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An article on the Reuters website explains why many experts believe that there will be a natural gas glut for the next several years which could hold the energy-equivalent price of natural gas at a small fraction of the price of oil.
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Tags: africa, eruption, Geology.com, massachusetts, mexico, michigan, natural hazards, virginiaLee Allison, State Geologist of Arizona, reports on the new enthusiasm for geothermal energy… “We attended the DOE Geothermal Technology Program Peer Review in the DC area recently and were astounded at the breadth of research, innovation, success stories, and overall enthusiasm in the geothermal community.”
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Tags: canada, earth-observatory, europe, massachusetts, pennsylvania, utica shale, virginiaThe Arkansas Geological Survey is doing a great job keeping track of activity in the Fayetteville Shale Gas Play and making that information available to the public. Their maps show well locations, well types, horizontal leg direction, target formations, gas pipelines and are accompanied by a spreadsheet with well information.
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Tags: career, career-services, construction, dubai, egypt, find-jobs, geophysics jobs, guides, jobs-in-morocco, location, salaries, unspecifiedDoug Suttles, BP’s chief operating officer, announced that their “top kill” attempt to plug the leaking oil well in the Gulf of
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