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The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has filed an emergency rule regarding Marcellus Shale drilling, following through on Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s executive order from July mandating regulatory changes.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) filed an emergency rule regarding Marcellus Shale drilling on Monday, following through on Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s executive order from July mandating regulatory changes.

Some sort of universal disclosure is needed throughout the oil and gas industry regarding hydraulic fracturing (fracking), Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper recently told an energy conference.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved final regulations regarding whistleblower incentives and protection, including provisions to pay individuals who provide the Commission with information about Commodity Exchange Act violations as much as 30% of monetary sanctions subsequently collected. The rules, which the CFTC approved by a 4-1 vote, would allow the Commission to award whistleblowers 10-30% of the monetary sanctions collected in either a CFTC-covered judicial action, administrative action or related action. Actions covered by the regulations include only those resulting in successful resolution resulting in monetary sanctions exceeding $1 million, and the Commission would exercise discretion in granting awards based on several criteria, including the significance of the information provided by whistleblowers. The final regulations become effective 60 days after publication in the Federal Register.

The current debate over the impact of hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking) on water supplies got stirred up Wednesday by decades-old documents touted by both proponents and critics of the process.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Thursday approved final regulations regarding whistleblower incentives and protection, including provisions to pay individuals who provide the Commission with information about Commodity Exchange Act violations as much as 30% of monetary sanctions subsequently collected.

A joint criminal investigation has been launched regarding the Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) pipeline rupture last September that resulted in an explosion and fire that killed eight people and wreaked havoc in a San Bruno residential neighborhood about 10 miles south of San Francisco, according to a brief disclosure by PG&E in its June 9 8-K filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

In its third regional report over the past year, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) found compounds of natural gas constituents near natural gas operations in Bradford, Lycoming and Tioga counties, but none at any level that would trigger health issues.

Transco said regarding its April 15 notice indicating that operating conditions at the Transco/FGT Vinton interconnect were not compatible to allow delivery there, the conditions had been resolved and the point became available again Sunday.