FERC Thursday approved Tennessee Gas Pipeline’s and Dominion Transmission Inc.’s proposed system expansions to deliver gas from the Marcellus Shale/Appalachian Basin to existing markets in New England and to the Niagara Falls area of New York.
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Texas Groups Seek Stronger Drilling Regulations
Regulators must take a harder line when it comes to natural gas drilling’s effects on Texas’ environment, and the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC), “long the oil and gas industry’s lapdog, must become a watchdog,” as activity in the Eagle Ford Shale increases, according to a report released Thursday by Earthworks’ Texas Oil & Gas Accountability Project (OGAP).
Report Lists Merits to Arctic OCS Development
A new report on the merits of developing Alaska’s Arctic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) states the move would create “significant economic effects,” and would generate thousands of jobs and billions in payroll and tax revenue.
EPA Picks Potential Sites for Hydrofracking Study
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected several potential sites across the country to study the effects of hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking) on drinking water and groundwater.
Potential Sites for EPA Hydrofracking Study Chosen
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected several potential sites across the country to study the effects of hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking) on drinking water and groundwater.
Industry Brief
Researchers at Pennsylvania State University have been awarded a $412,000, three-year grant by the Heinz Endowments to identify and mitigate the effects of Marcellus Shale natural gas exploration and development on the state’s forest ecosystem. The interdisciplinary research team, led by two faculty members in the College of Agricultural Sciences, will evaluate landscape change as a result of gas exploration disturbances, assess local and landscape-scale changes to the forest ecosystem and develop an electronic field guide for onsite remediation and wildlife habitat enhancement at Marcellus drilling sites. The team also plans to pilot a long-term citizen-science based monitoring program to track changes to the physical landscape and biotic communities.
Western Canadian Drilling Up on Oil Shale Activity
The persistently sharp contrast between expensive oil and cheap gas has had dramatic effects on Western Canadian drilling, boosting activity and accelerating a trend to targeting oil rather than gas.
Marketers Report 7.6 Bcf/d 3Q2010 Increase Amid ‘Volatile’ Conditions
Despite significant differences in the amount of natural gas marketed by individual companies and the effects of some major acquisitions, there was a 7.6 Bcf/d increase in the total amount of natural gas transacted by the 24 marketers that participated in both NGI’s 3Q2010 Top North American Gas Marketers Ranking and NGI’s 3Q2009 survey.
Obama Agencies Support Drilling Ahead of DRBC Study
In a display of support for the natural gas industry, Obama administration agencies say they want a cumulative study of the effects of drilling in the Marcellus Shale, while at the same time backing the Delaware River Basin Commission’s (DRBC) recent decision to release proposed rules that would allow some natural gas development projects before that study is completed, according to a letter written by Brigadier Gen. Peter A. DeLuca.
Administration Supports Drilling Study, DRBC Proposal
The Obama administration fully supports a cumulative study of the effects of natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale, but it also supports the Delaware River Basin Commission’s (DRBC) decision to release proposed rules that would allow some natural gas development projects before that study is completed, according to a letter written by Brigadier Gen. Peter A. DeLuca.