A national organization that supports oil and gas leaseholders is furious that Pennsylvania legislators passed a bill that its members contend will weaken landowners’ ability to negotiate lease terms, and are urging people to contact Gov. Tom Corbett to get a veto.
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Group Says Pennsylvania Bill Would Allow Forced Pooling
A national organization that supports oil and gas leaseholders is furious that Pennsylvania legislators passed a bill that its members claim would allow forced pooling in the state. They are urging people to contact Gov. Tom Corbett to get a veto.
Canadian Pipelines Renew Vows to Safety
The chief executives of Canada’s five biggest pipeline companies lined up Wednesday to vow to elevate safety to a top priority.
COGA Worried by Energy Bills in Colorado Legislature
The Colorado state legislature is weighing a number of bills related to oil and natural gas drilling that have some industry association members worried.
FERC Urged to Reconsider Price Reporting NOI
A coalition of eight oil and natural gas associations has urged FERC not to move forward with a notice of inquiry (NOI) requiring industry members to report individual transactional data including prices.
Board OKs $500M Consol Deal for Pittsburgh Airport Drilling
Allegheny County Airport Authority (ACAA) board members Friday unanimously approved a deal with Consol Energy Inc. for Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling rights at Pittsburgh International Airport. The arrangement could be worth $500 million over the next 20 years.

New North Dakota Flaring Law Emerges
Another proposal has emerged in the North Dakota state legislature seeking to eliminate exemptions from the state’s current one-year limit for oil production wells flaring associated natural gas.
Western Governors Taking Energy Lead
Members of the Western Governors’ Association (WGA) said Thursday that states can work collaboratively and individually to develop “a cogent, bipartisan national energy strategy.”
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Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), the incoming chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, has announced that members of his senior staff will include Joshua Sheinkman, staff director; Sam Fowler, chief counsel; and senior counsels Dan Adamson, Patty Beneke, David Brooks, Michele Miranda and Todd Wooten. Drew Johnston and Cisco Minthorn also will be part of the counsel staff. Senior professional staff will include Isaiah Akin, Meghan Conklin, Kevin Rennert, Allen Stayman and Sara Tucker. Keith Chu has been tapped to be press secretary, and Samantha Offerdahl will be press assistant.
Interior Urged to Nix Arctic Ocean Lease Sales
More than 60 members of Congress Tuesday wrote a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar protesting the inclusion of Arctic sales in the federal government’s proposed five-year leasing plan for the Outer Continental Shelf.