The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is revising the deadline by which owners or operators of facilities subject to the petroleum and natural gas systems source category of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule must submit requests for use of best available monitoring methods (BAMM) to the agency. Specifically, the agency is moving up the prior deadline of Sept. 30 to June 30, according to a final rule published in the Federal Register on Wednesday. The amendment now reads: “For reporting years after 2012, a new request to use best available monitoring methods must be submitted by June 30 of the year prior to the reporting year for which use of [BAMM] is sought.” The EPA said it is not proposing any other changes related to BAMM for oil and gas. Affected facilities would be natural gas pipelines, local distribution companies, oil and gas drilling facilities and natural gas liquids extraction facilities.
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Ohio Bills Call for Full Disclosure on Drilling Chemicals
Two legislators in Ohio, well-known foes of shale development, have introduced a pair of bills designed to reverse a gag order that they say prevents medical personnel from doing their jobs as it relates to providing chemical information about hydraulic fracture (frack) fluids.
A Portion of Williams Partners’ Atlantic Access Advances
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Trio of Marcellus Takeaway Projects Approved to Begin Construction
The outlook for takeaway capacity from the Marcellus Shale continued to brighten this week, with FERC approving three pipeline expansion projects — two requested by National Fuel Gas Supply Corp. and another by Texas Eastern Transmission — designed to feed Marcellus gas to Northeast markets.
New Mexico Producers Seek Change in ‘Pit Rule’
To the consternation of some environmental activists, the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association at the end of September took two steps aimed at revising a regulation for the handling of waste produced at drilling and production sites. The association alleges that the “pit rule” drives up costs and chases drilling rigs to other states.
New Mexico Producers Seek Change in ‘Pit Rule’
To the consternation of some environmental activists, the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association at the end of September took two steps aimed at revising a regulation established in 2008 for the handling of waste produced at drilling and production sites. The association alleges that the “pit rule” drives up costs and chases drilling rigs to other states.
Colorado PUC Judge Issues Proposed Pipeline Rules
An administrative law judge (ALJ) at the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) circulated a proposed decision Monday on revising natural gas utility pipeline operator reporting requirements and clarifying regulations tied to direct sales from some transmission lines.
Another Energy Analyst Trims Gas Price Forecast
Tradition Energy on Wednesday blamed “the poor prospect of economic growth in the second half of the year” in revising its natural gas price forecast for 2010 down to $4.85/Mcf from $5.25.
Powder River Basin Drilling Impacted by BLM Revisions
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Buffalo Field Office in Wyoming, which oversees most of the Powder River Basin (PRB), is revising its 23-year-old resource management plan (RMP) and until the four-year process is completed, energy permits will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and only one well pad per 640 acres will be allowed, officials said Wednesday.
SEC ‘Concept Release’ to Consider Revisions to Reserves Rules
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Wednesday published a “concept release” requesting comments on the public’s interest in revising the commission’s current oil and natural gas reserves disclosure requirements.
