Detailing

The New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has released 90 pages of documents detailing proposed regulations governing high-volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF), and it has set the dates for a 30-day public comment period on the proposed rules. The action appeared to signal a long-awaited break in the state’s drilling moratorium.

The New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has released 90 pages of documents detailing proposed regulations governing high-volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF), and it has set the dates for a 30-day public comment period on the proposed rules. The action appeared to signal a long-awaited break in the state’s drilling moratorium.

A Pennsylvania judge ruled that the state Public Utility Commission (PUC) had no authority to review local drilling ordinances for compliance with Act 13, a decision that could force the agency to release nearly $1 million in impact fee revenue withheld for noncompliance.

Chimera Energy Corp. officials traveled to Mexico City Monday to continue their discussions with Pemex on the use of the U.S. company’s new nonhydraulic extraction system that aims to replace hydraulic fracturing (fracking).

The Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) on Thursday released a report detailing existing or baseline water quality conditions in most of its small watersheds within the basin, which overlies the Marcellus Shale.

The Department of the Interior’s Minerals Management Service has released the guide “Oil and Gas Leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf,” detailing the federal offshore oil and gas leasing process. The 10-page brochure highlights statutory requirements and authorities, the process for developing the Five Year Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program, the process for planning and conducting specific lease sales and other related topics. “Given the importance of the national discussion regarding offshore energy development and this administration’s commitment to transparency, we are providing this brochure as a quick reference on the basic processes for authorizing oil and gas development on the OCS,” MMS Director Liz Birnbaum said. The guide is available at www.mms.gov.

IntercontinentalExchange Inc. (ICE) was expected to issue an advisory Thursday detailing plans to impose position and accountability limits on its Henry Hub over-the-counter (OTC) swaps contract to conform with directives from the Commodity Futures Exchange Commission (CFTC). The changes will take effect with the February 2010 contract.

FERC has extended the deadline to July 1 for companies to file Form No. 552 reports detailing their aggregate volumes of natural gas purchases and sales for last year. The deadline initially was May 1.

FERC has extended the deadline to July 1 for companies to file Form No. 552 reports detailing their aggregate volumes of natural gas purchases and sales for last year. The deadline initially was May 1.