Report Finds Illegal Use of Diesel in Fracking; Companies Point to Changing Definitions
The Environmental Integrity Project says some oil and gas companies have continued the illegal injection of diesel fuel during hydraulic fracturing, including Southwestern Energy and ExxonMobil subsidiaries in the Fayetteville Shale. read more >
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Southwestern Energy Says Fayetteville Shale Outpaces Expectations
Southwestern Energy of Houston says its natural gas wells in central Arkansas’ Fayetteville Shale Play and the Northeast United States’ Marcellus Shale have continued to outpace expectations in the second quarter. read more >
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$30M Airport Intended to Spur Conway Economy
Conway officials say the $30 million airport project will bring economic development to the city by attracting corporate customers, and it will solve serious safety issues present at the current site. read more >
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Southwestern Energy Credits Fayetteville Shale for Good 2013
Southwestern Energy Co. of Houston is calling its 2013 "outstanding" and credits its Fayetteville Shale developments for much of this success. read more >
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Little Rock CNG Station Will Bring Total To 7 in Arkansas
Early in February, the city of Little Rock is scheduled to open the seventh compressed natural gas station in Arkansas that is available for public use. Arkansas has had public CNG stations for just a few years — a station owned by Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp. was opened in 2011. read more >
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Southwestern Energy’s Fayetteville Shale Investment Steady in 2014
Southwestern Energy Co. of Houston will invest $900 million in Arkansas' Fayetteville Shale Play next year, the same as in 2013. read more >
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Southwestern Energy Drills ‘Best Well to Date’ In Brown Dense
Southwestern Energy Co. of Houston reported this week it had drilled its "best well to date" in the Lower Smackover Brown Dense formation. read more >
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Southwestern Posts Loss in 4Q But Lauds Fayetteville Shale Results
Southwestern Energy Co. of Houston reported a $355 million loss for its fourth quarter 2012, but praised activities stemming from its natural gas assets, including the Fayetteville Shale in Arkansas. read more >
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Southwestern Energy to Decrease Fayetteville Shale Spending
Southwestern Energy Co. of Houston has stated it will spend less money on its Fayetteville Shale assets in 2013. The company plans to spend $830 million in the area next year, compared to a little more than $1 billion in 2012. read more >
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Nature Conservancy Gets $900,000 from Southwestern Energy Co.
The Nature Conservancy says it will use a $900,000 gift from Southwestern Energy Co. to fund the first phase of the restoration of the Archey Fork area. read more >
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THV 11 News: Brown Dense Activity Cools in Arkansas
Arkansas Business news partner THV 11 News reports that activity surrounding Brown Dense has slowed on the Arkansas side of the state's border with Louisiana. read more >
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New Wells Encouraging, But Brown Dense Viability Still Debated
As Southwestern Energy Co. drills more test wells in the Lower Smackover Brown Dense formation, preliminary results are coming back looking more and more promising. read more >
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Natural Gas Industry Continues Consolidation
More than a trillion cubic feet of natural gas was extracted from Arkansas in 2011; more than 60 percent of it by Southwestern Energy Co. of Houston. Includes list of the state's largest gas production companies. read more >
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