Will ethane production from shale plays in Appalachia support all of the ethane projects proposed for the region?
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Maryland House of Delegates Passes Two Marcellus Bills
The Maryland House of Delegates passed two Marcellus Shale regulatory bills on Saturday, adding clarity to how lawmakers expect the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) to regulate oil and natural gas operators, as well as several aspects of their drilling activities.
Crestwood Buys Marcellus Midstream Assets from Antero
A new joint venture formed by Crestwood Midstream Partners LP and Crestwood Holdings Partners LLC has acquired a Marcellus Shale gathering system in northern West Virginia owned by Antero Resources Appalachian Corp., the companies announced Monday.
El Paso Mulling Another Marcellus Project
El Paso Corp. is considering adding pipeline infrastructure to carry gas from northeastern Pennsylvania to an interconnection near Albany, NY, following a nonbinding open season that was held last year.
Cabot Says Duplicate EPA Tests in Dimock Undermine Policy
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. says it is “disappointed” and “concerned” over a decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to conduct water sampling in Dimock Township, PA, saying the action duplicates a state investigation, causes regulatory uncertainty and conflicts with Obama administration policy.
EPA May Expand Barnett Region Smog Monitoring
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering adding two Texas counties — Wise and Hood — overlying the Barnett Shale in North Texas to the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) nonattainment area, which has failed to meet federal standards for ozone. Gas drilling activities in the region are thought by EPA to be contributing to the ground-level ozone, or smog, problem.
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Gulfstream ended Thursday morning the Operations Advisory it had issued on Dec. 2 due to high linepack.
EPA Weighing Expanded North Texas Ozone Region
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering adding two Texas counties — Wise and Hood — overlying the Barnett Shale in North Texas to the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) nonattainment area, which has failed to meet federal standards for ozone. Gas drilling activities in the region are thought by EPA to be contributing to the ground-level ozone, or smog, problem.
FPL May Rekindle 300-Mile Florida Gas Pipeline
Florida Power & Light (FPL) said it may resurrect a $1.5 billion, 300-mile natural gas transmission pipeline project that state regulators rejected two years ago in a new version. However, a spokesperson told NGI the pipe project, which regulators previously rejected as uneconomic, is far from a sure thing.
Hess Snaps Up More Unconventional Acreage
In two days’ time Hess Corp. has acquired stakes in almost 185,000 net acres in the Ohio portion of the Utica Shale, the latest deal adding 85,000 more acres to its prospective leasehold.