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Noble Energy Announces Strategic Partnership With Consol Energy in Marcellus Shale
Noble Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NBL) announced today it has signed definitive agreements which create a joint venture partnership with CONSOL Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNX) for the development of their Marcellus Shale properties in southwest Pennsylvania and northwest West Virginia.

NEOS Launches Geoscience Program in the Marcellus Shale
NEOS GeoSolutions, Inc. today announced that it has begun the first phase of acquisition for an integrated geological, geophysical, and geochemical study of the Marcellus unconventional shale gas play. The initial phase of this multi-client project in north-central Pennsylvania has several objectives, including identifying near-surface geo-hazards, developing an environmental baseline of current surface conditions, and determining the mix of technologies that would prove most beneficial in delivering a regional geologic framework for areas of the Marcellus targeted for natural gas development.

Sinopec Completes Drilling of First Horizontal Well for Shale Gas
Sinopec has completed drilling of its first horizontal well for shale gas, Jianye HF-1 well, and has moved into the stage of completion operation. Located in Jiannan area, Hubei Province, Jianye HF-1 well is the first horizontal well targeted at Jurassic formation.

Consent to focus: ExxonMobil & Total, the search for natural gas
ExxonMobil Exploration and Production UK and Total E & P Canada will jointly explore natural gas in north-eastern Poland. President of the OCCP has agreed to create two joint ventures

Baker Hughes Fractures its First Unconventional Shale Well in Argentina
Baker Hughes (NYSE: BHI) announced it has completed its first unconventional hydrocarbon shale hydraulic fracturing and stimulation project in Argentina for YPF in the Neuquén basin.

Drillsearch and QGC form $130 million Cooper Basin Shale Gas JV
Leading Cooper Basin independent exploration company, Drillsearch Energy Ltd (DLS) announces a strategic joint venture with global energy company BG Group to explore and develop shale gas in the Cooper Basin as a future supply to growing LNG exports and demand in East Australia

US shale gas weakening Russian, Iranian petro-power, Baker Institute study finds
Rising U.S. natural gas production from shale formations has already played a critical role in weakening Russia’s ability to wield an "energy weapon" over its European customers, and this trend will accelerate in the coming decades, according to a new Baker Institute study, "Shale Gas and U.S. National Security." The study, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, projects that Russia’s natural gas market share in Western Europe will decline to as little as 13 percent by 2040, down from 27 percent in 2009.

Endeavour to Acquire Operated Interests Expanding Its Position in Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale
Endeavour International Corporation (NYSE: END) (LSE: ENDV) announced today that it has entered into purchase and sale agreements with SM Energy Company (NYSE:SM) and certain other minority owners to acquire the leasehold and producing interests held by SM Energy and its partners in the Marcellus Shale in north central Pennsylvania, as well as a pipeline and related facilities for aggregate consideration of $110 million. The transaction provides Endeavour with significant production and reserve potential on acreage that is adjacent to the Company's existing Marcellus acreage and is readily available for development in one of the most economically attractive shale gas plays in the United States.

3Legs Resources plc, Spudding of Warblino LE-1H horizontal well
3Legs Resources plc (the “Company”), a company focussed on the exploration and development of unconventional oil and gas resources with a particular focus on shale gas in Europe, announces the following drilling update.

Realm Energy Announces Joint Participation With ConocoPhillips in Paris Basin
Realm Energy International Corporation (“Realm Energy”) or the (“Company”) (TSX-V:RLM) (www.realmenergy.ca) is pleased to announce it has entered into a farmout agreement with ConocoPhillips to conduct joint exploration activities in the Paris Basin, France.