Supporters and opponents of shale development in New York State will get their day in court on Thursday, when a state appellate court in Albany takes on two key cases that could ultimately decide how much power municipal governments may wield in regulating oil and natural gas activities.
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U.S. Onshore Still Tops for Investment, Says Tudor
The onshore United States “remains the No. 1 place for investment” and the likelihood for future deal making “remains high,” according to Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. (TPH) CEO Bobby Tudor.
New York Fracking Decision on Hold Pending Health Impact Analysis
New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Joseph Martens has rejected a call to conduct an independent review of the public health impacts of high-volume hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and instead asked the New York State Health commissioner to assess DEC’s health impact analysis to determine whether to permit fracking in the state.
Natural Gas Trumps Politics, Say Industry Execs
Market dynamics will override politics, and the job producing and economic stimulus effects of the gas industry will prevail in the years ahead regardless of the outcome of this fall’s presidential elections, said panelists last week at the LDC Gas Forum’s mid-continent meeting in Chicago.
Industry Execs See Natural Gas Trumping Politics
Market dynamics will override politics and the job producing and economic stimulus effects of the gas industry will prevail in the years ahead regardless of the outcome of this fall’s presidential elections, according to panelists at the LDC Gas Forum’s mid-continent meeting in Chicago Monday.
Industry Execs See Natural Gas Trumping Politics
Market dynamics will override politics and the job creation and economic stimulus effects of the gas industry will prevail in the years ahead regardless of the outcome of this fall’s presidential election, according to panelists at the LDC Gas Forum’s Midcontinent meeting in Chicago Monday.
Report: Energy Development, Exports Add up to $5 Trillion U.S. Benefit
Hydrocarbon resources — oil, natural gas and coal — in North America are more than four times the resources existing in the Middle East, and the United States is now the fastest-growing producer of oil and natural gas in the world, according to a new report from the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research.
Lawmaker: Drilling Foes Spreading Hysteria Over Act 13
Pennsylvania House Speaker Sam Smith (R-Punxsutawney) accused opponents of shale gas drilling of spreading misinformation about Act 13, calling their claims that the law’s language on chemical disclosure would prevent doctors from treating their patients “outrageous.”
NRG Strategy Sees Growth Despite Low Gas Prices
Princeton, NJ-based NRG Energy Inc.’s strategy for future growth includes natural gas-fired generation regardless of what happens with the continuing low wholesale gas prices, CEO David Crane told a quarterly earnings conference call last Thursday. Crane characterized NRG’s three-pronged focus on gas-fired power, solar and retail energy sales as being able to thrive in a low- or high-priced gas market.
Miller May Take Election Challenge to Alaska Supreme Court
Regardless of how Alaska Superior Court Judge William Carey ruled Friday in Senate Republican candidate Joe Miller’s challenge of the state of Alaska’s criteria for counting write-in ballots, it won’t be the end of the prolonged battle over the results of the November election.