Just two days after Gov. Ed Rendell placed a moratorium on drilling on state forest land, Pennsylvania’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced a new policy requiring well operators working on state park and forest land to identify all areas of their tracts that will be disturbed by development activities.
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Other Shale Towns Could Learn From Fort Worth, Resident Says
Some residents of Fort Worth, TX — which sits atop the Barnett Shale — would like to see their city and state reconsider policies on siting and regulation of natural gas pipelines. A group of neighborhood associations said Thursday that citizens of other shale gas towns could learn from mistakes made in their city.
October 25, 2010
Shift to Oily Shale Plays Bolsters E&P Operations, Says Moody’s
The ongoing oversupply of natural gas hasn’t deterred most independent exploration and production (E&P) companies from maintaining a robust drilling pace in the shale plays because of the shift by many to crude and natural gas liquids (NGL) for margin relief, Moody’s Investors Service said in a report.
October 25, 2010
Transportation Notes
ANR said it has cut available capacity for the Muttonville Lateral in Michigan from 100,000 Dth/d to 40,000 Dth/d until further notice.
October 20, 2010
Canadian Study Finds Inadequate Regulations Address Hydrofracking
Canada nor its provinces have adequate regulations in place to address the scale or cumulative impact of hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking) on water resources, according to a report issued on Thursday by the water program at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs.
October 15, 2010
LNG Imports Hit Year’s Nadir in August
Imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) marked a large decline in August, reaching their lowest level of the year, according to the latest data available from the Energy Information Administration (EIA).
October 11, 2010
Spectra Offering British Columbia Capacity
Spectra Energy is holding an open season for additional transportation service on its Transportation North (T-North) facilities in Northern British Columbia (BC).
October 11, 2010
LNG Imports Hit Year’s Nadir in August
Imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) marked a large decline in August, reaching their lowest level of the year, according to the latest data available from the Energy Information Administration (EIA).
October 11, 2010
Transportation Notes
Southern noted that it will lose 64% of its available injection/withdrawal capability during a shutdown test of the Muldon (MS) Storage Field that begins Tuesday and runs through the following Monday. Based on current supplies and anticipated demand, Southern expected injection requirements Tuesday to exceed capability by about 75,000 Dth/d.
October 5, 2010
Cardinal Midstream Buying Woodford Assets
Antero Resources agreed to sell its Woodford Shale midstream assets to affiliates of Cardinal Midstream LLC for $268 million in cash, it said Friday.
October 5, 2010
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