The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that it has levied a $125,000 fine against a driller, Pennsylvania General Energy Co. LLC (PGE), for two separate incidents in Lycoming County.
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FracFocus Groups Fire Back at Harvard
One day after a report by Harvard Law School researchers leveled withering criticism against FracFocus, the two organizations that jointly manage the oil and natural gas disclosure registry fired back for what they claim were misrepresentations of the site.
April 25, 2013
Boost Natural Gas Use, ‘Kiss OPEC Goodbye,’ Says Hofmeister
Developing domestic gas resources could boost gross domestic product by 5% a year for the next 40 years, creating more jobs and powering the economy, says a former Shell Oil Co. chief.
April 9, 2013
Hearing Scheduled for D&L Energy Shutdown Appeal
The Ohio Oil and Gas Commission has scheduled a hearing for D&L Energy Inc.’s motion for stay of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) decision to shut the company down after oilfield waste was dumped illegally in late January.
March 15, 2013
Gasco’s Uinta Drilling Plans Challenged
Four environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to reduce the amount of natural gas drilling approved for Gasco Energy Inc. in Utah’s Uinta Basin.
February 4, 2013
Gasco’s Plan to Drill in Utah’s Uinta Basin Challenged
Four environmental groups have filed suit against the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) seeking to reduce the amount of drilling approved for Gasco Energy Inc. in Utah’s remote Uinta Basin shale formation.
January 30, 2013
Pennsylvania’s New Auditor General to Probe DEP Over Shale
Pennsylvania’s new auditor general, Eugene DePasquale, will conduct a performance audit of the Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) water testing and waste disposal programs to assess their effectiveness in regulating shale gas development.
January 18, 2013
New York Landowners Favor Local Republican Candidates
A coalition of New York landowners that supports natural gas development has endorsed a slate of candidates — all of them Republicans — for election to state office.
November 5, 2012
San Bruno Mediator Out on Conflict Concerns
Former Sen. George Mitchell will not mediate talks to resolve enforcement cases against Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) regarding the natural gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno, CA, in September 2010, as had been previously announced by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), the regulator said last Friday.
October 29, 2012
San Bruno Mediation Stumbles
Former Sen. George Mitchell will not mediate talks to resolve enforcement cases against Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) regarding the natural gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno, CA, in September 2010, as had been previously announced by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), the regulator said Friday.
October 29, 2012
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