Maryland

A bill that would put in place a three-year moratorium on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) has been approved by one branch of the legislature in Maryland, a state that has potential natural gas deposits only in its two westernmost counties and has seen virtually no interest in developing those limited assets.

Environmentalists and other activists are marshaling their troops to continue their battle against the recently authorized global exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Cove Point LNG Terminal on the Chesapeake Bay in Calvert County, MD.

FERC issued a certificate Thursday to Dominion Transmission Inc. (DTI) to expand its pipeline and storage system in Maryland, Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.

FERC Friday issued a favorable environmental assessment (EA) to Dominion Transmission Inc.’s proposal to expand its storage system in Maryland, Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.

The Sierra Club said last Thursday a legacy agreement between it and a previous owner of the Cove Point LNG terminal site in Maryland will stop current owner Dominion from adding liquefaction and export facilities. However, during an earnings conference call Dominion CEO Thomas Farrell said the project is on track despite what the environmental group claims.

The Sierra Club said Thursday a legacy agreement between it and a previous owner of the Cove Point LNG terminal site in Maryland will stop current owner Dominion from adding liquefaction and export facilities. However, during an earnings conference call Dominion CEO Thomas Farrell said the project is on track despite what the environmental group claims.

Seventeen separate water withdrawals already approved in Pennsylvania by the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) — mostly for natural gas operators — have been temporarily suspended because of localized stream flow levels that have fallen throughout the basin on drought conditions, officials said.

The Department of Energy (DOE) has approved Dominion Cove Point LNG Inc.’s (DCP) application to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its import terminal in Maryland to countries that have a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States.

The Department of Energy (DOE) has approved Dominion Cove Point LNG Inc.’s (DCP) application to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its import terminal in Maryland to countries that have a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States.