After more than a year of negotiations, a landmark agreement to protect Utah’s cultural resources while permitting “orderly and environmentally responsible” natural gas development on the West Tavaputs Plateau near Nine Mile Canyon by Bill Barrett Corp. is to be finalized Jan. 5 with a signing ceremony at the state capitol in Salt Lake City, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Utah said Tuesday.
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Gas Producers ‘Definitely Engaged’ in Senate Climate Change Talks
The natural gas industry may have been absent from the negotiating table when the House drafted its landmark climate change legislation, but it and its supporters are expected to be front and center when the Senate takes up a companion bill this fall, Washington, DC, sources say.
Gas Producers ‘Definitely Engaged’ in Senate Climate Change Talks
The natural gas industry may have been absent from the negotiating table when the House drafted its landmark climate change legislation, but it and its supporters are expected to be front and center when the Senate takes up a companion bill this fall, Washington, DC, sources say.
Resource-Quality Gas Hydrates Discovered in Deepwater
In a landmark discovery, high saturations of natural gas hydrates have been discovered within reservoir-quality sands in the Lower Tertiary of the Gulf of Mexico (GOM), the Office of Fossil Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) reported Thursday.
Colorado Governor Set to Sign Controversial Drilling Package
Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter last week was set to sign into law landmark regulations that overhaul rules for the state’s natural gas and oil drillers after the Colorado General Assembly officially approved the package on Wednesday.
Colorado Governor Set to Sign Drilling Package; Impact Unknown
In the next few days, Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter is expected to sign into law landmark regulations that overhaul rules for the state’s natural gas and oil drillers after the Colorado General Assembly officially approved the package on Wednesday.
FERC Continues to Exclude Pipelines from Order 712 Above-Rate Deals
In reaffirming its landmark Order 712 removing the maximum rate cap on short-term released capacity last Thursday, FERC offered several clarifications, but denied rehearing, continuing to exclude pipelines from the program, saying pipelines already have built-in flexibility in their ability to negotiate rates.
FERC Continues to Exclude Pipelines from Order 712 Above-Rate Deals
In reaffirming its landmark Order 712 removing the maximum rate cap on short-term released capacity Thursday, FERC offered several clarifications, but denied rehearing, continuing to exclude pipelines from the program, saying pipelines already have built-in flexibility in their ability to negotiate rates.
Canada’s New Role: Global LNG Middleman
A landmark ruling by Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) has stopped an attempt by international merchants to parlay global trade in liquefied natural gas into relaxation of controls on sales of Canadian production to the United States.
Canada’s New Role: Global LNG Middleman
A landmark ruling by Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) has stopped an attempt by international merchants to parlay global trade in liquefied natural gas (LNG) into relaxation of controls on sales of Canadian production to the United States.