Texas oil and gas regulators are looking for ways to reduce natural gas flaring, a particular problem in the Permian Basin, by providing incentives and requiring operators to justify why they need exemptions. Draft rules were approved Tuesday by the three-member Railroad Commission (RRC), and will now undergo a 30-day comment period. Chairman Wayne Christian…
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Court Blocks Trump Effort to Rescind Obama-Era Methane Rule
A federal judge has vacated the Trump administration’s attempt to rescind an Obama-era rule governing associated natural gas flaring and venting on public and tribal lands, citing “myriad inadequacies” on which the rescission was based, including violating National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations. A coalition of environmental and citizens’ groups had argued that the move…
July 16, 2020
Wyoming, Industry Push Back in Senate Hearing on BLM Flaring Rule
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed rules for natural gas flaring and venting on public lands drew skepticism and concern from various state, tribal and industry representatives Thursday during testimony at a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources subcommittee hearing in Washington, DC.
April 15, 2016
Wyoming, Industry Push Back in Senate Hearing on BLM Flaring Rule
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed rules for natural gas flaring and venting on public lands drew skepticism and concern from various state, tribal and industry representatives Thursday during testimony at a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources subcommittee hearing in Washington, DC.
April 15, 2016
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