Protect

Although significant steps have been taken both internationally and domestically to protect liquefied natural gas (LNG), refined product and crude oil tankers from terrorist attacks in recent years, major challenges still exist as the LNG tanker traffic into the United States grows, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing a “moderate” approach to protect the environment and allow oil and natural gas development going forward in a draft resource management plan (RMP) for Lincoln, Uinta and Sweetwater counties in southwestern Wyoming’s Green River Basin.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing a “moderate” approach to protect the environment and allow oil and natural gas development going forward in a draft resource management plan (RMP) for Lincoln, Uinta and Sweetwater counties in southwestern Wyoming’s Green River Basin.

The Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) last week adopted new rules to protect the state’s 200,000 miles of intrastate pipelines from damage by third parties such as homeowners, contractors, city and state employees and anyone else digging near pipelines.

The Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) Wednesday adopted new rules to protect the state’s 200,000 miles of intrastate pipelines from damage by third parties such as homeowners, contractors, city and state employees and anyone else digging near pipelines.

The Dene First Nation on Wednesday threatened to withhold its support for the Mackenzie Gas Project (MGP) unless the Canadian government moves to protect a huge swath of land in the Northwest Territories. The aboriginal group lays claim to land that covers about 40% of the proposed pipe route.

Looking to give people in the energy industry and beyond a way to protect themselves from the billions of dollars in damage incurred during the overly active 2005 hurricane season, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange last week rolled out its CME-Carvill Hurricane Index futures and options. The underlying indexes will be calculated by Carvill, an independent reinsurance intermediary in specialty reinsurance that tracks and calculates hurricane activity.

Looking to give people in the energy industry and beyond a way to protect themselves from the billions of dollars in damage incurred during the overly active 2005 hurricane season, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Monday rolled out its CME-Carvill Hurricane Index futures and options. The underlying indexes will be calculated by Carvill, an independent reinsurance intermediary in specialty reinsurance that tracks and calculates hurricane activity.

In an effort to bolster and better protect the nation’s utility infrastructure, the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) at its annual convention last week elevated its ad hoc committee on Critical Infrastructure to permanent status.