Obama orders oversight group on shale gas

Reuters: President Barack Obama streamlined federal oversight of natural gas production from shale on Friday as the drilling boom has depressed prices for the fuel and increased pressure on the administration to allow companies to export it. Obama issued an executive order creating an interagency group to oversee development of natural gas, building on a pledge he made in his State of the Union address in January to support the industry while increasing safety. A government source said the panel would...

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