A proposal by some members of the West Virginia House of Delegates to place a moratorium on natural gas drilling permits until the state passes new regulations on drilling isn’t causing sleepless nights for West Virginia Oil and Natural Gas Association Executive Director Corky DeMarco.
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Pennsylvania Steps Up Pressure on Marcellus Drillers
A $28 billion 2010-11 state budget was passed last Wednesday by Pennsylvania legislators but a severance tax on natural gas drilling, which budget negotiators agreed to in principle, was not included in the bill. Instead, Pennsylvania House and Senate members agreed to enact a severance tax by Oct. 1 to take effect by Jan. 1.
Pennsylvania Passes Budget, Plans Natural Gas Severance Tax
A $28 billion 2010-11 state budget was passed late Wednesday by Pennsylvania legislators but a severance tax on natural gas drilling, which budget negotiators agreed to in principle, was not included in the bill. Instead, Pennsylvania House and Senate members agreed to enact a severance tax by Oct. 1 to take effect by Jan. 1.
Democrats Adjust Regulatory Reform Bill to Shore Up Support
House and Senate negotiators took the report on sweeping financial regulatory reform back into conference Tuesday to make adjustments to obtain the 60 votes needed to head off a filibuster in the Senate.
Finishing Touches Being Put on Energy Bill
Democratic negotiators on Capitol Hill are putting the finishing touches on a final energy bill that lawmakers could take up as early as this week, congressional aides said.
Finishing Touches Being Put on Energy Bill
Democratic negotiators on Capitol Hill are putting the finishing touches on a final energy bill that lawmakers could take up as early as next week, congressional aides are reporting.
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President to Sign Energy Bill in New Mexico Today
Out of deference to the chief Senate negotiators on the energy bill, Sens. Pete Domenici and Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico, President Bush will sign the sweeping energy bill into law on Monday (Aug. 8) at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM.
Sempra Exploring Multiple Deals with Gazprom
Noting it has “three teams” of negotiators talking to Russia’s Gazprom, Sempra Energy divulged during a first-quarter earnings conference call Wednesday that it is exploring power generation and energy marketing deals with the gas producer in addition to processing some of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) through one or more North American receiving terminals.
Sempra Exploring Multiple Deals with Gazprom
Noting it has “three teams” of negotiators talking to Russia’s Gazprom, Sempra Energy divulged during a first-quarter earnings conference call Wednesday that it is exploring power generation and energy marketing deals with the gas producer in addition to processing some of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) through one or more North American receiving terminals.
Congressional Budget Agreement Moves ANWR Drilling Nearer to Reality
Congressional negotiators reached a deal Thursday on a $2.6 trillion budget for fiscal 2006 that would, among other things, clear the way for oil and natural gas drilling on the coastal plain of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).