The tug-of-war being played out for Southern Union Co. continued on Tuesday with Energy Transfer Equity LP (ETE) topping by 25 cents a $44/share offer by Williams. The $9.4 billion bid is the second time ETE has countered Williams’ offers for the Houston-based gas pipeline company.
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NiSource’s Draft Habitat Conservation Plan Under Review
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) on Wednesday opened for public comment an evaluation of NiSource Inc.’s draft Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP), a major step in helping the company obtain a multi-species incidental “take” permit for 10 federally listed species that are found across its 14-state, 17,500-mile natural gas transmission network.
July 15, 2011
Shale Region Pipeline Costs On the Rise
The cost to build major natural gas pipelines is rising, particularly in the Marcellus Shale, according to a new report.
July 5, 2011
New York to Visit Blowout Well, Complete SGEIS July 1
New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) officials have been ordered to visit the site of an April well blowout in northeast Pennsylvania and to complete a supplemental generic environmental impact statement (SGEIS) on hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking) by July 1.
June 1, 2011
Groups Urge Tougher Oil and Gas Laws in Pennsylvania
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 13, 2011
DRBC’s Draft Water Rules Draw Deluge of Responses
Ahead of a midnight deadline Friday to comment on the Delaware River Basin Commission’s (DRBC) draft water quality amendments, those for and against the proposed changes attempted to make their voices heard by delivering thousands of responses to the commissioners.
April 18, 2011
DRBC Draft Exceeds Legal Authority, Says Marcellus Shale Coalition
With Friday’s deadline approaching to comment on the Delaware River Basin Commission’s (DRBC) draft water quality amendments, the industry-led Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) on Tuesday outlined its concerns and said the proposed rules exceed the multi-state commission’s legal authority and duplicate state jurisdiction.
April 14, 2011
Reporting Error Throws Off Wastewater Statistics
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is having to revise wastewater statistics after one producer misreported figures.
March 11, 2011
Allegheny County to Revisit Marcellus Debate
The Allegheny County (PA) Council has scheduled a hearing for 5 p.m. EST Thursday in Pittsburgh to hear public comment regarding Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling within the county.
March 9, 2011
Lawsuit Alleges Well Water Contamination in New York
A New York City-based law firm specializing in mass tort litigation is suing Anschutz Exploration Corp. and its contractors on behalf of nine families that claim their drinking water was contaminated by the company’s gas exploration and drilling activities in Horseheads, NY.
February 16, 2011
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