It’s all about not standing in the way of cheap energy, economic growth, jobs and energy security, according to more than 100 groups representing U.S. industry, from North Dakota grain growers to Dow Chemical to the Ohio Bowling Association, that petitioned Tuesday to keep the federal government from erecting barriers to hydraulic fracturing (fracking).
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Shale Mania Spreads West to Monterey
A relatively late entrant in the growing national debate about shale formations and how much long-term domestic reserves they bring to the United States, the Monterey Shale in California is an extensive old oil play that some analysts are predicting will experience a rebirth in today’s shale-dominated domestic energy world.
September 13, 2011
LNG Export Facility ‘Explored’ in Oregon
At least one of the two still-active proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal projects in Oregon is exploring the possibility of changing its plans to include an export facility. The backers of Jordan Cove LNG at Coos Bay, OR, also recently purchased a 200-acre site at its designated location along the state’s south-central Pacific Coast.
August 26, 2011
Drillers Sue U.S. Forest Service Again Over Water Issues
Attorneys for the oil and gas industry in Pennsylvania are asking U.S. District Judge Sean McLaughlin to find the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) in contempt for refusing to follow his 2009 order to process oil and gas development proposals in the Allegheny National Forest.
July 21, 2011
Pennsylvania Passes Budget Without Marcellus Fee
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett signed a state budget last Thursday that did not include a tax or fee on Marcellus Shale development, but lawmakers expect to revive the issue this fall.
July 4, 2011
Related Marcellus Pipe Expansions Get Environmental OK
FERC Thursday issued favorable environmental assessments of Tennessee Gas Pipeline’s and Dominion Transmission Inc.’s proposed system expansions to deliver Marcellus Shale gas to growing markets in New York and New England.
July 1, 2011
Showdown Looms Between Morgantown, Driller
The City of Morgantown, WV, and Northeast Natural Energy (NNE) appear to be on a collision course, with the city preparing to pass an ordinance Tuesday night that would ban hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking), and the company in turn vowing to sue the city if it tries to interfere with its two wells.
June 21, 2011
West Virginia DEP Amends Two Marcellus Well Permits
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) last Thursday amended permits for two Marcellus Shale gas wells being erected in Morgantown to include closed-loop drilling systems, but it has no plans at this time to make the systems a statewide requirement.
May 25, 2011
DRBC’s Draft Water Rules Draw Deluge of Responses
Ahead of a midnight deadline Friday to comment on the Delaware River Basin Commission’s (DRBC) draft water quality amendments, those for and against the proposed changes attempted to make their voices heard by delivering thousands of responses to the commissioners.
April 18, 2011
El Paso: Eagle Ford Value Worth Developing Alone
El Paso Corp. has decided to go it alone in developing its profitable Eagle Ford Shale acreage and has scuttled plans to take on a joint venture (JV) partner.
April 15, 2011
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