Growth in the use of natural gas vehicles (NGV) will depend on sustained efforts to address safety concerns, an international assembly of experts concluded in October following the sixth in a series of Clean Fuels Consulting Critical Issues Workshops that have been held since 2008.
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Northeast Ohio Group Devises Midstream Development Plan
A group of elected officials, economic development and real estate experts in northeastern Ohio have developed a proposal to create a network of wet gas gathering lines and other infrastructure in the Utica Shale, using the region’s steel industry, abandoned or partially used rail lines and existing highways.
June 5, 2013
Ohio’s Utica Oil Figures Disappoint, But Sweet Spots Emerging
Industry experts said they were disappointed by the Utica Shale oil production figures for 2012 released Thursday by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), but they believe a clearer picture is beginning to emerge of where the play’s sweet spots for oil are located.
May 20, 2013
New York Could Begin Processing Permits Despite Health Study Delay
Although the New York State Department of Health (DOH) needs a few more weeks to complete a health impact analysis of high-volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF), Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Joe Martens said Tuesday it would not cause undue delay in starting the processing of permit applications for the practice.
February 13, 2013
Cuomo Cuts NY DEC Budget, Dims Hope For More Drilling Inspectors
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed slashing the Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) budget by more than one-sixth for the upcoming fiscal year, dashing hopes that the agency could hire additional oil and natural gas drilling inspectors.
January 24, 2013
Rig Grounded Off Alaska Coast Assessed for Salvage
Five salvage experts boarded the grounded drilling unit Kulluk Wednesday morning on the southeast shoreline of Sitkalidak Island, AK, to conduct a structural assessment to be used in salvage plans being developed by the Kulluk Tow Incident Unified Command.
January 4, 2013
Obama Re-Election Puts Target on Energy, Say Execs
Following the presidential election, a big target is on the backs of oil and gas interests, according to a panel of industry experts.
November 19, 2012
With Obama Re-Elected, Big Target on Energy, Say Execs
Following the presidential election, a big target is on the backs of oil and gas interests, according to a panel of industry experts.
November 16, 2012
Shale Development Drives Potential U.S. Industrial Rebirth
Shale gas plays generally, and the still-fledgling Utica play specifically, are promoting the potential for a reemergence of the U.S. industrial sector, according to industry experts who spoke Monday at the opening of the LDC Gas Forum Midcontinent meeting in Chicago.
September 12, 2012
‘Slurry’ Shuts Pipelines in Louisiana
The plot has thickened around the mystery of natural gas bubbles that have been seen in two bayous in Assumption Parish, LA. Geologists and other experts are monitoring an area of swampland that has liquefied into muck. Segments of pipelines passing by the affected area have been depressurized and shut in.
August 7, 2012
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