By Tom Lydon: Oil and gas exploration and production shares and exchange traded funds have been rallying as investors bet on a shale boom. Recent data released from the International Energy Agency is supporting the profitability of major oil service

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WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - The Obama administration opened the door to a new era of U.S. energy exports on Friday, approving the first natural gas project since the start of a heated debate over how best to benefit from the shale energy boom

In a sign the United States shale gas boom is making global waves, two Japanese conglomerates and a big French energy player signed agreements on Friday to invest up to $7 billion in a liquefied natural gas project in Louisiana.

Here are two good stock plays in the Eagle Ford Shale, and one speculation I'd avoid.

Three Japanese groups and GDF Suez of France take stakes in a $10bn LNG export facility in Louisiana

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. hopes for a new shale oil bonanza in Ohio, joining the prolific Bakken and Eagle Ford plays that have raised production to 20-year highs, were shattered on Thursday by the first hard evidence that the Utica formation was pri

U.S. hopes for a new shale oil bonanza in Ohio, joining the prolific Bakken and Eagle Ford plays that have raised production to 20-year highs, were shattered on Thursday by the first hard evidence that the Utica formation was primarily gas-prone.

NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. hopes for a new shale oil bonanza in Ohio, joining the prolific Bakken and Eagle Ford plays that have raised production to 20-year highs, were shattered on Thursday by the first hard evidence that the Utica formation

NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. hopes for a new shale oil bonanza in Ohio, joining the prolific Bakken and Eagle Ford plays that have raised production to 20-year highs, were shattered on Thursday by the first hard evidence that the Utica formation

Chevron may be making a pact with the devil.  On Thursday, Argentine energy producer YPF announced it had reached a ?final agreement? with the global oil giant to develop the Vaca Muerta basin, considered by Chevron the second largest reservoir

NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - Oil production from the Utica shale in the U.S. state of Ohio was lower in 2012 than first anticipated and in much of the play it will be dwarfed by "significant" gas output, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources said

NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - Oil production from the Utica shale in the U.S. state of Ohio was lower in 2012 than first anticipated and in much of the play it will be dwarfed by "significant" gas output, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources said

BUENOS AIRES, May 16 (Reuters) - Argentina has the world's second largest reservoir of unconventional oil after the United States, concentrated in the Vaca Muerta megafield, said Ali Moshiri, president of Latin American and African operations for U.S

Just as U.S. companies have revolutionized the global shale-gas industry, businesses working in Argentina have the opportunity to set new standards in shale-oil production, according to executives from Argentina's state-run oil company, YPF SA (YPF,

OTTAWA, May 15 (Reuters) - The Canadian province of Quebec, citing public concerns, unveiled a bill on Wednesday to impose a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, known as fracking, in a region rich in shale gas deposits.

OTTAWA, May 15 (Reuters) - The Canadian province of Quebec,citing public concerns, unveiled a bill on Wednesday to impose amoratorium on hydraulic fracturing, known as fracking, in aregion rich in...

A US-style boom has not happened, reports Jude Webber

New technology and lower costs offer hope, says Ed Crooks

Vast reserves of shale oil is set to make the US an exporter rather than a leading importer, delivering a blow to Middle East oil producers that can expect to see demand fall, an International Energy Agency report observes.

LONDON (Reuters) - Rising U.S. shale oil production will help meet most of the world's new oil demand in the next five years, even if the global economy picks up steam, leaving little room for OPEC to lift output without risking lower prices, the Wes

Rising U.S. shale oil production will help meet the world's new oil demand, leaving little room for OPEC to lift output without risking lower prices.

The impact of the shale revolution is made clear in the latest International Energy Agency outlook, with it forecasting growth in North American supply

The moves reflect rising shareholder activism among US investors particularly in the energy industry, which has been shaken up by the shale revolution

Alternative sources had helped ease fears about excessive Mideast reliance, and encouraged ‘pragmatic and rational’ energy policy, says Aramco

Who isn't finding success in South Texas?

A report by the American Petroleum Institute sheds greater light on the growth of shale drilling in the U.S.

Less capex now means less supply in future, and the shale gas boom is far from over

The Energy Report: A number of experts say North American gas supply is peaking. Where do you weigh in?

The slump in US natural gas prices caused by the shale boom has opened up potentially lucrative opportunities for sales to Europe and Asia

NEW YORK, May 9 (Reuters) - Shipping crude oil by rail has alleviated capacity constraints in the oil-rich Bakken shale in North Dakota, the chairman and chief executive of Continental Resources said on Thursday.

NEW YORK, May 9 (Reuters) - Shipping crude oil by rail has alleviated capacity constraints in the oil-rich Bakken shale in North Dakota, the chairman and chief executive of Continental Resources said on Thursday.

Two North American companies, Talisman Energy and Marathon, have quit fracking for shale gas in Poland, after disappointing drilling results.

The plans of Cuadrilla, the only company to have fracked for shale gas in the UK, are likely to face stiff resistance from some locals

MEXICO CITY, May 8 (Reuters) - Despite having some of the world's biggest shale gas reserves, Mexico imports about a third of its gas needs and, in the absence of major reform, risks further dependence on outside energy supplies, the country's energy

MEXICO CITY, May 8 (Reuters) - Despite having some of the world's biggest shale gas reserves, Mexico imports about a third of its gas needs and, in the absence of major reform, risks further dependence on outside energy supplies, the country's energy

The ripples of the North American shale boom continue to spread, with a growing number of European utilities forced to mothball gas-fired plants that can't compete with rising imports of cheap coal.

LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - UK shale gas company Cuadrilla Resources plans to undertake four months of exploration drilling work this summer at a site to the south of London, it said on Wednesday.

The fossil fuel industry is booming, and has a lot more room to run, thanks to incredible technological progress in oil and gas production from shale rock.  In theory, this should create jobs, lower energy costs, and bring manufacturing capacity

* Polish government backs shale to replace Russian imports

* Polish government backs shale to replace Russian imports

* Polish government backs shale to replace Russian imports

NEW YORK, May 8 (Reuters) - Marathon Oil Corp : * Shares up 2.7 percent in premarket trade on news the company is quitting

LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - North Dakota's leading oilfield operators hope to squeeze much more oil from its shale formations by drilling wells closer together - a bold experiment that could raise ultimate recovery by billions of barrels if it succeeds