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Oklahoma Approves Relief Measure to Protect E&Ps Amid Coronavirus, Low Oil Prices

Oklahoma Approves Relief Measure to Protect E&Ps Amid Coronavirus, Low Oil Prices

The Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC), the state’s oil and gas regulator, on Wednesday approved a relief measure allowing operators to shut-in production without losing their lease rights.

April 22, 2020

Ohio Ethane Cracker Clears Final Regulatory Hurdles

What would be the Appalachian Basin’s second multi-billion dollar ethane cracker has finally secured all the major regulatory approvals needed to move forward after the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) completed its environmental review and issued the project’s final permits as 2018 came to an end.

January 2, 2019

Ohio May Expand Emissions Rules for Unconventional Oil, Natural Gas Ops

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) is seeking input on potential rules that would expand air emissions rules for both existing and new unconventional oil and gas facilities that aren’t already covered by general permits for midstream and upstream equipment.

November 26, 2018
Rover Accuses Ohio EPA of ‘Cynically’ Attempting to Obstruct Project

Rover Accuses Ohio EPA of ‘Cynically’ Attempting to Obstruct Project

Rover Pipeline LLC has accused the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) of attempting to stall the nearly completed 713-mile, 3.25 Bcf/d project by issuing a notice of violation (NOV) for illegitimate reasons.

July 25, 2018
Ohio EPA’s NOV an ‘Improper Attempt to Attack’ Rover, Pipeline Says

Ohio EPA’s NOV an ‘Improper Attempt to Attack’ Rover, Pipeline Says

Rover Pipeline LLC has accused the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) of attempting to stall the nearly completed 713-mile, 3.25 Bcf/d project by issuing a notice of violation (NOV) for illegitimate reasons.

July 25, 2018

Ohio EPA Says Rover Missing Stormwater Permit, Has Complied With Other Orders

FERC on Thursday authorized Rover Pipeline LLC to place Phase 1A of its project into service, just in time to meet backer Energy Transfer Partners LP’s target for late summer start-up.

August 31, 2017

Ohio EPA Begins Process to Issue General Permits For Pipeline Compressor Stations

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) is moving forward with a process that would allow companies to apply for general permits for oil and natural gas midstream compressor stations.

April 11, 2016

Ohio EPA Begins Process to Issue General Permits For Pipeline Compressor Stations

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) is moving forward with a process that would allow companies to apply for general permits for oil and natural gas midstream compressor stations.

April 11, 2016

Truck Carrying Oil/Gas Wastewater Spills 5,000 Gallons in Ohio

A semi-truck hauling oil and natural gas wastewater through Southeast Ohio left the road and crashed into a field, spilling 5,000 gallons of the fluid into a stream that empties into a drinking water reservoir, state regulators said Thursday.

March 11, 2016

Marcellus Water Study Finds Chloride and TSS Risk, But Spill Unlikely

Water samples taken downstream of facilities authorized to treat wastewater from natural gas wells in the Marcellus Shale had elevated concentrations of chloride but not total suspended solids (TSS), although the obverse was true in samples collected downstream of watersheds with shale gas wells drilled on them, according to a report published in the Proceedings of National Academies of Sciences (PNAS).

March 13, 2013