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Fracking is a non-technical term for Hydraulic Fracturing. Fracking or Hydraulic Fracturing is a method for retrieving, otherwise inaccessible, natural gas and petroleum by injecting pressurized fluid and chemicals into underground rock causing fissures. The fissures widen and expand allowing petroleum and gas to escape and flow to areas where it can be retrieved. less -

President Trump’s First Energy Move

Flaster Greenberg PC on 11/12/2024

When he assumes office again on January 20, 2025, newly reelected President Donald J. Trump can make one move regarding energy that not only will facilitate the increased availability of domestic oil and gas production but...more

Is Frack Wastewater the Secret Source of Lithium

Flaster Greenberg PC on 6/20/2024

Over the last few weeks, numerous articles have appeared touting the residue in wastewater that had been used in hydraulic fracturing operations as a potential source of lithium. (Source 1) (Source 2) (Source 3). Lithium, of...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - March 2020 #3

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 3/30/2020

Coronavirus Throws EU Climate Plans into Disarray - "Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said last week that the EU should 'forget about' the Green Deal for now while it focuses on Coronavirus." Why this is important: ...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - September 2019 #2

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 9/20/2019

Crisis in Middle East Should Remind Us of the Importance of Fracking - "Oil prices are likely to spike in the short-term aftermath of the attack on Saudi Arabia, but, as Clifford Krauss and Stanley Reed of The New York...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - October 2018 #2

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 10/13/2018

Is U.S. Shale as Productive as It's Cracked Up to Be? "When you look at the data, the question arises of whether E&Ps' well production systems are as efficient and productive as they like to think they are." Why this is...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - May 2018 #4

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 5/26/2018

FERC Won't Consider Big Climate Change Effects in Pipeline Reviews - "FERC's three Republican commissioners issued the surprise ruling as part of an otherwise routine decision on a pipeline upgrade proposed by the utility...more

Newsletter: Environmental Law Update

Pullman & Comley, LLC on 3/5/2018

Throughout Connecticut’s legislative session, these updates highlight developments concerning environmental law and policy. The author prepares updates as Legislative Liaison of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Environmental...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - February 2018 #2

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 2/9/2018

Oil World Turns Upside Down as U.S. Sells Oil in Middle East - "Yet, in a trade that illustrates how the rise of the American shale industry is upending energy markets across the globe, the U.A.E. bought oil directly from...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - January 2018

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 1/5/2018

Appalachia Underground NGL Storage Facility Clears Big Hurdle - "The Appalachia Storage & Trading Hub initiative got approval for the first of two application phases for a $1.9 billion U.S. Department of Energy loan, the...more

Energy Technology Connections Newsletter - Your Law Firm Link to Industry News: March 2017

Mintz on 4/1/2017

Our March edition of Energy Technology Connections brings you recent industry highlights and features a list of upcoming energy industry events throughout the nation. If you enjoy learning about new technology as much as we...more

Energy Insights: An Update from the Third Quarter of 2015

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/19/2015

In this edition of Seyfarth Shaw’s Energy Insights Newsletter our Energy and Clean Technologies team covers important developments in Q3 2015 for the energy industry including 1) the latest initiatives from the Environmental...more

Energy Newsletter - January 2015

King & Spalding on 1/20/2015

In This Issue: - Mexico: E&P Regulator Issues First Call for Bids under Round One - Have the Challenges of the Energy Transition been Overcome? - Challenges for energy security in Europe: Do European...more

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