Regulatory observers believe the odds are high that Colette D. Honorable, who chairs the Arkansas Public Service Commission, is the front runner to take over as head of FERC.
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Chesapeake Tightens Belt, Lays Off 800
More than 800 Chesapeake Energy Corp. employees were laid off last week as CEO Doug Lawler continued to make over the company that Aubrey McClendon built (see related story).
Harrison County, OH, Leases Industrial Park Acres to CBM Producer
Officials in Harrison County, OH, have agreed to lease more than 300 acres of the county’s industrial park for Utica Shale oil and gas drilling.
Santa: Economic Incentive ‘Heart of the Problem’ in New England
The coordination of natural gas and electricity markets is a regional effort that can’t be accomplished by just one side or the other, and it remains unclear who will pay for necessary infrastructure across the region, according to Don Santa, president of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA).
Collapse in Natural Gas Drilling No Threat to Marcellus
The rig count may be half of what it was a year ago, but Northeast dry natural gas output just keeps getting stronger.
North Dakota Lawmakers Seek Long-Term Oil Policy
With a seemingly ever-increasing mother lode of crude oil from the Bakken Shale play, North Dakota lawmakers have embarked on a process for developing a long-term strategy regarding state revenues and taxation of the oil industry. An initial review of bidders to help in mapping the strategy is set for Oct. 31.
LNG Export Project Targets Smaller Customers
Annova LNG LLC has filed with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for authorization to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) to customers that are too small to buy from larger liquefaction and export projects.
Regency, PVR In $5.6B Multi-Basin Midstream Tie-Up
Regency Energy Partners LP plans to buy PVR Partners LP in a $5.6 billion deal (including $1.8 billion of debt) to create a natural gas gathering and processing giant with a presence in Appalachia, West Texas, South Texas, the Midcontinent and North Louisiana.
MSC Opposes Gubernatorial Hopeful’s Calls for NatGas Severance Tax
Gubernatorial candidates in Pennsylvania who have called for severance taxes on the state’s shale natural gas industry are embracing “misguided, job-crushing policies,” the Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) said Thursday.
Ohio Drafting Rules for Wastewater Impoundments
Regulators with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) are drafting rules governing centralized earthen impoundments that would temporarily hold wastewater from oil and gas drilling.