Regulatory

U.S. oil and natural gas trade groups are calling foul on a proposal by federal officials to collect royalties on gas that is vented or flared. The proposal, first announced in November, would replace what the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) called an “outdated” and “ill-suited” ruling that came about before the boom of unconventional…

British Columbia (BC) and Blueberry River First Nations struck a historic agreement this week to  partner on resource stewardship that among other things could limit new oil and natural gas development, as well as revamp future energy activities. The agreement would ensure “Blueberry River members can meaningfully exercise their Treaty 8 rights, and provide stability…

“I would say there’s a sensation that you can see a light at the end of the tunnel,” José María Lujambio, partner and energy practice director at Cacheaux, Cavazos & Newton, told NGI’s Mexico GPI. “It is a feeling that deterioration in the [Mexican energy] sector has ended and members of the industry are starting…

Federal guidance updating how climate impacts should be assessed during environmental reviews for permitting energy infrastructure is drawing criticism from the oil and natural gas industry.  The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) earlier this month released updated Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change. The interim guidance, which is under…

Oneok Inc. is seeking a federal permit that would facilitate exports of Permian Basin natural gas to Mexico, the firm said Tuesday (Dec. 20). Oneok’s Saguaro Connector Pipeline subsidiary filed a Presidential Permit application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission “to construct and operate facilities for the exportation of natural gas at a new international…

Spire STL Pipeline LLC has been reissued a permanent certificate by FERC to operate its 65-mile long Spire STL system that carries natural gas to the St. Louis area from Illinois.  The estimated $286 million gas pipeline began operating in 2019, but soon after came under scrutiny from environmental groups and the certificate was vacated.…

With much of Europe continuing to scramble to secure adequate natural gas supplies in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the resulting ramifications, LNG is seen as a leading solution to help solve the global energy crisis, which experts believe could continue for the next two to three years until new global…

Federal regulators have granted Gas Transmission Northwest LLC (GTN) a favorable environmental impact statement (EIS) that if approved could increase natural gas pipeline capacity by about 150 MMcf/d between Idaho and Oregon. In the final EIS, FERC staff said with the recommended mitigation measures, the GTN XPress Project would result in some adverse environmental impacts,…

TC Energy Corp. is strengthening its commercial ties with Mexico’s largest natural gas consumer and working toward the completion of multiple pipeline projects in the country. The consumer is state power company Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE), whose demand averages about 4 Bcf/d, nearly all of which comes from the United States. In a call…