Oversees

President Obama Monday tapped Anthony Foxx, the mayor of Charlotte, NC, to succeed Ray LaHood as secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOT), which oversees the safety of the nation’s natural gas and hazardous pipeline infrastructure, as well as roads, airports and railways.

The Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC), which oversees game and wildlife in the state, has called on FERC to revoke eminent domain authority for Central New York Oil & Gas Co. LLC (CNYOG) to seize state land to build the MARC I Hub Line project in northeastern Pennsylvania.

The Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC), which oversees game and wildlife in the state, has called on FERC to revoke eminent domain authority for Central New York Oil & Gas Co. LLC (CNYOG) to seize state land to build the MARC I Hub Line project in northeastern Pennsylvania.

The Interior Department agency that oversees offshore rig safety said Friday it has launched a full investigation into the fire Thursday aboard the Mariner Energy Inc. offshore production platform.

The Interior Department agency that oversees offshore rig safety said Friday it has launched a full investigation into the fire Thursday aboard the Mariner Energy Inc. offshore production platform.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Buffalo Field Office in Wyoming, which oversees most of the Powder River Basin (PRB), is overhauling its 23-year-old resource management plan (RMP) and until the four-year process is completed, energy permits will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and only one well pad per 640 acres — or about a mile — will be allowed, officials said last week.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Buffalo Field Office in Wyoming, which oversees most of the Powder River Basin (PRB), is revising its 23-year-old resource management plan (RMP) and until the four-year process is completed, energy permits will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and only one well pad per 640 acres will be allowed, officials said Wednesday.

Carl T. Johnson has been sworn in as the second administrator of the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, which oversees the safety of natural gas and hazardous materials pipelines. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in December. Prior to the DOT, Johnson was president of the Compressed Gas Association, served as special assistant to former Rep. Amory Houghton (R-NY) and was director of federal government relations at Corning Glass Works. He received his bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and his master’s degree from George Washington University.

Although officials at the Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC), which oversees electric power grid reliability for Northeastern North America, are forecasting sufficient electricity supplies to meet demand this summer, they cautioned last week that reserves are low.