Richard Nemec began writing for NGI in 1995 and has 30 years experience in the energy industry. He holds BA from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles; and a MA in journalism from Northwestern University, Evanston, IL; and completed MBA courses at Northwestern's Evening Graduate School of Management.
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Canadian E&P Sees Different Side of Bakken
While hanging on to a good amount of acreage in two counties in the Williston Basin in North Dakota, Calgary-based Crescent Point Energy Corp. has found better economics for oil and natural gas production on the Canadian side of the border for the prolific basin that spreads over portions of Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Montana and most of the western half of North Dakota.
June 25, 2014
Loveland, CO, Voters Reject Proposed Fracking Moratorium
Voters in Loveland, CO, on Tuesday rejected a ballot measure seeking to impose a two-year moratorium on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) within the city limits. The result prompted swift responses from industry and citizen groups supporting the drilling practice.
June 25, 2014
Bakken Crude Rail Safety Exercise Draws Flack
More than 150 local, state and federal representatives from 20 agencies and first responders conducted a tabletop crude oil rail emergency exercise in North Dakota earlier this month. It involved testing how the various segments would handle a derailment and explosion involving Bakken crude.
June 24, 2014
Enterprise to Build 1,200-Mile Bakken-to-Cushing Oil Pipeline
With the backdrop of a state pipeline summit convened by North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple on Tuesday, Enterprise Products Partners LP announced its intention of building a 1,200-mile oil pipeline from the prolific Bakken Shale play to the market hub at Cushing, OK.
June 24, 2014
New Oil Rail Terminal Begins Operations in Wyoming
An initial shipment of crude oil from the Powder River Basin (PRB) in Wyoming went out last Friday from the new Black Thunder oil rail terminal developed jointly by Denver-based Meritage Midstream Services II LLC and Arch Coal. The rail terminal is located at the Black Thunder mining complex in Campbell County, WY.
June 23, 2014
California Awards $3.9M for NGV Tank, Hybrid Research
The California Energy Commission (CEC) on Wednesday approved four grants totaling $3.9 million for separate research projects to advance the development of natural gas onboard fuel tanks and natural gas-powered engines with hybrid electric concepts for heavy-duty fleet vehicles.
June 20, 2014
Wyoming Governor Pushes Back on Federal Regulations
Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead on Wednesday promised to shield his state from economic harm caused by too much federal regulation in the energy and environmental sectors.
June 20, 2014
Global Shale Development 5-10 Years Away, Report Says
Outside of the United States and Canada, shale development even in the most favorable spots is still five to 10 years away from beginning to come to fruition, according to a new report from consulting firm Accenture.
June 20, 2014
EIA: Fossil Fuel Production on Federal Lands Slowed
While crude oil production increased slightly, overall fossil fuel production on federal and Native American lands decreased by 7% in fiscal year 2013, according to a report released Friday by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Natural gas and coal led the decline.
June 20, 2014
Coal Made Gains on Gas Last Winter, Data Show
Coming out of one of the most severe winters ever recorded, indicators are showing that coal is making somewhat of a comeback at the expense of natural gas in the electric generation sector, according to a report released Thursday by Bentek Energy, “Back in the Black: Coal Makes Comeback.”
June 20, 2014