The head of a major Pennsylvania water utility sees a two-fer in convincing Marcellus Shale operators to replace trucks with pipelines to supply water for fracking, thereby saving roads and supplying piped water to rural customers.
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North American Onshore Well Services Catching Up With Demand, Schlumberger Says
Pressure pumping services in North American unconventional basins appear to be on the cusp of oversupply, Schlumberger Ltd. executives said Friday.
Report Slams PG&E; Pipe Scrutiny Heightened
California regulators last Thursday with a 5-0 vote ordered operators of intrastate pipelines to test or replace all pipe segments that have not been pressure tested. The action came the same day an independent panel set up to review the San Bruno pipeline explosion issued a scathing report criticizing “numerous shortcomings” in pipe integrity management and operations at Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E).
Head of Obama Frack Panel ‘Must Step Down’
Citing his financial ties to the oil and natural gas industry, an attorney with a Washington, DC-based advocacy group has called on the Obama administration to replace the chairman of the subcommittee exploring the risks associated with hydraulic fracturing (fracking).
California Order: Test or Replace Gas Transmission Pipelines
California regulators Thursday with a 5-0 vote ordered operators of intrastate pipelines to test or replace all pipe segments that have not been pressure tested. The action came the same day an independent panel set up to review the San Bruno pipeline explosion issued a scathing report criticizing “numerous shortcomings” in pipe integrity management and operations at Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E).
Head of Obama Fracking Panel ‘Must Step Down’
Citing his financial ties to the oil and natural gas industry, an attorney with a Washington, DC-based advocacy group has called on the Obama administration to replace the chairman of the subcommittee exploring the risks associated with hydraulic fracturing (fracking).
Texas Senate OKs New Oil and Gas Regulator
Texas Senate lawmakers last week overwhelmingly passed legislation that would abolish the three-member Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) and replace it with the one-member Texas Oil and Gas Commission. The bill is headed for the House Energy Resources Committee, where a three-member commission is favored by Chairman Jim Keffer (R-Eastland).
Texas Nearing Regulatory Renaissance
Texas Senate lawmakers Monday overwhelmingly passed legislation that would abolish the three-member Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) and replace it with the one-member Texas Oil and Gas Commission. The bill is headed for the House Energy Resources Committee, where a three-member commission is favored by Chairman Jim Keffer (R-Eastland).
Texas Senate OKs New Oil and Gas Regulator
Texas Senate lawmakers Monday overwhelmingly passed legislation that would abolish the three-member Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) and replace it with the one-member Texas Oil and Gas Commission. The bill is headed for the House Energy Resources Committee, where a three-member commission is favored by Chairman Jim Keffer (R-Eastland).
Tulsa Transit District Opts for 100% CNG Fueling
The Tulsa, OK, Metropolitan Transit Authority is accelerating plans to replace all of its diesel-powered bus fleet with compressed natural gas (CNG) buses, and it has signed a contract with Clean Energy Fuels Corp. to design, build, operate and maintain a CNG fueling station.