DoD Identifies Army Casualty

No. 789-08 September 18, 2008
DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Capt. Darrick D. Wright, 37, of Nashville, Tenn., died September 17th in Baghdad, Iraq, of a non-combat related illness. He was assigned to the 926th Engineer Brigade, Montgomery, Ala.
For more information, media may contact the 412th Engineer Command, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at (601) 631-6102.

#20- Haynesville Shale Updates - Post Date Thursday, September 18, 2008

Haynesville Shale
Large Natural Gas Deposit, Northwest Louisiana
UPDATES:
September, 2008
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Wells of Past, 1967 - Grandfather’s Farm - Red Shute Plantation
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Thursday, September 18, 2008

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EastTexasReview.com had the following report up on their website yesterday, Sept. 17th... Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) has named Sarie N. Joubert and Paul A. Pratt as managers of public affairs for the company’s corporate development office in Shreveport... Joubert and Pratt are responsible for managing external affairs for Chesapeake’s operations in the Haynesville Shale Play across Northwest Louisiana and East Texas. Joubert and Pratt develop integrated solutions for Chesapeake’s operating units, local and state government, royalty owners, news media, community activists and land owner groups. In their new roles on the corporate development team, they work to position all stakeholders in Northwest Louisiana and East Texas for maximum success in the exploration and production of natural gas...
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Chesapeake Energy hires managers of Public Affairs
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KTBS.com has the following Report/News Video up on their website today and it goes in part like this... The early rush to lease land for drilling in the Haynesville Shale could be over as energy companies step up drilling for the lucrative gas field... Billions of dollars have been raised and spent by companies to buy leases this year. Now those same companies have to drill wells and get production and money flowing...
Click out the rest at link below...
Energy companies switch focus from signing leases to drilling

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Friday, September 19, 2008
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* SunHerald.com has this report posted today on their website and it starts off like this... Southern Star Energy Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SSEY, the "Company"), a fast-growing E&P company with reserves and production from leases located in northern Louisiana, today announced the Company experienced no interruptions in field operations, production, or drilling operations during or following the passage of Hurricane Gustav and Hurricane Ike. The Company experienced no damage to field equipment, and there were no injuries to any of the Company's personnel as a result of the storms. The Atkins-Lincoln 17-2 Well, the Company's first Haynesville test well and the second well in the Company's 2008 development program, spudded on September 11, 2008...
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Southern Star Energy Announces Continuity of Operations During Hurricane Ike and Status Update of Atkins-Lincoln Well 17-2
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* The Shreveport Times website brings us some great news on an upcoming Expo this November 21s. (I’ll be there.) It starts off like this... The first Haynesville Shale Expo will be Nov. 21 at the Shreveport Convention Center with expert speakers, 100 exhibitors and technology demonstrations- all to educate the public on the potential effects of the natural gas discovery... The free expo is being presented by The Times, Chesapeake Energy, Devon Energy, EnCana Energy, Petrohawk Energy and XTO Energy. The chambers of commerce within the shale area will be hosts for the event, which is expected to attract thousands from northwest Louisiana and east Texas... "This event is key to realizing winning results across the board for neighborhood groups, landowners, families and businesses," said Debra Lindsey, senior vice president of the Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce, one of the regional hosts. "It will provide a great opportunity for the public to get factual information about all aspects of gas drilling, production and leasing, and the impact it will have on them."...
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Haynesville Shale Expo to be held Nov. 21
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Republican VP Pick Sarah Palin Disinvited from Jewish-Sponsored Iran Rally

Thursday, September 18, 2008
The JTA website brings us this bit of news this Thursday evening and it starts 0ff like this... Sarah Palin is being disinvited from the Jewish-sponsored Iran rally, sources told JTA... The move follows two days of controversy for organizers of next Monday’s rally to protest Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the United Nations... The controversy erupted after JTA reported that Palin, the Republican vice-presidential nominee, had accepted an invitation from the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations to speak at the event. The news of Palin’s participation prompted Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.), who had pledged several weeks earlier to speak at the rally, to announce she was withdrawing from the event...
Read the rest HERE

Governor Palin Official Portrait - Photo credit-Jeff Schultz of Anchorage, AK

Photo for the Day - September 18, 2008

* Photo for the Day * Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Radcliffe, a Spring, Texas, native, provides security for a member of the Striker Brigade command team during a patrol through northern Baghdad's Adhamiyah district, Aug. 14, 2008. Radcliffe is a team leader with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multinational Division Baghdad.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Zach Mott, Multinational Division Baghdad
Read the story at link below...

