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ALJ Certifies Tuscarora Settlement of Overrecovery Charges

Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Michael J. Cianci Jr. has certified an uncontested settlement resolving claims that Tuscarora Gas Transmission Co. significantly overrecovered its cost of service, making its current transportation rates unjust and unreasonable.

February 8, 2012

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.”

January 16, 2012

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.

January 13, 2012

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.

January 13, 2012

EPA in Dimock, PA, Urging Residents to Participate in Survey

Officials with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) were in Dimock Township, PA on Thursday and Friday, asking residents to participate in a voluntary survey to address “potential gaps in sampling and sample results.”

January 3, 2012

Colorado PUC Judge Issues Proposed Pipeline Rules

An administrative law judge (ALJ) at the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) circulated a proposed decision Monday on revising natural gas utility pipeline operator reporting requirements and clarifying regulations tied to direct sales from some transmission lines.

September 2, 2011

Cabot Barred from Drilling in New York Subdivision

In a case pitting a Sullivan County, NY, homeowner against his property owners association (POA), a Sullivan Civil Supreme Court judge has permanently barred Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. from drilling in the residential subdivision, which is located in the Marcellus Shale.

August 30, 2011

CPUC Judge Proposes Steps for Lifting Pipe Pressure Limits

An administrative law judge (ALJ) at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has released a proposed decision outlining the procedures for eliminating current restrictions on the operating pressures of major natural gas transmission pipelines operated by Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) in the wake of last year’s San Bruno pipe rupture and explosion. The ALJ also denied a recommendation by PG&E for raising future pipe pressures.

August 23, 2011

Court Rejects Challenge to Colorado Drilling Project

A federal judge in Colorado has upheld the decisions of two federal agencies approving a natural gas project in the White River National Forest in the northwestern part of the state.

August 15, 2011

Federal Court Rejects Challenge to OXY Drilling Project in Colorado

A federal judge in Colorado has upheld the decisions of two federal agencies approving a natural gas project in the White River National Forest in the northwestern part of the state.

August 11, 2011