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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Keystone XL Pipe Delayed; Backers Want Congress to Act
The fate of Keystone XL was cast into doubt Friday when the U.S. State Department extended its fact-finding process with eight other federal agencies, putting off, for now, a long-awaited Obama administration decision on the project.
April 21, 2014
Colorado Bill to Study Drilling Health Impacts Advances
Despite industry opposition, a proposal (HB 1297) to have the state study the possible health impacts from oil/natural gas development is going to the Colorado state Senate for consideration after passing in the House of Representatives by a 38-26 vote Thursday. It will be assigned to a committee for initial review in the Senate.
April 21, 2014
PG&E Pleads Not Guilty to Pipe Criminal Charges
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) pleaded not guilty Monday to 12 federal criminal charges stemming for its actions leading up to the 2010 natural gas transmission pipeline explosion that killed eight people and injured scores more in San Bruno, about 10 miles south of San Francisco.
April 21, 2014
North Dakota Alleges Saltwater Dumping by Trucking Firm
A Wyoming-based trucking company is facing potential fines of more than $1 million, and criminal charges against the driver of the truck for allegedly dumping saltwater from oil and gas operations in North Dakota’s Bakken Shale, according to the state Department of Mineral Resources (DMR).
April 17, 2014
Wyoming to Study Setbacks, Delay Flaring Action
Wyoming regulators have decided to review rules for distancing oil and natural gas operations from developed areas, but they have delayed action on ways to reduce gas flaring.
April 17, 2014
Salazar: U.S. ‘Energy Plan’ Working; Independence in Sight
The United States has an ad hoc national energy plan that is working well, driving the nation closer to energy independence, and a key reason for the success is that there is a lot more regulatory certainty, relative to other parts of the world, former U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar told an energy forum in Denver on Wednesday.
April 17, 2014
Quakes Not Problem for Fracking, Professor Says
Considering the amount of fracking going on in the United States, any coincident increase in related seismic activity is relatively small, an engineering professor and fracking entrepreneur told an audience at the Conference of Western Attorneys General’s Colorado Energy Summit on Wednesday.
April 17, 2014
CNG Goes On Pre-Easter Roll
Led by the recent announcement that Portland, OR-based NW Natural and a Seattle-based storage tank manufacturer are partnering on an effort to allow more compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles on the road, the Easter week provided a number of advancements in the CNG part of the natural gas vehicle (NGV) space. Some of the others were centered on advances for CNG in trucking.
April 17, 2014
With Winter Over, Production Rising in Bakken, Permian, Says Genscape
After winter declines due to unusually harsh weather conditions, oil production growth is back, and the forecast for the next two years calls for steep increases in the Bakken Shale, Permian Basin and Gulf of Mexico (GOM), according to the latest tracking by Genscape Inc., a Louisville, KY-based energy research and consulting firm.
April 16, 2014
Colorado to Consider 17 Proposed Oil, Gas Ballot Measures
Up to 17 proposed statewide ballot initiatives dealing with the oil and natural gas industry are in line to be sanctioned to begin signature-gathering campaigns, according to the Colorado Secretary of State’s office, which oversees the ballot qualification process.
April 16, 2014