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		<title>Will the Gulf Spill Move Interest Away From Oil?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some people believe that the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico will increase the amount of interest in natural gas &#8211; both as a more attractive fuel and as a more attractive way to produce energy. More on the Financial Times website.]]></description>
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		<title>Stacked Plays &#8211; Above and Below the Marcellus</title>
		<link>http://shaleblog.com/2010/stacked-plays-above-and-below-the-marcellus/</link>
		<comments>http://shaleblog.com/2010/stacked-plays-above-and-below-the-marcellus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Marcellus Shale]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although the Marcellus Shale is the hot target today it is sandwiched between other rock units with the potential of producing natural gas. The Rhinestreet above the Marcellus and the Utica below it have both produced natural gas in some areas. More on the Observer-Reporter.com website.]]></description>
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		<title>The Impact of Shale Gas on Gazprom</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 03:55:27 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Foreign Gas Shales]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The development of shale gas plays in Europe could redefine the economics and politics of energy in that part of the world. An article on the BBC website explores the impact on Gazprom, the Russian energy company.]]></description>
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		<title>How Much Shale Gas at What Price?</title>
		<link>http://shaleblog.com/2010/how-much-shale-gas-at-what-price/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Natural Gas Price]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does the US have an unlimited supply of inexpensive natural gas from shale that will be quickly produced or will the resource be produced more slowly and sold for higher prices? An essay in the Financial Times explores this question.]]></description>
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		<title>Conasauga Formation Shale Gas Play</title>
		<link>http://shaleblog.com/2010/conasauga-formation-shale-gas-play/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:49:33 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Alabama Gas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Alabama Geological Survey&#8217;s Conasauga Formation Shale Gas Play website.: &#8220;The Conasauga Shale Gas Pool should initially be defined as that interval of the Conasauga Shale productive of hydrocarbons between 1,946 feet and 6,944 feet as indicated on the Array Induction-GR Density-APS log of the Dominion Black Warrior Basin, Inc. Newman 27-07-06 Well, Permit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alabama Gas Shale Research at AGS</title>
		<link>http://shaleblog.com/2010/alabama-gas-shale-research-at-ags/</link>
		<comments>http://shaleblog.com/2010/alabama-gas-shale-research-at-ags/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Alabama Geological Survey website: “To assist in the development of emerging gas shale plays in Alabama, the Geological Survey of Alabama is conducting a three-year study on the geology and development potential of gas shale in the Black Warrior basin and Appalachian thrust belt of Alabama. These areas contain a diversity of emerging [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shale Gas is Transforming Energy Markets</title>
		<link>http://shaleblog.com/2009/shale-gas-is-transforming-energy-markets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:43:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Wall Street Journal has an article titled: &#8220;America&#8217;s Natural Gas Revolution: A &#8216;shale gale&#8217; of unconventional and abundant U.S. gas is transforming the energy market.&#8221;]]></description>
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		<title>US Natural Gas Reserves &#8211; All Time High</title>
		<link>http://shaleblog.com/2009/us-natural-gas-reserves/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shaleblog</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drilling Results]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“At the end of 2008, domestic natural gas proved reserves reached their highest level since the U.S. Energy Information Administration began reporting them in 1977. Total U.S. proved reserves of dry natural gas rose by 6.9 trillion cubic feet from 2007 to 2008.” Quoted from the Energy Information Administration report.]]></description>
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		<title>Gas Shales Could Defer Arctic Development</title>
		<link>http://shaleblog.com/2009/gas-shales-could-defer-arctic-development/</link>
		<comments>http://shaleblog.com/2009/gas-shales-could-defer-arctic-development/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:18:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shaleblog</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Energy Information Administration released a report on the potential for oil and gas development in the Arctic Ocean. That report states&#8230; &#8220;Given that the Arctic resource base is predominantly composed of natural gas and natural gas liquids, the importance of Arctic oil and natural gas resources is likely to be affected by the growing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Floyd and Chattanooga Gas Shale Plays in Alabama</title>
		<link>http://shaleblog.com/2009/floyd-and-chattanooga-gas-shale-plays-in-alabama/</link>
		<comments>http://shaleblog.com/2009/floyd-and-chattanooga-gas-shale-plays-in-alabama/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:13:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shaleblog</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alabama Gas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Alabama Geological Survey has a summary publication titled &#8220;An Overview of the Floyd Shale &#038; Chattanooga Shale Gas Play in Alabama&#8220;. This is a technical report that summarizes the geology and drilling activity that has recently occurred in Alabama.]]></description>
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		<title>Shale Plays Threaten Arctic Natural Gas Development</title>
		<link>http://shaleblog.com/2009/shale-plays-threaten-arctic-natural-gas-development/</link>
		<comments>http://shaleblog.com/2009/shale-plays-threaten-arctic-natural-gas-development/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:13:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shaleblog</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Much of the energy potential of the Arctic is based upon natural gas and natural gas liquids. As the shale plays in the United States and other parts of the world are developed they reduce the incentive for energy companies to tackle the challenging environment of the Arctic. From an EIA report on Arctic Ocean [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peak Oil Discussions on Natural Gas from Shale</title>
		<link>http://shaleblog.com/2009/peak-oil-discussions-on-natural-gas-from-shale/</link>
		<comments>http://shaleblog.com/2009/peak-oil-discussions-on-natural-gas-from-shale/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shaleblog</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Natural Gas Companies]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://shaleblog.com/?p=1118</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Energy industry executives debated the importance of natural gas shales at the Denver Peak Oil Conference &#8211; some think it is a &#8220;game changer&#8221;.]]></description>
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		<title>Natural Gas Contrarians</title>
		<link>http://shaleblog.com/2009/natural-gas-contrarians/</link>
		<comments>http://shaleblog.com/2009/natural-gas-contrarians/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shaleblog</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An Associated Press article presents the views of a geological consultant who believes that the production potential of natural gas from shales is overstated.]]></description>
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		<title>Rediscovering Natural Gas in the United States</title>
		<link>http://shaleblog.com/2009/rediscovering-natural-gas-in-the-united-states/</link>
		<comments>http://shaleblog.com/2009/rediscovering-natural-gas-in-the-united-states/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:39:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shaleblog</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A National Public Radio article explores how new technology has led to the &#8220;rediscovery of natural gas&#8221; in the United States. &#8220;Natural gas reserves in the United States are actually 35 percent higher than believed just two years ago, and some geologists say even that estimate is too conservative.&#8221;]]></description>
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		<title>Mantle Source Natural Gas</title>
		<link>http://shaleblog.com/2009/mantle-source-natural-gas/</link>
		<comments>http://shaleblog.com/2009/mantle-source-natural-gas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shaleblog</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Researchers have argued for a long time about some natural gas being generated in the mantle without any organic material being present. Experimental studies now show that natural gas can be produced at mantle temperature/pressure conditions without organics.]]></description>
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