Rachel Brougham [email protected] (231) 439-9348 8:29 a.m. EDT, May 8, 2012 Today, Tuesday, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources will auction off state-owned oil and gas lease rights to more than 108,000 acres in 23 counties. None of the property up for grabs is located in Charlevoix or Emmet counties.... Continue reading

Hastings Meeting Discusses Issue Of Fracking HASTINGS, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - As the Oil and Gas industry looks for more ways to expand, it could mean more use of a controversial technique known as fracking. The process uses high pressured water, sand and chemicals to fracture rock deep beneath the... Continue reading

Report urges more Michigan natural gas production By Karl Henkel The Detroit News 1 Comments Michigan's natural gas industry injects $6 billion into the state's economy, supports 23,000 jobs and needs to be protected from a federal takeover of the state's regulatory role, according to state legislative report released Tuesday.... Continue reading

Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is the process of extracting natural gas from shale rock layers deep within the earth. Fracking makes it possible to produce natural gas extraction in shale plays that were once unreachable with conventional technologies. Recent advancements in drilling technology have led to new man-made hydraulic fractures... Continue reading