100-percent owned, royalty-free Butte Highlands Gold Project in southwestern Montana. The positive results of the study represent a significant milestone in the permitting process and the proposed underground exploration and development schedule. The study was a requirement for permit application and Timberline...
CNX Gas Promotes Buford Myers and Samuel McLaughlin
CNX Gas Corporation announced today the promotions of Buford Myers, currently General Manager – Virginia Operations and Samuel McLaughlin, currently General Manager – Northern Appalachia Operations to Vice President – Virginia Operations and Vice President – Northern Appalachia Operations, respectively. Buford began his career in 1974 with CONSOL Energy and soon thereafter earned...
StatoilHydro forms strategic alliance with major US gas player
StatoilHydro, the second largest natural gas supplier to Europe and Chesapeake Energy Corporation, the largest US natural gas producer, today announced the signature of a strategic agreement to jointly explore unconventional gas opportunities worldwide. Under these agreements StatoilHydro will initially acquire a 32.5% interest in Chesapeake’s Marcellus shale gas acreage covering 1.8 million...
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. to Idle Three Iron Ore Pellet Furnaces
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc, a global mining and natural resources company, today reported that it has initiated production curtailments at two of its six North American Iron Ore mines. Cliffs indicated that the curtailments were necessary to bring production levels in line with demand. Cliffs will temporarily idle two small pellet furnaces at Northshore Mining and one small pellet furnace at United...
Spectra Energy Partners to Hold Open Season for Greenway-Blue Ridge Project
Spectra Energy Partners, LP, in response to strong market interest for additional market outlets and increased access to Appalachian natural gas supplies, is planning a further expansion of its East Tennessee Natural Gas (ETNG) system. After evaluating the requests received from the Greenway open season held in February, ETNG has determined the facilities required for the Greenway-Blue Ridge expansion...
3 W.Va. sites receive coal mining reclamation awards
Eight coal mine operations in five states, including three from West Virginia, gained top honors in the annual competition overseen by the U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. “These awards recognize the highest achievements in innovative techniques, reforestation, preparing mined land for long-term agricultural use and building enduring community infrastructure,” said Brent...
Superior Well Services, Inc. Agrees to Acquire Oilfield Service Assets from Diamondback Holdings, LLC
Superior Well Services, Inc. announced that it entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement to acquire certain oilfield service assets from Diamondback Holdings, LLC, a privately-owned company. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, Superior will acquire Diamondback’s pressure pumping, fluid logistics and completion, production and rental tools business lines for $270.0 million in cash,...
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