Rulings

Lenape Resources Inc., an oil and natural gas producer based in New York, has filed a lawsuit against a town in Livingston County for enacting a local drilling ban, and against the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) for failing to rein in the town over the ban.

Two Republican state senators, key supporters of Marcellus and Utica shale gas drilling in New York, are anxious to see Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration move forward with the process to establish rules for drilling and high-volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF).

Elected officials in the Town of Chenango, NY, voted unanimously on Wednesday to schedule a public hearing over whether to enact a one-year moratorium on oil and natural gas activities, including hydraulic fracturing (fracking).

Lenape Resources Inc., an oil and natural gas producer based in New York, is threatening to sue the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) if the agency doesn’t advise three towns in Livingston County that they don’t have the authority to enact local drilling bans.

The Supreme Court last Monday declined to review lower court rulings that vacated the conviction of Enron founder Kenneth Lay for fraud and conspiracy shortly after his death last July.

The Supreme Court Monday declined to review lower court rulings that vacated the conviction of Enron founder Kenneth Lay for fraud and conspiracy shortly after his death last July.

The federal government last week decided not to seek a U.S. Supreme Court review of lower court rulings involving Duke Energy and whether it violated New Source Review (NSR) rules regarding certain modifications to its power plants. The company is “very pleased” with the news, Duke spokesperson Randy Wheeless said.

Southern Natural Gas pipeline was within its rights when it required Calpine Energy Services LP, a non-creditworthy shipper, to put up 30 months of collateral in order to receive service on its 114-mile South System Expansion project, FERC said last week.

Southern Natural Gas pipeline was within its rights when it required Calpine Energy Services LP, a non-creditworthy shipper, to put up 30 months of collateral to receive service on its 114-mile South System Expansion project, FERC said Wednesday.