The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia last week handed the energy industry a major victory by vacating and remanding an order that would require publicly traded producers to report to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) how much they pay foreign governments for the commercial development of oil, natural gas and minerals.
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Producers Handed Victory in SEC Disclosure Ruling
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Tuesday handed the energy industry a major victory by vacating and remanding an order that would require publicly traded producers to report to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) how much they pay foreign governments for the commercial development of oil, natural gas and minerals.
On Pit Rule, Court Sides with New Mexico Producers
A state district judge in New Mexico last week handed the state’s oil and gas industry a new year’s present, putting a halt to legal appeals of ongoing industry efforts to revise rules for handling drilling and production waste, the so-called “pit rule.”
New Mexico Court Sides with Producers on ‘Pit Rule’
A state district judge in New Mexico Tuesday handed the state’s oil/gas industry an early new year’s present, putting a halt to legal appeals of ongoing industry efforts to revise rules for handling drilling and production waste, the so-called “pit rule.” An Oil Conservation Commission hearing on the industry efforts is now scheduled for Jan. 23 in Santa Fe.
New Mexico Court Halts Legal Appeals on ‘Pit Rule’
A state district judge in New Mexico Tuesday handed the state’s oil/gas industry an early new year’s present, putting a halt to legal appeals of ongoing industry efforts to revise rules for handling drilling and production waste, the so-called “pit rule.” An Oil Conservation Commission hearing on the industry efforts is now scheduled for Jan. 23 in Santa Fe.
PG&E Fined $38M for 2008 Pipeline Failure
Sending a message to the natural gas industry, California regulators last Thursday unanimously handed out the biggest fine ever for a gas utility, increasing a penalty to $38 million against Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) for a fatal distribution pipeline failure and explosion on Christmas Eve in 2008 in a Sacramento suburb.
PG&E Fined $38M for 2008 Pipeline Failure
Sending a message to the natural gas industry, California regulators on Thursday handed out the biggest penalty ever for a gas utility, increasing a penalty to $38 million against Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) for a fatal distribution pipeline failure and explosion on Christmas Eve in 2008 in a Sacramento suburb.
GasMart 2011: Technology Pinpoints Sweetest Sweet Spot
New and continuously improving drilling technologies have handed producers the keys to unlock more onshore natural gas and oil reserves with fewer wells and at a lower cost, but today’s innovations have only scratched the rock’s surface, a Schlumberger Ltd. executive said recently.
GasMart 2011: Finding the Sweetest Sweet Spot Through Drilling Technology
New and continuously improving drilling technologies have handed producers the keys to unlock more onshore natural gas and oil reserves with fewer wells and at a lower cost, but today’s innovations have only scratched the rock’s surface, a Schlumberger Ltd. executive said recently.
Anadarko Prevails in High Court Challenge
The Supreme Court on Monday handed Anadarko Petroleum Corp. a major victory when justices refused to consider a government challenge to lower court decisions that have blocked the Department of Interior (DOI) from collecting billions in deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GOM) natural gas and oil royalties.