FERC on Thursday issued an environmental assessment (EA) on the Cove Point Liquefaction Project on the Chesapeake Bay in Calvert County, MD, and issued a final environmental impact statement (FEIS) on the Downeast LNG import project to be located in Washington County, ME. In both cases, the projects were found by Commission staff to pose little harm if recommended mitigation measures are followed.
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Wyoming Governor Signs Two NGV Bills
Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead on Wednesday signed two laws that are designed to help advance the use of natural gas for transportation in a state rich in gas reserves. The measures, Senate Files (SF) 23 and 52, were less than the industry originally requested.
NOV’s Miller: Buckle Your Seat Belts, Keep Your Eyes On China
National Oilwell Varco Inc. (NOV) CEO Pete Miller believes a slump in North American onshore drilling will continue through this year, but the international energy equipment business is high on his radar, particularly in China.
California Lawmakers Dump Frack Regulation Bills
As the deadline for moving proposed bills out of finance committees came and went Thursday, the California state legislature again gave up on measures designed to more closely regulate hydraulic fracturing (fracking).
McClendon Steps Down as Chesapeake Chairman
Chesapeake Energy Corp. on Tuesday stripped co-founder and CEO Aubrey K. McClendon of his title as chairman of the board and said it would name an “independent, nonexecutive chairman in the near future.”
Salazar Says Interior ‘Close’ on Fracking Regulations
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar signaled Tuesday that the department is close to completing final regulations for hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in drilling operations on public lands.
Drilling Reductions May Create Recycling Problem
The decrease in drilling expected in the Marcellus Shale this year could have an unexpected consequence: reducing the amount of flowback water that operators reuse at well sites.
Court Upholds Second New York Town’s Drilling Ban
A local ordinance that bans oil and gas operations in the Town of Middlefield, NY, has been upheld by the Otsego County Supreme Court, the second time in a week that a New York state judge has ruled in favor of such a law.
Salazar: ‘Safe’ Fracking Part of Natural Gas Future
Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) may be at the center of current debate in states that are experiencing a shale gas boom, but it will remain an important part of the industry and can be performed safely, according to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar.
U.S. Energy Security Said Held Hostage by ‘Bewildering’ Policies
The energy security risks of the United States worsened significantly in 2010 and could remain uncomfortably high for the next 25 years without changes to “a bewildering set of energy policies and layers of complex regulations,” according to the second edition of an annual report by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for 21st Century Energy.