Applications

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) said Wednesday it has begun revising eligibility standards for expedited review of erosion and sediment control general permit applications related to oil and natural gas development.

A Rice Energy Inc. subsidiary has filed an application with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to be certified as a competitive retail natural gas supplier.

The UK government Thursday announced plans to “fast-track” applications to develop shale natural gas resources while ensuring that locals “have a strong say over the development of shale exploration in their area.” The move comes after a local government recently scotched test well plans of Cuadrilla Resources Ltd.

Range Resources Corp. has withdrawn three conditional-use permit applications in Washington County, PA, where it had planned to develop unconventional well pads near a school, in a move that environmentalists hailed as a victory and the company said was purely financial.

Vancouver, BC-based Westport Innovations led a series of engine advances for natural gas vehicles (NGV) that were unveiled in September, introducing its newest proprietary technology, a first generation of an enhanced spark-ignited (ESI) natural gas engine aimed at the medium-duty truck market.

After more than a year of contending with regulators and a small group of landowners to secure more than 3,000 acres for four horizontal drilling units in western Pennsylvania, Hilcorp Energy Co. has dropped its bid for a rare forced pooling order with the state’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. LLC (TGP) has filed an application with FERC to construct its Connecticut Expansion Project, which is designed to provide more natural gas, including some from the Marcellus Shale, at its northeastern delivery end through upgrades to its existing pipeline system in three states.

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. LLC (TGP) has filed an application with FERC to construct its Connecticut Expansion Project, which is designed to provide more natural gas in the Northeast through upgrading its existing delivery system in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York.

A recent air quality permit application filed with Pennsylvania regulators by Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC for a multi-billion dollar ethane cracker gives an early glimpse of the project after years of speculation about the company’s plans.