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In the article “Senate Passes Pipeline Safety Reauthorization Bill” (see Daily GPI, Oct. 19), NGI incorrectly stated that a provision that would have grandfathered older pipelines from having to install certain safety devices had been removed from S. 275. In fact, senators included in the bill an amendment calling “for testing to confirm the material strength of previously untested natural gas pipelines located in certain areas.” The amendment would require tests on pipelines operating at more than 30% of specified minimum yield strength in densely populated or environmentally sensitive areas. Language requiring the use of automatic or remote-controlled shut-off valves “on transmission pipelines constructed or entirely replaced” after a final rule is issued remains in the legislation. NGI regrets the error.

While the most vocal opposition to Laser Northeast Gathering Co. LLC’s bid to gain public utility status for a proposed gathering system in northeast Pennsylvania is coming from members of the public, there is opposition from within the industry as well.

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.

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.

If Congress passes all of President Obama’s tax proposals that are directly and indirectly aimed at domestic oil and natural gas producers, the hit could be more than double the widely reported $32.6 billion, according to the American Petroleum Institute (API).

A Category 5 hurricane that passes through the heart of Gulf of Mexico energy platforms could cause producer damage and output losses of more than $65 billion, according to an expert on extreme-risk modeling.

A Category 5 hurricane that passes through the heart of Gulf of Mexico energy platforms could cause producer damage and losses of more than $65 billion, says an expert on extreme-risk modeling.

California could see the creation of 16,000 jobs and consumer savings on gas and power bills of about $1.85 billion by 2020 if Congress passes a national renewable energy standard. The jobs and savings would add to benefits realized from existing state goals, according to the Massachusetts-based Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), which released a report earlier in July.

California could see the creation of 16,000 jobs and consumer savings on gas and power bills of about $1.85 billion by 2020 if Congress passes a national renewable energy standard. The jobs and savings would add to benefits realized from existing state goals, according to the Massachusetts-based Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).