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U.S. energy independence is no longer just a pipe dream
It's no pipe dream. The U.S. is already the world's fastest-growing oil and natural gas producer. Counting the output from Canada and Mexico, North America is "the new Middle East," Citigroup analysts declare in a recent report. 
ew publication traces water's journey through shale-gas production
A new, free publication offered by Penn State Extension examines how water is used and affected during production of natural gas from deep shale formations.
New Pipeline Application Received from TransCanada
The State Department has received a new application from TransCanada Corp. for a proposed pipeline that would run from the Canadian border to connect to an existing pipeline in Steele City, Nebraska.
Interior Department sets rules for gas drilling on public lands
The Obama administration said Friday it will for the first time require companies drilling for oil and natural gas on public and Indian lands to publicly disclose chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations.
N.C. regulators support fracking, but report calls for safeguards
State regulators Tuesday issued a long-awaited analysis of fracking, reiterating that the mining method can be done safely in North Carolina, despite overwhelming public opposition to the natural gas extraction technique.
Interior readies next round of drilling-safety rules
The Interior Department is moving ahead with plans to update toughened offshore drilling safety standards that were first issued on an "emergency" basis months after the 2010 BP oil spill.
Bill legalizing fracking in NC will be taken up in May session
A state Senate committee on energy policy on Wednesday approved a proposal to legalize fracking in North Carolina in a little more than two years, and during that period establish a new regulations to ensure the environmentally sensitive process of natural gas extraction is done safely.
Obama order coordinates federal oversight of 'fracking,' gas development
President Obama signed an executive order Friday establishing a high-level task force charged with coordinating federal oversight of domestic natural-gas development.
