Virginia's governor has signed into law legislation (SB 519) intended to incentivize the development of natural gas infrastructure so that residents and businesses can better take advantage of low-cost shale and coalbed methane gas supplies.
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New Virginia Law Supports Shale Gas-Focused Infrastructure
Virginia's governor has signed into law legislation (SB 519) intended to incentivize the development of natural gas infrastructure so that residents and businesses can better take advantage of low-cost shale and coalbed methane gas supplies.
NGL Pipe Projects Don’t Have Eminent Domain, Say Kentucky Legislators
A bill that would amend current law and remove eminent domain authority for natural gas liquids (NGL) pipeline projects will be debated by the Kentucky House following an overwhelming committee vote on Wednesday.
Kentucky Eminent Domain Bill May Impact Bluegrass Progress
Preliminary legislation that would take away eminent domain power from natural gas liquids (NGL) pipeline projects was approved Wednesday by a Kentucky House committee and is headed for debate on the floor.
Fitch: Mexico’s Energy Reforms Benefit Pemex, CFE in Long Run
Energy reforms by the Mexican government are good news for the state-owned petroleum company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) and electric utility Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE), but the benefits won’t not be immediate and CFE may face challenges from increased competition, according to analysts with Fitch Ratings.
Murkowski Urges Crude, Condensate, LNG Exports
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), the top Republican on the Senate Energy Committee, called for an end to restrictions on crude oil and condensate exports on Tuesday. She urged President Obama to issue executive orders to change the nation’s energy export policies.
States Enact Only 52 Natural Gas-Related Bills in 2013
State legislatures actively pushed new natural gas legislation in 2013, but of 351 gas-related bills introduced, only 52 were enacted, an analysis indicated.
FERC Official Objects to House Deadline on Border Facilities
A House bill’s requirement that FERC act on border-crossing pipeline applications within 120 days of their filing has been roundly criticized by an agency staffer tasked with approving pipeline projects.
Murkowski Backs U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Agreement
At a Capitol Hill hearing Tuesday, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) expressed support for approving a transboundary agreement between the United States and Mexico that would govern the development of oil and natural gas resources along the two countries’ maritime boundary in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM).
Proposed Pennsylvania Endangered Species Bills Threaten Fed Funding
Proposed Pennsylvania legislation would make it more difficult to list and protect endangered species in the state, while making it potentially easier to site wells in the Marcellus Shale, but it also could force the “taking” of more than $27 million a year in federal funding for state fish and game commissions, according to officials.