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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Oklahoma Considers Tax Hike on Unconventional Drilling
In the state with the nation’s second-highest drilling rig count, Oklahoma elected and industry officials are considering an across-the-board hike of the tax on oil/natural drilling, but it would still be considerably lower than a counter proposal by a billionaire philanthropist in Oklahoma City.
May 16, 2014
Los Angeles Oil Spill Quickly Contained
An oil spill Thursday morning on the Plains All American Pipeline in Los Angeles near the concrete-covered Los Angeles River, which long ago was turned into a regional flood control system, was contained before it could cause serious damage.
May 16, 2014
North Dakota, BLM to Cooperate on New Flaring Rules
With one-third of North Dakota’s growing oil and natural gas production coming from the Fort Berthold Reservation lands, state officials said Tuesday the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has agreed informally that new anti-flaring rules would be enforced on the federally managed lands.
May 15, 2014
Niobrara ‘Another Bakken’ for Whiting Petroleum
While reporting that its Williston Basin North Dakota production reached record levels above 100,000 boe/d in 1Q2014, Whiting Petroleum Corp. executives early this month trumpeted the potential of the company’s Denver Julesburg (DJ) Basin play in Colorado as potentially duplicating the Williston growth.
May 15, 2014
Regulatory Activity to Dominate in the Bakken, State Official Says
Oil and natural gas operators in the robust North Dakota production fields are facing a lot of new regulatory requirements potentially from both state and federal government, beginning June 1 with a new state requirement for gas capture plans with each new drilling permit application, as underscored Tuesday by the state’s chief oil/gas official.
May 14, 2014
Wyoming Begins Effort to Plug Abandoned Wells
The Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (OGCC) has retained a contractor and begun a long-delayed effort to plug abandoned oil and natural gas wells.
May 14, 2014
With Less Hydro, California to Lean More Heavily on Gas-Fueled Power
A major drought, loss of a major nuclear power plant, and increased reliance on intermittent renewable power shouldn’t phase California’s grid this summer, according to a new report. Gas-fired power can step in, but with some caveats.
May 13, 2014
Wyoming LNG Roadmap Rolled Out by Industry, Governor
With support from the governor’s office, Wyoming oil/natural gas stakeholders on Monday introduced a strategy for using liquefied natural gas (LNG) produced in the state to replace diesel fuel in many applications within the oil/gas industry.
May 13, 2014
North Dakota Ponders Oil Gathering-to-Transmission Plan
North Dakota’s Public Service Commission (PSC) has been asked to approve plans to convert a crude oil gathering pipeline into a crude transmission link into a Wyoming hub and other market interconnections.
May 13, 2014
North Dakota Production Back on the Rise
Although still reflecting some remnants of winter’s slowdown, North Dakota production of oil and natural gas hit new all-time highs in March, rising from February’s lull. Rig counts were down slightly, but well completions increased sharply and the producing well count hit a new high.
May 13, 2014