A Harris Interactive poll found that 74% of North Carolina voters support moving forward with exploring for and eventually producing oil and natural gas off the state’s Atlantic Coast.
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Ohio Issues Second Unitization Order in the Utica Shale
The chief of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management (DOGRM) has issued a unitization order for Chesapeake Energy Corp. in Carroll County, putting forced pooling into effect for a second time in the emerging Utica Shale.
Colorado County (Again) Extends Permit Moratorium
The Boulder County, CO, commission on Tuesday formally extended a moratorium on new oil and natural gas drilling permits to June 10. However, the commission left the door open to lifting the ban earlier if the county’s new drilling rules are in place.
INGAA: NatGas Pipe Permitting Slowed After EPAct
The amount of time needed to obtain required permits for interstate natural gas pipeline projects from federal agencies other than FERC has increased since the passage of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct), according to a new study issued by the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA).
INGAA: NatGas Pipe Permitting Slowed in Wake of EPAct
The amount of time needed to obtain required permits for interstate natural gas pipeline projects from federal agencies other than FERC has increased since the passage of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct), according to a new study issued by the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA).
California Regulators Unveil Draft Fracking Rules
Preliminary draft rules for hydraulic fracturing (fracking) were unveiled Tuesday by California’s state oil and natural gas drilling regulators who indicated the development process will take at least all of next year.
No Drought About it: Produced Water Produces Oil
The re-emerging Mississippian Lime may be cheaper to drill than in some deeper formations, but an abundance of produced water has created a flood of innovative solutions by some operators.
Eagle Ford Shale Is a Dollars and Jobs Gusher
By 2021, the Eagle Ford Shale could produce nearly $62.1 billion in output, support about 82,600 full-time jobs, add nearly $34 billion in gross regional product and about $888 million to local government revenues and $1.6 billion to state revenues, according to a new studies of 14 South Texas counties comprising the Eagle Ford area.
Industry Brief
Boulder County, CO, officials may need to keep in place longer than expected a moratorium on the processing of development plans for oil and gas permits. County Planning Commission members said Wednesday they need more time to complete new regulations meant to address potential public health and environmental impacts of oil and gas exploration in unincorporated areas of the county, according to news reports. In February Boulder County commissioners passed a resolution that placed a moratorium on accepting applications until Feb. 4, 2013. The Planning Commission asked the Board of County Commissioners to extend the moratorium by three to six months. Government officials from around Colorado have challenged the state’s authority to regulate energy operations (see Shale Daily, Sept. 24; Aug. 17). The state maintains exclusive jurisdiction in this area under the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.
GAO: Shale Development Risks ‘Unknown’
The extent of the risks associated with development of shale oil and natural gas is “unknown” because existing studies have not taken into account the potential long-term, cumulative effects of the activity, according to a new report issued by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) last Tuesday. The agency in a companion report did not make any recommendations to change environmental and public health requirements in light of advances in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing (fracking).