The seven-member city council in Fort Collins, CO, on Tuesday will decide how to handle a proposed five-year hydraulic fracturing (fracking) moratorium in the city — either through passage of an ordinance or letting local voters decide in a November ballot measure.
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April NatGas Production Up on Marcellus, Niobrara, Says EIA
The Marcellus Shale is still powering natural gas production increases, as reported by the Energy Information Administration (EIA), even though the agency continues to lump main Marcellus state Pennsylvania into the “other” category in its monthly production report.
Wyoming Lawmakers Consider Flaring Tax Bill
An interim committee in the Wyoming legislature is considering drafting a bill that would put a severance tax on producers for the amounts of produced natural gas they flare.
Ohio Bill Offers Local Benefits for Selling Water to Operators
A bill under consideration by the Ohio House of Representatives would allow local governments to transfer into their coffers revenue generated from water sales to unconventional drilling operators.
SEC Advises Investors to Look Out for Oil, Gas Scams
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Thursday issued an alert to persons who are considering private securities offerings for oil and gas ventures as an investment opportunity, saying that such investments carry significant risks.
SEC Advises Investors to Look Out for Oil, Gas Scams
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Thursday issued an alert to persons who are considering private securities offerings for oil and gas ventures as an investment opportunity, saying that such investments carry significant risks.
Enterprise May Switch Seminole Pipeline from NGLs to Crude
Enterprise Products Partners is considering repurposing a portion of its 1,373-mile Seminole pipeline, which currently transports natural gas liquids (NGL) from the Hobbs hub and the Permian Basin to markets in south Texas, including the Enterprise NGL fractionation facility in Mont Belvieu, TX.
Colorado Bill Would Change Oil/Natural Gas Well Inspections
In an attempt to install more of a risk-based approach to state inspection programs for the oil and natural gas industry, Colorado lawmakers are considering new requirements in a measure (SB 202) that passed out of the state Senate Wednesday on a 22-11 vote. The bill now goes to the lower House for consideration.
British Columbia Touts Would-Be LNG Exporters
Another four groups are considering entries into the lineup to build liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals on the northern Pacific Coast of British Columbia, BC Energy Minister Rich Coleman has confirmed.
British Columbia Touts Would-Be LNG Exporters
Another four groups are considering entries into the lineup to build liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals on the northern Pacific Coast of British Columbia, BC Energy Minister Rich Coleman has confirmed.