western gas company headquarters houston texas united states website www.swn.com southwestern energy also known as swn nyse swn is an oil and natural gas company based in houston texas . 1 contents 1 activities 2 operations in new brunswick canada 3 see also 4 notes 5 citations 6 references 7 external links activities edit its primary current activity is according to the company the development of the unconventional gas reservoir located on the arkansas side of the arkoma basin 2 and in its press statement its operations are focused within the united states on development of two natural gas reservoirs located in arkansas and pennsylvania . its operations in arkansas are focused on a natural gas reservoir fayetteville shale and its operations in northeast pennsylvania are focused on the natural gas reservoir marcellus shale . the company engages in natural gas gathering activities in arkansas texas louisiana pennsylvania and west virginia . 1 operations in new brunswick canada edit see also shale gas in canada there has been a major political debate about hydro fracking in new brunswick canada with protests being held since august 2011 in fredericton sussex hampton norton and rexton . 3 4 local residents in areas where exploration is undertaken are concerned that the seismic testing could lead to hydro fracking in their communities and that the fracking would harm their air and water quality . 5 in 2010 corridor resources in partnership with apache resources who operated in the mccully field play the first company to use the controversial mining practice known as hydraulic fracturing or hydro fracking in new brunswick announced that it found more natural gas in place in southern new brunswick than is available in all of western canada s proven reserves . 6 according to ralph carr the mayor of sussex new brunswick by december 2011 global players in natural gas exploration and extraction swn resources and apache had announced their intentions to aggressively search for gas in the deep shale deposits that lay beneath us . 7 shale gas was discovered in that area in c. 2003 but new technologies such as fracking have made its extraction viable . carr argued that controversy about shale gas development in new brunswick was partially fuelled by media attention when calgary based windsor energy inc. conducted seismic testing within the town boundaries before sussex town council had given official permission . carr argued against an outright ban on shale gas production but admitted that m issteps and mistakes by some companies involved with shale gas production have caused environmental damage and tarnished the image of the industry as a whole . 7 in july 2011 tom alexander swn s general manager for new brunswick assured residents that they were only exploring not fracking . in july swn seismic equipment was vandalized in an isolated work camp in cumberland bay . 8 in early august 2011 40 people from penniac taymouth stanley rogersville and several first nations blocked a road north of stanley stopping southwestern resources canada trucks used in seismic testing . 5 as part of ongoing protests against southwestern energy s shale gas development there has been a blockade on route 134 in mi kmaq territory in new brunswick . 9 on 3 october 2013 the court of queen s bench in new brunswick granted swn resources an injunction to end the protests of the elsipogtog first nation . 3 4 however the protesters were undeterred and on 17 october they brought matters to a head with a demonstration that blocked the highway and set several police cars afire . the situation exploded in violence sending dozens of people to jail and reducing five police cars to smouldering ruins . 10 the rcmp said more than 40 protesters were arrested for various offences including firearms offences uttering threats intimidation mischief and for refusing to abide by a court injunction . 11 on 29 november the protestors and 70 rcmp officers blocked traffic for several hours . 12 see also edit black warrior basin chesapeake energy notes edit citations edit a b southwestern energy company . google finance . retrieved 8 january 2012 . our profile . southwestern energy . a b cbc 2013 . a b howe 2013 . a b cbc 2011a . cbc 2011 . a b cbc 2011b . cbc 2011c . earthfirst 2013 . nobody is leaving n.b. native protesters vow after clash with rcmp turns violent . gloria galloway and jane taber . globe & mail . october 17 2013 . http www.theglobeandmail.com news national rcmp move in on first nation protesting shale gas development article14904344 cmpid rss1 rcmp protesters withdraw after shale gas clash in rexton . cbc.ca october 17 2013 . http www.cbc.ca news canada new brunswick rcmp protesters withdraw after shale gas clash in rexton 1.2100703 cbc.ca 29 nov 2013 anti shale gas protest closes highway 11 in n.b. for hours references edit in depth n.b. shale gas industry cbc 25 november 2011 retrieved 18 october 2013 seismic testing trucks blocked by protesters cbc 9 august 2011 fracking firm says vandals won t stop it cbc 26 july 2011 cbc news posted jul 26 2011 7 25 pm at last updated jul 26 2011 10 49 pm at sussex mayor warns shale gas ban is not the answer a series of special op eds written on the shale gas industry cbc 2 december 2011 retrieved 18 october 2013 cbc 17 october 2013 rcmp protesters withdraw after shale gas clash in rexton retrieved 18 october 2013 canada tensions high in mik maq blockade against colonial gas grab earth first 4 october 2013 retrieved 18 october 2013 howe miles 3 october 2013 injunction against anti shale gas activists issued but elsipogtog councillor says premier alward is willing to talk retrieved 18 october 2013 external links edit southwestern energy website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title southwestern energy & oldid 743466058 categories companies listed on the new york stock exchangeoil companies of the united statesnatural gas companies of the united statescompanies based in 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