The technical portion of a feasibility study of a gas-to-liquids (GTL) project in Western Canada, which is under consideration by Talisman Energy Inc. and Sasol Ltd., is expected to be completed during the fourth quarter of this year, according to the Foster Wheeler AG subsidiary that will perform the study.
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Ohio House Passes Bill Allowing Drilling on State Land
The Republican-controlled Ohio House of Representatives passed HB 133 by a 54-41 vote on Wednesday. The measure opens land owned by the state — including state parks — to oil and gas leasing and creates a five-member Oil and Gas Leasing Commission.
Texas House Votes to Rename Railroad Commission
A bill that would change the name of the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) to the Texas Oil and Gas Commission, as well as make other reforms, was approved Monday by the Texas House of Representatives. The legislation is slated for a conference committee with the state Senate.
House to Vote on Offshore Lease Bill Thursday
The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Thursday on the first of three energy bills that, if enacted, would end the de facto moratorium on shallow water and deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM), resume oil and gas lease sales and lift a ban on new offshore drilling.
House’s NAT GAS Act Redux Promotes Fuel for Transportation
Four members of the House of Representatives introduced sweeping legislation Wednesday that, if enacted, will set the nation on course to rely on natural gas for some of the country’s transportation needs over the next seven years. While the legislation was received warmly by the oil and gas industry, industrial gas users were crying foul.
DRBC Extends Comment Period for Marcellus Regulations
The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) is giving the public another month to comment on proposed regulations for natural gas development in the four-state watershed. The federal/interstate agency will now take comments through April 15.
House-Passed Budget Resolution Makes Deep Cuts in Energy Programs
The House of Representatives Saturday passed a continuing resolution (CR) that shaves $61 billion from the budget to fund the federal government through Sept. 30.
Pennsylvania Lawmaker Resuscitates Drilling Tax Bill
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives, which last year approved a natural gas severance tax bill only to see it die in a subsequent lame duck session, will have another chance to implement the tax during its 2011 current session.
Congress Urged to Give CFTC More Time to Implement Derivatives Rules
Exchange representatives and end-users Thursday called on Congress to give the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) more time — beyond the current July deadline — to implement final rules for the multi-trillion dollar derivatives market in the United States.
Congress Urged to Give CFTC More Time to Implement Derivatives Rules
Exchange representatives and end-users Thursday called on Congress to give the Commodity Future Trading Commission (CFTC) more time — beyond the current July deadline — to implement final rules for the multi-trillion dollar derivatives market in the United States.