Issues

With gas quality issues resolved at South Marsh Island 184, ANR said it had lifted all associated capacity restrictions.

Barring a late announcement to the contrary Thursday, Southern California Gas was expected to lift a high-linepack OFO Friday.

Three federal agencies Friday said they will take an interagency approach to tackle air quality issues associated with onshore oil and natural gas development on public lands.

Shale producers should take seriously the questions and issues being raised by environmentalists and others with concerns about hydraulic fracturing (fracking), and be “open and transparent” about the composition of their fracking fluids, FERC Commissioner John Norris said Tuesday.

Shale gas prices are likely to remain “reasonable” for years to come, despite possible upward pressure from hydraulic fracturing (fracking) issues, according to more than 700 executives and managers from utilities and other industry organizations who participated in a recent survey conducted by Black & Veatch.

EOG Resources Inc.’s shift to an oil and natural gas liquids (NGL) producer is “essentially complete,” CEO Mark G. Papa told financial analysts Friday during a conference call in which he gushed about the company’s enviable perch in the oil-rich window of the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas.

Countering claims that he moves in lockstep with the industry on Marcellus Shale issues, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett spoke out against forced pooling in a speech last Tuesday before a Pittsburgh audience.

Countering claims that he moves in lockstep with the industry on Marcellus Shale issues, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett spoke out against forced pooling in a speech Tuesday before a Pittsburgh audience.

The Texas Senate passed a bill that would create the Texas Energy Policy Committee, which would advise lawmakers on energy-related issues. The measure was introduced by Sen. Troy Fraser (R-Horseshoe Bay). It also would require the Railroad Commission of Texas to study the state’s coal and natural gas reserves and advise on their best use for power generation. The 12-member committee would include the chairs of five state agencies, two senators, two House members, two academic members and an appointed director. The measure is now to be considered by the House.