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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PG&E Pipe Penalty Decision Expected 1Q2014
Noting that the company is operating in a politically charged environment, PG&E Corp. CEO Tony Earley predicted Wednesday that pending multi-billion-dollar natural gas pipeline fines and penalty cases should be decided by state regulators in the first quarter of 2014. If proposed penalties exceeding $2 billion are imposed, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) will appeal in either state or federal courts.
October 30, 2013
Oxy’s California E&P Spin-Off Likely, Says CEO
Occidental Petroleum Corp. (Oxy) CEO Stephen Chazen indicated Tuesday that spinning off the company’s estimated $16 billion oil and natural gas operations in California is a likely offshoot of new strategic plans to sell off some domestic and foreign assets to expand existing U.S. holdings.
October 30, 2013
Powder River NGL Pipe, Open Season Launched
Signaling stepped up future activity in the Powder River Basin, a unit of Meritage Midstream Services II LLC launched a 30-day open season Wednesday through Nov. 29 for an interstate natural gas liquids (NGL) pipeline in Wyoming with possibly two connection points in Colorado.
October 30, 2013
Industry Brief
Three U.S. West Coast states and the province of British Columbia (BC) in Canada agreed to align their policies for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and promoting clean energy. The nonbinding Pacific Coast Action Plan on Climate and Energy calls for a “shared vision” among the four Pacific North American states (California, Oregon, Washington) and BC to “create jobs and new economic opportunities” through efforts to reign in GHG emissions.
October 30, 2013
State Legislative Pipe Hearing Probes PG&E, Local Ties
A state lawmaker from the San Francisco Peninsula suburbs held a fact-finding subcommittee hearing Monday, prompted by safety and communications concerns between Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) and communities stunned three years ago by the San Bruno transmission pipeline rupture.
October 29, 2013
Permian, California Focus Oxy’s U.S. Growth Plans, CEO Says
Stepped-up activity in unconventional plays in both the Permian Basin and California are at the heart of growth plans for Los Angeles-based Occidental Petroleum Corp. (Oxy) as outlined by senior executives Tuesday during a 3Q2013 earnings conference call in which they reported increased profits.
October 29, 2013
Colorado Epicenter for Anti-Fracking Activity
With ballot initiatives to ban or curtail hydraulic fracturing (fracking) on tap in five Colorado cities this November, the center of Rocky Mountain energy development has become a litmus test on voter attitudes toward the well stimulation practice.
October 28, 2013
Atlanta Gas to Build Two More CNG Stations
Under a program backed by Georgia state regulators, AGL Resources’ Atlanta Gas Light utility said Monday its has signed agreements to open two more in a network of compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations in the state. The latest will be public access stations in Decatur and Oglethorpe, GA.
October 28, 2013
‘Residue’ from North Dakota Spill Lingers in State Government
Although it happened about a month ago and the situation has been under control, a leak of 20,600 bbl of crude oil in a remote wheat field is still being felt in North Dakota state offices, particularly in the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR). It has prompted cries for the public’s need to know.
October 28, 2013
Northeast Power Grid Needs More Gas, Experts Say
Reliability and peak demand in New England could be compromised without a more robust natural gas market and infrastructure build out in the region, according to officials from the gas and power sectors.
October 24, 2013