Flaring

Wyoming Regulators Revise Flaring Rules

Wyoming’s Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (OGCC) on Tuesday approved revisions to the state’s wellhead natural gas flaring rules, gaining some praise and caution from environmental groups.

February 9, 2016

BLM Reveals More Details of Flaring, Venting Rules For Federal, Tribal Lands

The U.S. Department of Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) revealed more details of its proposed rules governing flaring and venting of associated natural gas on public and tribal lands in the Federal Register on Monday.

February 8, 2016

Flaring, Venting Rules For Federal, Tribal Lands Released by BLM

The U.S. Department of Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) unveiled its long-awaited rules governing flaring and venting of associated natural gas on public and tribal lands on Friday.

January 22, 2016

BLM Unveils Long-Awaited Flaring, Venting Rules For Federal, Tribal Lands

The U.S. Department of Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) unveiled its long-awaited rules governing flaring and venting of associated natural gas on public and tribal lands on Friday.

January 22, 2016
Consol Testing Second Deep Utica Shale Well in SW Pennsylvania

Consol Testing Second Deep Utica Shale Well in SW Pennsylvania

Moving forward with plans to continue delineating its deep Utica Shale prospects in Southwest Pennsylvania, Consol Energy Inc. said Saturday that flaring has started at its second well targeting the formation in the region. The company also recently earned approval to drill another deep Utica well at the Pittsburgh International Airport.

January 11, 2016

BP, California Agree to End Routine NatGas Flaring by 2030

Forty-five governments and producers, including BP plc and the State of California, plan to end routine natural gas flaring at oil production sites by 2030, the World Bank said Monday.

December 7, 2015

Draft Wyoming Flaring Rule Sets Lower Threshold Volumes

A draft of a revised flaring rule in Wyoming will be made public on Monday, the state’s oil/natural gas supervisor, Mark Watson, told NGI’sShale Daily on Friday.

November 16, 2015

Wyoming Considers Updating NatGas Flaring Rules

Wyoming’s five-member Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (OGCC) chaired by Gov. Matt Mead on Tuesday initiated a rulemaking to update state requirements for flaring wellhead natural gas produced with crude oil.

November 11, 2015

G2 Says Louisiana LNG Terminal Could Be Online in 2020.

Executives with G2 LNG LLC officially announced their proposed $11 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project on the Calcasieu River Ship Channel in Cameron Parish, LA, at a ceremony on Monday.

October 5, 2015

Enviro Group Report Charges BLM Lax on Flaring Abuses

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) handling of flaring of associated natural gas on public and tribal lands was criticized in a report released Wednesday by Friends of the Earth, which said too much gas is being flared royalty-free.

October 1, 2015