Arthur Brisbane, who acts as the “readers’ representative,” wrote an opinion piece in the Sunday Times following accusations by critics that the newspaper and reporter Ian Urbina had used “fear mongering” to criticize the industry, comparing it to a “Ponzi” scheme with a future like Enron Corp. or the dot-com bubble (see Shale Daily, June 28). Brisbane researched the methods used by the reporter and editors and followed up with his commentary.
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Articles from Acts
API, Pennsylvania Producers Join in Marcellus Education Effort
The American Petroleum Institute (API) has allied with the Pennsylvania Independent Oil and Gas Association (PIOGA) in a partnership to serve as a forum for information about the Marcellus Shale.
January 21, 2011
Global Offshore Spending Seen Up 32% in Next Five Years
Global offshore energy spending will rise by almost one-third between now and 2013 versus 2004-2008, despite cuts in capital spending budgets, according to an analysis by Douglas-Westwood.
April 20, 2009
Global Offshore Spending Seen Up 32% in Next Five Years
Global offshore energy spending will rise by almost one-third between now and 2013 versus 2004-2008, despite cuts in capital spending budgets, according to an analysis by Douglas-Westwood.
April 17, 2009
Obama Administration Freezes All Pending Regulations
One of the first official acts of the Obama White House Tuesday was to send an order to all federal agencies and departments freezing pending regulations until they can be reviewed by new administration staff. The list of review no doubt will be topped by the recently published draft proposal for future lease sales in federal waters.
January 22, 2009
Suspect Sought in Alleged Sabotage at Two Western Grid Towers
A federal warrant was issued Thursday for the arrest of a single suspect identified as being involved in at least one of two incidents of tampering with Western Grid transmission tower footings about 150 miles apart in southeast Oregon and northern California last Monday.
October 27, 2003
BLM Acts to Speed Up Drilling Permits
The Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) last Monday announced fundamental new management strategies, centering on batch processing and area-wide rules, aimed at speeding up its processing of applications for permits to drill oil and gas. The announcement came after the interior secretary told Congress the department would be discarding policies installed by the Clinton administration to expand wilderness areas.
April 21, 2003
BLM Acts to Speed Up Drilling Permits
The Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Monday announced fundamental new management strategies, centering on batch processing and area-wide rules, aimed at speeding up its processing of applications for permits to drill oil and gas. The announcement came after the interior secretary told Congress last week the department would be discarding policies installed by the Clinton administration to expand wilderness areas.
April 15, 2003
GA Governor Acts on Behalf of Disconnected Gas Customers
With 42,000 Georgia retail gas customers still disconnected from service (down from 200,000 eligible for disconnection last spring) mainly because of unpaid bills, Georgia Gov. Roy Barnes has asked the state’s Consumers’ Utility Counsel to file a request that the state Public Service Commission (PSC) designate a provider of last resort (POLR) before the winter begins. Barnes also has appointed a task force to look into problems in Georgia’s gas market.
November 19, 2001
Bush Urged to Coordinate Energy Policy
As one of his first acts as president, Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM)has called on President George W. Bush to order the three federalagencies that have jurisdiction over U.S. energy supply to craftcoordinated policies to address the energy crisis facing thenation.
January 22, 2001
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