A decision last year by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia has been upheld by an appeals court that landowners had not proven property damage or physical harm resulted from drilling and hydraulic fracturing (fracking) on their land in Jackson County, WV.
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Takeaway Infrastructure Catching Up in Bakken, Kodiak CEO Says
Transportation of rapidly rising oil production in the Bakken Shale play is no longer a problem as both rail and pipeline shippers have excess capacity, according to the CEO of Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp., which sells its growing production at the wellhead. It holds no capacity for either rail or pipe shipments.
October 15, 2013
Robert Vagt Stepping Down as Heinz Endowments President
In a possible sign that the Heinz Endowments is shifting away from support for hydraulic fracturing (fracking), Robert Vagt announced Monday that he is stepping down as president of the Pittsburgh-based philanthropic organization.
October 15, 2013
Consol Secures Processing Agreement for Utica Production
Consol Energy Inc. disclosed Tuesday that it has signed a definitive agreement with Blue Racer Midstream LLC to construct, own and operate natural gas gathering pipelines and facilities in Noble County, OH, to support growing production with joint venture (JV) partner Hess Corp.
October 15, 2013
North Dakota Hits 1 Bcf/d Production; Oil Surge Continues
North Dakota officials reported Tuesday that the state again set all-time production records in August, hitting 1 Bcf/d for natural gas and 911,000 b/d of crude oil production. Department of Mineral Resources Director Lynn Helms predicted the state would soon pass the 1 million b/d milestone.
October 15, 2013
Tennessee’s Northeast Upgrade Inching Closer to Full Operation
Tennessee Gas Pipeline (TGP) Tuesday got the go-ahead from FERC to place into service three pipeline loops associated with its Northeast Upgrade Project, which will carry an additional 636,000 Dth/d of natural gas from the Marcellus Shale to Northeast markets.
October 15, 2013
Colorado State Studying Midstream Methane Emissions
The gathering and processing segment of the natural gas supply chain will be the focus of a study of methane emissions about to be undertaken by researchers at Colorado State University (CSU). It is one component of a larger effort to study methane emissions associated with the natural gas industry.
October 15, 2013
Supreme Court to Review Stationary Sources Rules
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has the power to require greenhouse gas (GHG) permits for big stationary pollution sources, including power plants, factories and refineries.
October 15, 2013
Algonquin Expansion Critical to Tapping Shale Gas for Connecticut
Connecticut business interests have registered their support for an Algonquin Gas Transmission expansion project to carry an additional 342,000 Dth/d of gas from the Marcellus and Utica shales through New York and into southern New England.
October 15, 2013
Shell Certain of Natural Gas, Less Certain of Shale
Royal Dutch Shell plc won’t be producing nearly as much natural gas from North American unconventionals by 2017 as anticipated, outgoing CEO Peter Voser said Tuesday.
October 15, 2013
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