Properly

A decision by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) that D&L Energy Inc. cannot keep its injection well permits and must properly dispose stored material has been upheld by the Ohio Oil and Gas Commission.

FERC Thursday approved Inergy subsidiary Central New York Oil and Gas Co.’s (CNYOG) request to begin partial service on its MARC-I Hub Line project in northeastern Pennsylvania on or before Nov. 14, giving northern markets greater access to Marcellus Shale gas. It said it plans to soon seek authorization to place the entire project into operation by Dec. 1.

In a campaign speech in Cincinnati, OH, President Obama expressed full support for the development of natural gas and acknowledged that “a lot of folks” in the industry are engaging in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in a safe manner. He dismissed claims that his administration — namely the Interior Department and Environmental Protection Agency — is blocking oil and natural gas development.

Rediscovered as an oil/gas industry practice that hasn’t been high on California’s radar, hydraulic fracturing (fracking) is taking on a higher profile among state and local elected officials as the state’s legislature considers a new law (AB 591) that would require operators to disclose chemicals they use in the fracking process.

Details are emerging of how the government of Quebec plans to allow companies to drill for shale gas in the province while it conducts a two-year environmental assessment of the growing industry.

Through EQT Corp.’s experience in the “shale revolution” — the 120-year old company expects to have 100 wells in the Marcellus Shale in southwest Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia by the end of the year — it has learned several lessons of value to other companies, according to CEO David Porges.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) has ordered Algonquin Gas Transmission LLC to fix a number of locations along the HubLine pipeline that weren’t buried deep enough in the sub-sea floor of Massachusetts Bay.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) has ordered Algonquin Gas Transmission LLC to fix a number of locations along the HubLine pipeline that weren’t buried deep enough in the sub-sea floor of Massachusetts Bay.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) has ordered Algonquin Gas Transmission LLC to fix a number of locations along the HubLine pipeline that weren’t buried deep enough in the sub-sea floor of Massachusetts Bay.