Attorneys for energy companies and landowners looking to advance shale development in New York State said Thursday morning’s proceedings in state appellate court went well and they expect to hear rulings on two key cases in six to eight weeks, or by mid-May.
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Ohio’s Utica Shale Gets Star Treatment from CNBC, NBC News
CNBC and NBC News on Thursday used cross-network programming to train their cameras on the resurgence in Ohio, once the heart of the U.S. steel industry, which has been reborn in part from the growth in the auto industry, as well as drilling operations in the Utica Shale.
CFTC Sets Rules for Foreign Transactions Impacting U.S. Market
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Friday approved for public comment proposed interpretive guidance regarding the cross-border application of the swaps provisions of portions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) and the Commission’s regulations.
CFTC Issues Guidance for Foreign Transactions Impacting the U.S. Market
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Friday approved for public comment proposed interpretive guidance regarding the cross-border application of the swaps provisions of portions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) and the Commission’s regulations.
State Oil and Gas Official Contradicts Wyoming Governor
Wyoming’s state oil/gas supervisor found himself Wednesday cross ways with Gov. Matt Mead regarding the continuing multi-governmental scrutiny of the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) two test water wells in natural gas fields near Pavillion, WY. EPA initially identified a possible link between hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and local drinking water contamination.
El Paso’s Proposed U.S.-Mexico Lateral OK’d for Pre-Filing Process
FERC has approved a request of El Paso Natural Gas for an early environmental review of its proposed 60-mile lateral that would cross the U.S.-Mexican border to supply more gas to power generation facilities.
TransCanada Splits Keystone XL Pipeline Project
TransCanada Corp. on Monday notified the U.S. State Department that it intends to file in the “near future” a Presidential Permit application for a cross-border permit for part of the original $7 billion, 1,700-mile Keystone XL oil pipeline project running from the U.S.-Canada border in Montana to Steele City, Nebraska. The Calgary, Alberta-based pipeline company said it eventually would file a supplement to the new application with an alternative route in Nebraska.
PG&E Gas Pipeline Upgrade Plan Criticized
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) has found itself in the cross-hairs for statewide criticism regarding a $2.2 billion long-term plan to upgrade its natural gas pipeline system in California.
Lawmakers, Regulators Critical of PG&E Pipe Plans
As it filed an appeal to a $16.8 million regulatory fine assessed last month, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) found itself Wednesday in the cross-hairs of a state legislator’s criticism and facing skeptical reactions from consumers and regulators alike regarding its $2.2 billion long-term plan to upgrade its natural gas pipeline system.
Newfield Signs Uinta Basin Supply Agreement
Newfield Exploration Co. has signed a 10-year supply agreement with HollyFrontier Corp. to provide 20,000 b/d of supply capacity at HollyFrontier’s Woods Cross, UT, refinery.