September 2012

29th September 2012

Arlington to Send Bills > Barnett Shale For Gas Fires = Firefighters! First City Ever!

Posted by blogwriter

The city of Arlington will mail out the first round of bills Monday Oct. 1, 2012 to natural gas drillers, who will begin paying a $2,397 annual fee per well to fund a new emergency preparedness and response program.

Arlington is the first city in the Barnett Shale to launch such a program, designed to help firefighters better prevent and respond to natural gas releases and other problems. Read more »

8th September 2012

Jobs Status Stimulus Hope = Oil Prices Up

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Oil prices rose on Friday September 77, 2012 in volatile trading after a disappointing U.S. August jobs report weakened the dollar and bolstered expectations for stimulus from the U.S. Federal Reserve, even while denting the outlook for petroleum demand.

Brent and U.S. crude futures were flirting with weekly losses after posting five straight weekly gains and surging more than 9 percent in August. Read more »