The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) said Wednesday the dunes sagebrush lizard (DSL) does not need to be listed on the Endangered Species Act after New Mexico and Texas voluntarily agreed to protect the animal’s habitat.
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Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Doesn’t Make the Endangered List
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) said Wednesday the dunes sagebrush lizard (DSL) does not need to be listed on the Endangered Species Act after New Mexico and Texas voluntarily agreed to protect the animal’s habitat.
API’s Gerard Says Ohio Experiencing Energy ‘Rebirth’
Speaking at the City Club of Cleveland last Friday, the head of the American Petroleum Institute (API) said the state of Ohio is experiencing an energy “rebirth” as a result of the surge in shale gas development and that it could be a game changer for jobs and economic growth in the state.
Economists Recommend ‘Rulebook’ to Analyze Market Manipulation
There is a need for a single “rulebook” to analyze alleged market manipulations in the wholesale electricity and natural gas markets of the United States and European Union (EU), according to a pair of economists with The Brattle Group, who propose an economic framework that they say would assist compliance efforts by distinguishing behavior that is patently manipulative and identifying safe harbors for legitimate trading.
Economists Recommend ‘Rulebook’ to Analyze Market Manipulation
There is a need for a single “rulebook” to analyze alleged market manipulations in the wholesale electricity and natural gas markets of the United States and European Union (EU), according to a pair of economists with The Brattle Group, who propose an economic framework that they say would assist compliance efforts by distinguishing behavior that is patently manipulative and identifying safe harbors for legitimate trading.
Nova Scotia Enacts Two-Year Fracking Ban
Nova Scotia said it will extend its review of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) until mid-2014, enacting a moratorium on the practice for at least another two years.
Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Hear Marcellus Gas Rights Appeal
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear an appeal of a property rights case and rule on whether the owner of the property in the Marcellus Shale also owns the shale gas it contains.
Light Demand, Ample Supplies Send Quotes Broadly Lower; Futures Ease
Gas for Monday delivery fell about 8 cents nationwide in Friday trading as an overall shortage of demand combined with the need to make up ground traversed by the double-digit decline in the May futures on Thursday. Losses were greatest at eastern points as temperature forecasts called for seasonal readings for most of next week. At the close of futures trading May had lost 2.3 cents to $2.126 and June had given up 1.1 cents to $2.259. May crude oil added 24 cents to $102.02/bbl.
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.
Marathon Targets Eagle Ford, Bakken Liquids
Marathon Oil Corp., which began 2012 as a pure-play exploration and production (E&P) company, has its sights trained on two big shale plays in the United States: the Eagle Ford and the Bakken, company officials said Wednesday.