Air tests around the Barnett Shale natural gas field continue to return troubling results.

The air near a North Texas natural gas drilling operation had over five times more benzene than the state considers safe for short-term exposure, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports today.

Environmental regulators want gas drillers to voluntarily emit less pollution after high levels of a carcinogen are found.

Natural gas produced from shale rock formations like Texas' Barnett shale play could account for one third of total U.S. natural gas supply by 2025, up from 14 percent today, a prominent energy forecaster said Friday.

WEATHERFORD, Texas----In a significant victory for oil and gas producers and processors in the Barnett Shale, Lillard Wise Szygenda obtained a jury verdict declaring that Crosstex Energy Services, L.P.’s Azle gas processing facility did not constitute a nuisance to surrounding homeowners.

Texas Right of Way Associates/TRWA, Inc. announced today they are doing business as a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE). “I am pleased to announce TRWA, Inc. is the only Hispanic Minority Business Enterprise Right of Way Acquisitions and Land Survey company doing business in the Barnett Shale and Haynesville Shale plays” Don Valden, CEO, TRWA, Inc. was quoted. “My brother Ted Valdez, President ...

Devon Energy Corp. will divest its offshore and international assets to focus solely on its North American operations, a move aimed at bringing the Barnett Shale’s largest gas producer cash during a difficult time for the industry.

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Natural gas generated from the Barnett Shale play in Texas and similar rock formations could make up one-third of overall sup - More - 

Companies working in the Barnett Shale in Texas are continuing to learn how to recover more natural gas from the area since i - More -