A group of municipal gas utilities has called on Congress to pass legislation to reform Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) so that shippers can receive retroactive refunds for over-collections of rates by interstate natural gas pipelines. Its request was accompanied by a recent study estimating that pipelines over-recovered more than $4 billion from their customers over a five-year period.
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House Panel Votes to Repeal Ban on Derivatives Trading by Banks
The House Financial Services Committee has voted out a bill (HR 1838) that would repeal a provision in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act requiring major banks to conduct their trading of derivatives through affiliates.
February 22, 2012
House Panel Questions EPA’s Objectivity on Fracking
Officials with the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Thursday fired off a letter to the head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) about its intention to regulate hydraulic fracturing (fracking).
January 24, 2012
West Virginia Governor Signs Marcellus Reform Bill
West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin signed a landmark Marcellus Shale regulatory reform bill — also known as the Natural Gas Horizontal Wells Control Act — into law on Thursday.
December 27, 2011
West Virginia Approves Landmark Marcellus Bill
The West Virginia legislature has overwhelmingly approved a landmark Marcellus Shale regulatory reform bill, but advocates for the shale gas industry, surface owners’ rights and the environment told NGI the bill isn’t all they had hoped for.
December 19, 2011
Marcellus Bill Passes West Virginia Legislature in Landslide
The West Virginia legislature overwhelmingly approved a landmark Marcellus Shale regulatory reform bill on Wednesday, opening a new chapter for natural gas development in the state.
December 15, 2011
Marcellus Bill Passes West Virginia Legislature in Landslide
The West Virginia legislature overwhelmingly approved a landmark Marcellus Shale regulatory reform bill on Wednesday, opening a new chapter for natural gas development in the state.
December 15, 2011
Industry Not Smitten With West Virginia Marcellus Bill
A committee of West Virginia legislators has finalized a compromise Marcellus Shale regulatory reform bill and is urging Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin to call a special session for its passage.
November 28, 2011
Industry Not Thrilled With West Virginia Marcellus Bill
A committee of West Virginia legislators has finalized a compromise Marcellus Shale regulatory reform bill and is urging Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin to call a special session for its passage.
November 22, 2011
SEAB Not Pleased With Shale Progress
Everyone involved in shale gas development needs to do a better job, the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB) subcommittee on shale gas production said in its final report.
November 11, 2011
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