Charlie Passut

A trio of lawmakers supporting oil and natural gas drilling in North Carolina introduced a bill Thursday that would extend the deadline for the state to develop its own regulatory program; create a new Oil and Gas Commission; reconstitute the state’s Mining and Energy Commission (MEC); invalidate local bans on oil and gas activities; ban wastewater injection wells, and establish a severance tax.

The Ohio House of Representatives on Wednesday voted 55-35 in favor of a bill that would levy a 2.5% severance tax on oil and natural gas produced from horizontal wells, most of which target the Marcellus and Utica shales.

The Center for Sustainable Shale Development (CSSD) said Wednesday it has received a two-year, $150,000 grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation in support of its certification program and public engagement initiatives.

Crude oil from the Bakken Shale isn’t significantly more dangerous than crude from other plays to transport by rail and poses a lower transport risk than other flammable liquids, but it may contain higher amounts of dissolved flammable gases compared to heavier crudes, according to a report commissioned by the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM).

The Ohio House of Representatives late Wednesday afternoon voted 55-35 in favor of a bill that would levy a 2.5% severance tax on oil and natural gas produced from horizontal wells.

A Florida company is asking FERC to declare its plans to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) exempt from its regulatory oversight on the grounds that it plans to use portable technology to produce LNG rather than construct a terminal.

Halcon Resources Corp. reported forward progress in the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale (TMS) during the first quarter, while making drilling improvements in the Williston Basin and derisking its holdings in a portion of the Eagle Ford Shale in East Texas.

FERC has given regulatory approval to a pair of pipeline projects designed to supply two boroughs of New York City with additional natural gas, just in time for the 2014-2015 winter season.

Continental Resources Inc. increased production by more than 25% during the first quarter of 2014 as it continued to tinker with various completion methods in the Bakken Shale and made plans for more drilling through the rest of the year in a legacy shale play in south central Oklahoma.