Regulation

Regulation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions should be left to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), not federal courts, according to the U.S. Supreme Court, which last Monday threw out a lawsuit brought by eight states against five of the largest U.S. utilities over their carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

Regulation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions should be left to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), not federal courts, according to the United States Supreme Court, which on Monday threw out a lawsuit brought by eight states against five of the largest U.S. utilities over their carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

The number of parties unhappy with the low level of industry representation on President Obama’s new hydraulic fracturing (fracking) advisory panel continues to grow as answers are sought and questions surrounding the Department of Energy’s (DOE) motives arise.

The Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEM) has increased its inspection force of oil and natural gas rigs in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) by more than 40% since April 2010, according to the agency.

The Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEM) is finalizing a plan to extend deepwater leases in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) for one year.

The Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEM) is finalizing a plan to extend deepwater leases in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) for one year.

It’s going to be more costly to conduct hydraulic fracturing (fracking) of shale gas wells in the future due to increased regulation, said a former official with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has overstepped its jurisdiction in Pennsylvania and should leave regulation of oil and gas to state officials, according to some members of Congress.

The Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEM) Friday announced “significant improvements” to speed up the oil and gas permit application process, at the same time issuing an update on permits approved since the moratorium on deepwater drilling was lifted in the Gulf of Mexico.