The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) said it issued 83% more drilling permits year/year in August in its East Texas District, which includes the state’s portion of the gassy Haynesville Shale. Last month, RRC issued 22 permits to drill oil and gas wells in the East Texas area, aka District 6, up sharply from 12…
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Cedar LNG Granted Extension to Build BC Terminal by Canada Regulators
A four-year Canadian export license extension has been granted to a delayed but still active native project, Cedar LNG, which would be sited on the northern Pacific coast of British Columbia (BC). The Canada Energy Regulator reset the license deadline for starting deliveries to May 2030 after the liquefied natural gas terminal’s sponsors, Haisla Nation…
‘Midsummer Boost’ in July for Lower 48 Oil, Natural Gas Permitting Led by Permian
A rebound in Permian oil and gas permitting, along with a lift in the Haynesville and Marcellus shales, lifted the Lower 48 count in July to a three-year high, according to state and federal data. The “midsummer boost” compiled by Evercore ISI analysts, found that permitting overall rose by 707 month/month (m/m) and was 63%…
Oil, Natural Gas Activity Creeping Upward in North Dakota as Labor Challenges Persist
Active drilling rigs, hydraulic fracturing crews and drilling permits all are creeping upward in North Dakota, though workforce challenges remain a hindrance to faster growth, the state’s top oil regulator said Tuesday (July 19). North Dakota had 42 active rigs as of Tuesday (July 19), which also was the monthly average for June. This is…
Lower 48 Oil and Natural Gas Permitting Dips Again in June as Texas, Louisiana Slip
June is usually a strong month for U.S. oil and gas permitting, but activity overall dipped for the second month in a row, according to an analysis by Evercore ISI. The investment firm each month compiles a rundown of permitting activity in the United States using state and federal data. According to Evercore, June saw…
Virginia Regulators Bring MVP One Step Closer to Construction Restart with Water Quality Permit
The Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) received a new water quality permit from Virginia regulators last week, a development that could prove critical in the embattled Appalachian natural gas conduit’s quest to overcome regulatory setbacks and finish construction. Virginia’s State Water Control Board, on the recommendation of staff from the state Department of Environmental Quality, on…
Sempra Pushes Second LNG Export Facility on Mexico’s Pacific Coast Ahead in Queue
San Diego-based Sempra Infrastructure said it could sanction a second liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal on Mexico’s Pacific Coast ahead of another planned U.S. export project. In discussing third quarter 2021 results, Sempra Infrastructure CEO Justin Bird said the Vista Pacifico LNG export facility would be similar in size to Phase 1 of the…
Spire Rehearing Request Rebuffed by DC Circuit as Pipeline Awaits FERC Action
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (DC) Circuit on Tuesday rebuffed a request filed by Spire STL Pipeline LLC to reconsider an earlier decision that vacated the Midwest natural gas conduit’s FERC certificate. The circuit court denied a petition for panel rehearing filed by Spire and its affiliate Spire Missouri Inc.,…
ConocoPhillips Evaluating ‘Options’ After Willow Project in Alaska Rebuked by Court
A federal judge on Wednesday voided Bureau of Land Management (BLM) approval of ConocoPhillips’ massive Willow development envisaged for Alaska’s North Slope, citing a failure by BLM to analyze the project’s downstream greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In a written ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason of the District of Alaska said the environmental impact…
Quebec Quashes Energie Saguenay LNG Terminal on Environmental Grounds
Quebec upheld its reputation as no-go territory for fossil fuel projects Wednesday by denying environmental approval for a US$10.6 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plan. GNL Quebec’s proposed Energie Saguenay terminal and Gazoduq pipeline failed to prove it would cut global greenhouse gas emissions, provincial Environment Minister Benoit Charette said in announcing the rejection.…