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A generation rig owned by SWN Drilling Services is put to work in a patch of the Fayetteville Shale field, in northern Faulkner County southwest of Damascus in 2014.
Construction / Education / Real Estate

Drilling Industry Waits for Bust to ClearLock Icon

Three years after natural gas prices plunged to their lowest point since 1998 — one-sixth the price seen in 2005 — the gas market remains depressed, drilling is dormant, and oil production is flat in the traditional crude belt of south Arkansas. read more >
Energy / Investments / Public Companies

Disasters, Low Oil Prices, Shale Cause $6.4B Loss at BHP Billiton

Battered by a devastating dam disaster in Brazil, low commodity prices and losses in shale holdings – including operations in Arkansas – mining giant BHP Billiton posted a record $6.4 billion annual loss on Tuesday. read more >
James Inhofe
Construction / Energy / Government & Politics

Advocates for Environment Not Sorry to See Fracking Stop in Arkansas

The 10-year boom in Arkansas natural gas production poured billions of dollars into the state, but some Arkansans are not sad to see it end. read more >
Agriculture & Poultry / Energy / Government & Politics

Natural Gas in Fayetteville Shale Takes Arkansas from Zero to Billions in 10 Years

In the past decade, the players in the Fayetteville Shale have shuffled and consolidated, drilling has peaked and retreated, employment has expanded and contracted, technology has advanced, environmental and infrastructure concerns have reared their heads and government has responded. read more >
Agriculture & Poultry / Energy / Insurance

Quake Lawsuits Shake Up Shale Play Companies

A lawsuit, filed in federal court in the Eastern District of Arkansas, involves two Greenbrier families who claim their homes suffered damages from a 4.7 earthquake caused by drilling in the Fayetteville Shale Play. read more >
Energy

Improving Valuations Have BHP Billiton Going After More Shale Acreage

BHP Billiton of Australia, which owns land in the Fayetteville Shale Play in central Arkansas, is going after more shale acreage in the United States and says rising natural gas prices are making its Arkansas assets look even better. read more >