Face of Defense: Soldier Notes Change in Sadr City

U.S. State Department recommends all non-emergency American Staffers at U.S. Embassy in Yemen to leave country

Thursday, September 18, 2008
The U.S. State Department is recommending that all non-emergency American staffers at the U.S. embassy in Yemen, along with their family members, leave the country following Wednesday's deadly attack... The State Department issued a similar directive in April after attacks against the embassy and a residential compound. That order was lifted last month, but has again been re-instated... In a travel warning issued Thursday, the State Department said it would not authorize any travel outside the capital city of Sanaa, and asked U.S. citizens to defer all non-essential travel into the country... Those choosing to remain in Yemen were asked to "exercise caution"... be vigilant, avoid crowds, keep a low profile, and vary times and routes for travel...
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U.S. urges embassy staff to leave Yemen

* The Asharq Alawsat website has this report…
US Embassy Attack in Yemen: Islamists Sound Off

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Explosions Rock U.S. Embassy in Yemen

About News Video: As many as five explosions hit the U.S. Embassy in Yemen, killing at least 16 people. All Americans at the compound are safe. Authorities say the attacks appeared carefully planned, with attackers dressed as soldiers. September 17th.
Video posted on YouTube by AssociatedPress

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

No. 788-08 September 18, 2008
DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Pfc. Leonard J. Gulczynski I, 19, of Carol Stream, Ill., died September 17th in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained when his vehicle was involved in an accident. He was assigned to the 610th Engineer Support Company, 14th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, Fort Lewis, Wash. The incident is under investigation.
For more information media may contact the Fort Lewis public affairs office at (253) 967-0152, (253) 967-0147 or after hours at (253) 967-0015 (ask for the Public Affairs Officer on call).

Photo for the Day - September 17, 2008

* Photo for the Day * From left, Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, outgoing Multi-National Force - Iraq Commander U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus and incoming MNF-I Commander U.S. Army Gen. Ray Odierno watch the color guard during the MNF-I change of command ceremony at the Al Faw Palace in Baghdad, Iraq, September 16, 2008.
Photo by Tech Sgt. Adam Stump

#19- Haynesville Shale Updates - Post Date Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Haynesville Shale
Large Natural Gas Deposit, Northwest Louisiana
UPDATES:
September, 2008

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Hello everyone...
With the novelty of the Haynesville Shale wearing off now... So goes all those news articles with it. If you haven’t noticed yet... most all the news reports, articles, stories and so on are now only coming in at a trickle. So with that said... I’ll now be posting a few short post every week, like this one... instead of all those once a week, long ones, that I had been posting.

Thanks for stopping by and...
Keep checking back!
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Wells of Past, 1967 - Grandfather’s Farm - Red Shute Plantation
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008...

* eMedia World had the following news release by Dynamic Resources Corp. posted on their website yesterday...
Dynamic Resources Corp. Announces Sentell Field Update -- New Well Discovery; Company Moves Rig to Drill First of Two Haynesville/Lower Bossier Shale Test Wells
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* The Shreveport Times has the following article on their website today and it starts off like this... ShreveCentre Coalition has gone into its full-court press now that the deadline to start negotiations with natural gas companies is less than a month away... The coalition plans to start the process Oct. 1. Member neighborhoods recently learned they need to have their final numbers and percentages in by Saturday...
Read the article in full at link below...
Haynesville Shale coalition close to starting negotiations - Group works on behalf of property owners within the Haynesville play
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(Being I’m a property owner in Broadmoor... I’ve been approached by Twin Cities Development, LLC several times and I’ve turned them down... But I think I might just go ahead and give Broadmoor Neighborhood Association President Ken Krefft a call. I too believe it is now time to get off the fence and make the deal... AJ).

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