The Western Governors’ Association (WGA) last Tuesday called on Congress to drop provisions in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) that allow for the categorical exclusion of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reviews for certain oil and natural gas drilling in wildlife corridors and crucial wildlife habitat on federal lands.
2005
Articles from 2005
Western Governors Seek Removal of NEPA Review Exemption for Drilling
The Western Governors’ Association (WGA) Tuesday called on Congress to amend provisions in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) that allow for the categorical exclusion of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reviews for certain oil and natural gas drilling in wildlife corridors and crucial wildlife habitat on federal lands.
NEB Says Gas Export Capacity Adequate Despite Oil Conversion
Canada will have enough spare natural gas export capacity to cover for another North American natural supply emergency like the 2005 hurricane season in the Gulf of Mexico, even if a proposed pipeline conversion to oil service goes ahead, the National Energy Board (NEB) says.
NEB Says Gas Export Capacity Adequate Despite Oil Conversion
Canada will have enough spare natural gas export capacity to cover for another North American natural supply emergency like the 2005 hurricane season in the Gulf of Mexico, even if a proposed pipeline conversion to oil service goes ahead, the National Energy Board (NEB) says.
EPAct Transforming FERC Into Enforcer, Says Spitzer
FERC is being transformed by the 2005 Energy Policy Act (EPAct) to more of an enforcement agency rather than an accounting-focused government agency, said Commissioner Marc Spitzer, who spoke last week at the Western Power Supply Forum II in Burlingame, CA. This is a transition that began at the state regulatory commission level, from which Spitzer just emerged in Arizona to his role as a new federal regulator.
EPAct Transforming FERC Into Enforcer, Says Spitzer
FERC is being transformed by the 2005 federal Energy Policy Act (EPAct) to more of an enforcement agency rather than an accounting-focused government agency, according to Commissioner Marc Spitzer, who spoke Tuesday at the Western Power Supply Forum II in Burlingame, CA. This is a transition that began at the state regulatory commission level, from which Spitzer just emerged in Arizona to his role as a new federal regulator.
NOAA: Sept. First Cooler-Than-Average Month for U.S. Since May ’05
September was the first month with cooler-than-average temperatures since May 2005, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported last week. The average temperature for the Lower 48 states of the U.S. was 0.7 degrees below the 20th century average of 65.4 degrees.
NOAA: Sept. First Cooler-Than-Average Month for U.S. Since May ’05
September was the first month with cooler-than-average temperatures since May 2005, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported Monday. The average temperature for the Lower 48 states of the U.S. was 0.7 degrees below the 20th century average of 65.4 degrees.
Exodus of GOM Rigs Expected to Translate into Higher Service Costs
Up to 30 Gulf of Mexico (GOM) jack-up rigs will have been moved to international waters between late 2005 and early 2007 — a 25% capacity reduction in the GOM fleet in just over a year’s time — which will lead to domestic producers paying more and using more fixed contracts to tap into their reserves, Raymond James energy analysts noted in the latest “Stat of the Week.”
Exodus of GOM Rigs Expected to Translate into Higher Service Costs
Up to 30 Gulf of Mexico (GOM) jack-up rigs will have been moved to international waters between late 2005 and early 2007 — a 25% capacity reduction in the GOM fleet in just over a year’s time — which will require domestic producers to pay more and obtain fixed contracts to tap into their reserves, Raymond James energy analysts noted in the latest “Stat of the Week.”