As federal regulators prepare a ruling that would strengthen emissions standards for the oil and natural gas industry, Lime Rock Resources has partnered with Bridger Photonics Inc. to conduct fugitive methane emissions scanning in the Lower 48. Lime Rock partnered with Montana-based Bridger to use Gas Mapping Light Detection and Ranging (GLM) advanced laser technology…
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Proposed Federal Water Rule ‘Complicates Already Burdensome’ Natural Gas, Oil Permitting, Says API
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of the Army have issued a proposed redefinition of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) in a move that has the potential to affect natural gas infrastructure projects. Before closing off 2022, the EPA and Army in…

Keystone Oil Pipeline Restart Unclear as Leak Repair Continues
Emergency crews over the weekend captured an estimated 14,000 bbl of oil that spilled into a northern Kansas creek, forcing the Keystone Pipeline to be shuttered last week, according to TC Energy Corp. “The affected segment has been isolated and we have contained downstream migration of the release,” the Calgary-based pipeline firm said. “The system…

Reduce Industry’s Methane Leaks to Boost U.S. Natural Gas Supply, Says Biden EPA
Curbing methane leaks from oil and natural gas operations would increase supplies pledged to Europe and help to reduce the impacts from climate change under a proposed rulemaking by the Biden administration. The updated rulemaking issued Friday (Nov. 11) by the U.S. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would impact thousands of natural gas and oil…

Market Weighs European Storage, Winter Risks as Natural Gas Forwards, Futures Retreat
Amid erosion of value in the futures market as traders continued to try to price in winter supply risks, regional natural gas forwards pulled back sharply throughout the Lower 48 during the Aug. 31-Sept. 7 period, NGI’s Forward Look data show. From coast to coast, hubs posted fixed price declines of $1-plus for October delivery,…

Cheniere Says LNG Exports Won’t be Curbed by EPA Decision on Pollution Rule
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week denied Cheniere Energy Inc.’s request for an exemption from a reinstated air pollution rule that will now force the company to work toward compliance. Cheniere spokesperson Eben Burnham-Snyder said the agency’s decision will likely result in “unwarranted expenditures,” but the company does not expect it to have a…

SCOTUS Ruling on Power Plant Emissions Seen as Warning to Federal Agencies to Tread Lightly
This week’s Supreme Court ruling in the case of West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should be interpreted as a warning to federal agencies not to overstep their explicit statutory authority in crafting regulations, according to legal and energy experts. At the heart of the case was whether EPA had legal authority under section…

Biden’s EPA Acts to Reverse Trump-Era Rule, Bolster State Power to Block Natural Gas Pipelines
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under President Biden took action to unwind a rule that curbs the power of states, territories and Native American tribes to block natural gas pipelines and other energy projects that could pollute waterways. For 50 years, states and tribes had authority under the Clean Water Act (CWA) to protect…

Biden Administration’s 2023 Budget Doubles Down on Energy Transition
Even as President Biden has stressed the short-term need to increase oil and natural gas output and expedite liquefied natural gas (LNG) project development, the 2023 budget released by the administration Monday focuses almost entirely on transitioning away from fossil fuels. The president’s 2023 budget request for $5.3 trillion total includes funds for the Department…

Biden Administration Says Slashing U.S. Oil, Natural Gas Methane Emissions to Cost ‘Pennies’ Per Mcf
The United States is set to impose sweeping limits on methane emissions from oil and gas operations as the Biden administration ups its commitment to tackle global warming. Once enacted, the rule’s impact on natural gas and oil prices from 2023-2035 would cost “pennies per bbl of oil or Mcf of gas,” the Environmental Protection…