Chief Oil & Gas

Money flows into Wisconsin governor recall fight

2012-02-16T15:15:32Z

MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Political money has poured into Wisconsin in recent months - not for the presidential or Senate races but for a state vote getting national billing as a battle for the interests of the middle class.

Gas driller fined $180,000 for Marcellus violations

2011-06-28T17:14:34Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Independent energy producer Chief Oil & Gas has been fined $180,000 by Pennsylvania regulators for environmental violations in the Marcellus Shale, the Department of Environmental Protection said on Tuesday.

Big oil companies face growing concern on fracking

2011-05-26T12:39:16Z

DALLAS/SAN RAMON, California (Reuters) - Large blocks of investors in the two biggest U.S. oil companies on Wednesday demanded more disclosure about the environmental risks of extracting oil and gas through hydraulic fracturing.

Big oil companies face growing concern on fracking

2011-05-25T22:51:16Z

Chevron to buy new stakes in Marcellus shale

2011-05-04T12:26:11Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chevron Corp will buy 228,000 acres in the Marcellus Shale, expanding its position in the one of the hottest natural gas shale fields under development in the United States.

Gas drilling fire burns 7 workers in W. Virginia

2010-06-07T22:24:43Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A fireball and explosion burned seven members of a crew drilling for natural gas at an abandoned coal mine in West Virginia on Monday, the second big fire at an energy formation known as the Marcellus Shale in less than a week, a government worker said.