US upstream news

Located in close proximity to the major industrial hubs on the US East Coast, Marcellus and Utica shale plays in the Appalachian basin have witnessed steady natural gas production growth over the last five-six years.

The second Wood Mackenzie Exploration Awards ceremony was held in June this year.

Norwegian based oil and gas solids solutions firm FourPhase is to install a sand management system for an offshore platform in the Gulf of Mexico for a trial period.

Senate Bill 181, signed in mid-April and also known as Protect Public Welfare Oil and Gas Operations, amends the Oil and Gas Conservation Act and gives counties and municipalities increased regulatory authority over oil and natural gas development in their jurisdictions.

Prior to being elected president of the society, Lisa Henthorne served on its board for four years, contributing to the growth in technical programmes and member services.

New legislation was created earlier this month to protect mineral owners from fraudulent activity and strengthen private property rights in the US state.

The company has agreed to pay a total of US$301.3 million to these authorities to resolve investigations into conduct dating back over a decade ago.

Infrastructure Networks will sell, supply and service Machfu solutions, delivered over INET’s wireless platform, while Machfu will use INET’s LTE coverage to connect to oil and gas assets real time in key energy producing areas.

The company's recently published North America Watch attributes the growth in output to increasing rig productivity and efficiency gains in areas outside of the Bakken core.

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