BP plc is advancing plans to develop more renewable natural gas (RNG) projects in the United States. In the most recent deal, BP is joining Aria Energy to make RNG for transportation from captured methane from waste at three dairy farms in California. Nearly 10% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions are estimated to be from…
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Operator Permitted for Second Permian Oilfield Waste Landfill
Regulators in Texas have given Milestone Environmental Services a permit to build its second oilfield waste landfill in the Permian Basin.
April 12, 2019
Antero Midstream Plans to Construct Landfill For $275M Oil/Gas Wastewater Facility
Antero Midstream Partners LP last week filed a permit application with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection to construct a landfill near its proposed 60,000 barrel/day wastewater treatment complex in Doddridge County.
February 17, 2016
Landfill Drill Cuttings No Cause For Concern, West Virginia Finds
Research conducted for a legislatively mandated study in West Virginia has “found little concern” for the leachate associated with cuttings from unconventional oil and natural gas drilling that were properly disposed in permitted landfills.
July 17, 2015
North Dakota Works to Beef Up NatGas Wellsite Waste Disposal Options
Under a new law (HB 1390), North Dakota oil/natural gas and health department officials are looking to enhance the state’s oversight and handling of waste — including radioactive materials — from drilling sites that have grown substantially in recent years with the oil boom.
June 18, 2015
North Dakota Works to Beef Up NatGas Wellsite Waste Disposal Options
Under a new law (HB 1390), North Dakota oil/natural gas and health department officials are looking to enhance the state's oversight and handling of waste — including radioactive materials — from drilling sites that have grown substantially in recent years with the oil boom.
June 18, 2015
Appalachian Drilling Waste Remains A Growing Concern
Landfills in West Virginia will stop accepting drilling sludge after the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) discovered that a site in Harrison County recently accepted the material after it was rejected at another dump across the state line in Pennsylvania.
May 30, 2014
Four-Company GTL Joint Venture Unveiled
Four diverse companies announced Monday they will pursue a series of gas-to-liquids (GTL) projects starting in Oklahoma…
March 25, 2014
West Virginia Bill Would Allow Landfills to Take More Drilling Waste
During a special session called by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, the West Virginia legislature on Friday overwhelmingly passed a bill that will allow seven landfills in the northern part of state to increase their tonnage limits and accept more drill cuttings and waste from horizontal well sites.
March 18, 2014
West Virginia Bill Would Allow Landfills to Take Drilling Waste
West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin will likely call a special session of the state legislature to introduce a bill regulating the disposal of drill cuttings and associated drilling waste into commercial landfills, after lawmakers failed to passed the measure before adjourning on Saturday.
March 11, 2014
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