Complying

Complying with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposed hydraulic fracturing (fracking) rulemaking for drilling on public lands would cost as much as $180,250/well, or $370 million annually, according to economists with Oklahoma City University (OCU).

Marcellus Shale gas operators in Pennsylvania began complying with last month’s request by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to stop delivering wastewater to 15 municipal wastewater treatment facilities by last Thursday’s deadline.

While Barnett Shale producers are complying with a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) inventory of field equipment in the play, they’re a little worried about what might be done with the data, which is being gathered as part of air emissions control efforts.

While Barnett Shale producers are complying with a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) inventory of field equipment in the play, they’re a little worried about what might be done with the data, which is being gathered as part of air emissions control efforts.

Southwest Gas asked Wednesday that transportation customers refrain from drafting over the next three days in order to assist it in complying with upstream pipeline requests for Southwest to refrain from drafting due to scheduled maintenance. “If customer cooperation is not observed, Southwest may issue a Hold Burn to Scheduled Quantities notice, or a customer-specific OFO to encourage assistance in managing this request,” the Las Vegas-based LDC said.

Southwest Gas asked Wednesday that transportation customers refrain from drafting over the next three days in order to assist it in complying with upstream pipeline requests for Southwest to refrain from drafting due to scheduled maintenance. “If customer cooperation is not observed, Southwest may issue a Hold Burn to Scheduled Quantities notice, or a customer-specific OFO to encourage assistance in managing this request,” the Las Vegas-based LDC said.

FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher said Friday the agency is more interested in the energy industry complying with its rules and requirements than in collecting penalties, but this was not enough to allay the concerns of industry. Energy attorneys and industry representatives urged FERC to be more forbearing and patient as companies strive to comply with hundreds of rules, with some going as far as to suggest that FERC create an amnesty program for those who self-report their violations.

FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher said Friday the agency is more interested in the energy industry complying with its rules and requirements than in collecting penalties, but this was not enough to allay the concerns of industry. Energy attorneys and industry representatives urged FERC to be more forbearing and patient as companies strive to comply with hundreds of rules, with some going as far as to suggest that FERC create an amnesty program for those who self-report their violations.

FERC has begun auditing several energy companies to determine whether they are complying with the agency regulations governing the reporting of prices on natural gas trades to published indexes.