The U.S. Department of Interior’s Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) said Wednesday a subsidiary of BP plc has agreed to settle charges that it submitted false production reports on tribal lands in Colorado and will pay a penalty of $5.2 million.
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TransCanada: Canada to Enter Global Energy Market in Six Years
Canadian energy merchants will break out of North America and into overseas markets within six years, predicts the nation’s biggest pipeline empire. Exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) will begin from new tanker terminals on the Pacific Coast of British Columbia (BC) at Kitimat in late 2017, TransCanada Corp. has told the National Energy Board (NEB).
Bakken Needs Pipeline Boom, North Dakota Governor Says
In North Dakota where a quarter of the booming oil production in the Bakken Shale play is moved by rail car or truck — not pipeline — North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple Thursday urged the oil and gas industry to beef up the pipeline network in his state to keep up with rapidly growing production. Dalrymple spoke to more than 100 industry and government representatives at the state’s annual pipeline summit in Bismarck.
Texas Producers Sue to Block City of Arlington Well Fee
Texas natural gas producers are suing the City of Arlington, TX, to stop a recently enacted $2,400 per well annual fee on operators. The fee’s anticipated $781,450 annual revenue would fund the city’s “Natural Gas Well Preparedness and Response Plan,” which was adopted in March.
Chesapeake Strips McClendon of Chairmanship
Chesapeake Energy Corp., which is facing scrutiny from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), on Tuesday stripped company co-founder Aubrey K. McClendon of his role as chairman of the board of directors and terminated the Founder Well Participation Program (FWPP).
Environmental Group Sues Pennsylvania Over Forest Leasing
An environmental group is suing Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett, claiming that his administration is misusing revenue from Marcellus Shale development on state lands. Although Corbett is being sued, most of the actions cited in the litigation first were undertaken by his predecessor Ed Rendell.
Talisman: Impact Fee Timing Stinks
Talisman Energy Inc. said Wednesday it will decrease its Marcellus Shale exploration activities and cut its capital spending budget for the play in half this year.
Low Gas Prices Impact WPX Spending, Rig Count
WPX Energy, newly spun off from Williams, is having to rethink its first full year as an exploration and production (E&P) company because of sustained low natural gas prices, the company said late Monday.
Pennsylvania Pushing Polluted Mine Water Use
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is looking for ways to get the natural gas industry to use polluted discharge from old mines.
Industry Seeks Balance on Pennsylvania Impact Fee, Regulations
As Pennsylvania legislators continue to work out a compromise on natural gas drilling impact fee legislation, the Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) on Friday urged leaders in Harrisburg “to avoid the temptation of crafting policy in a vacuum and instead design a fee and regulatory structure that not only provides heightened safeguards to the public, but also a competitive investment climate.”