Lawmakers in the North Carolina General Assembly have ratified and sent to the governor a bill allowing offshore natural gas drilling and calling for the state to form the Governors’ Regional Interstate Offshore Energy Policy Compact with its neighbors, Virginia and South Carolina.
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Lawmakers Pass Offshore Energy Bill in North Carolina
Lawmakers in the North Carolina General Assembly have ratified and sent to the governor a bill allowing offshore natural gas drilling and calling for the state to form the Governors’ Regional Interstate Offshore Energy Policy Compact with its neighbors, Virginia and South Carolina.
June 22, 2011
North Carolina Lawmakers Pass Energy Bills
Lawmakers in the North Carolina General Assembly ratified two bills calling for a comprehensive study of hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking). Both bills now await the signature of Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue.
June 22, 2011
Pipeline Safety Chief Unsure if ‘System Under Stress’
The head of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) last Thursday was joined by the oil and natural gas industry in calling for Congress to pass a strong pipeline reauthorization bill this year in light of the rash of pipeline accidents in the past year.
June 20, 2011
PHMSA Head Uncertain if Pipe Accidents ‘Sign of System Under Stress’
The head of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Thursday was joined by the oil and natural gas industry in calling for Congress to pass a strong pipeline reauthorization bill this year in light of the rash of pipeline accidents in the past year.
June 17, 2011
North Carolina Fracking Study Bills Nearing Passage
Two separate bills calling for a comprehensive study of hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking) in North Carolina — a state where the practice is currently illegal — are expected to be sent to Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue this week.
June 14, 2011
API Head: Fracking Subcommittee Needs Industry Perspective
The American Petroleum Institute (API) has joined a chorus of critics calling for greater oil and natural gas industry representation on a federal panel charged with reviewing the hydraulic fracturing (fracking) used to develop shale gas.
May 23, 2011
Pennsylvania Water Company Finds No Marcellus Impact
A major Pennsylvania water company said “a full battery of tests” found no harmful impact on supplies from Marcellus Shale development.
May 19, 2011
API Head: Fracking Subcommittee Needs Industry Perspective
The American Petroleum Institute (API) has joined a chorus of critics calling for greater oil and natural gas industry representation on a federal panel charged with reviewing the hydraulic fracturing (fracking) used to develop shale gas.
May 18, 2011
Groups Urge Tougher Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Laws
Two environmental groups — the Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC) and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) — are urging the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to amend the state’s Oil & Gas Act, specifically calling for reforms to the permitting process for Marcellus Shale wells and enacting tougher rules on hydraulic fracturing.
May 16, 2011
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