As state officials debate whether to extend an electric utility surcharge, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) has challenged state legislators for diverting $155 million in natural gas ratepayer-collected surcharge funds to help cut the state’s gaping budget deficit earlier this year.
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New Jersey Gets Tougher With DRBC on Fracking Rules
New Jersey officials have told the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) that the state might withhold its dues to the organization if it doesn’t enact rules governing hydraulic fracturing (fracking) within the Delaware River Basin by its next meeting in September.
Think Tank Throws Water on Marcellus Jobs Report
A think tank is questioning the importance of Marcellus Shale development in Pennsylvania’s employment picture.
Idaho Sets Temporary Fracking Rules
Using Wyoming’s approach as a model, a rarely convened panel in Idaho Tuesday adopted some temporary rules for hydraulic fracturing (fracking) for natural gas. The state’s Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, consisting of Idaho’s five statewide elected officials, including its governor, unanimously took its action that was prompted by natural gas drilling in a single county, Payette.
Court Upholds Interior Order to Plug Offshore Noble Energy Well
A federal court in Washington, DC, Tuesday upheld an Interior Department order requiring Noble Energy Inc. to plug and permanent abandon an undeveloped well off the central coast of California.
Marcellus Driller Withdraws Lease Offer in West Virginia
Appalachian-based producer AB Resources on Tuesday withdrew an offer to pay the city of Moundsville, WV, at least $206,500 for the right to drill for natural gas on city property.
BP Seals Macondo Well
BP plc last week successfully sealed its runaway Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) with cement. A permanent fix using one of two relief wells is expected to begin in the middle of the month.
Alberta Extends Driller Incentives
The Alberta government last Thursday granted a one-year extension of two temporary natural gas drilling incentive programs but postponed decisions on introducing any permanent regime changes.
Alberta Extends Incentives to Drillers by 12 Months
The Alberta government Thursday granted a one-year extension of two temporary natural gas drilling incentive programs but postponed decisions on introducing any permanent regime changes.
Coast Guard Proposes Freeport LNG Security Zones
The U.S. Coast Guard has requested the establishment of a permanent security zone in the Freeport, TX, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Basin, located about 70 miles south of Houston, and moving security zones for certain vessels bound for the Port of Freeport.