Arkansas regulators Wednesday afternoon established a permanent moratorium area for any new drilling wastewater injection wells in an area of the Fayetteville Shale where four such wells are thought to have contributed to earthquakes.
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EPA Postpones GHG Rules For Power Plants
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week finalized an agreement to extend until Sept. 30 the deadline for proposing greenhouse gas (GHG) standards for fossil fuel power plants, giving older less-efficient coal-fired plants a temporary reprieve.
EPA Postpones Greenhouse Gas Rules For Power Plants
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized an agreement to extend until Sept. 30 the deadline for proposing greenhouse gas (GHG) standards for fossil fuel power plants, giving older less-efficient coal-fired plants a temporary reprieve.
Review OKs Oklahoma Hydrofracking Regulation
Regulation of hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking) by the Oil and Gas Conservation Division of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) is well managed but could use more funding, according to a review conducted by the nonprofit State Review of Oil and Natural Gas Environmental Regulations (STRONGER).
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.
Analyst: Marcellus NGL Output Could Support New Pipeline Projects
Growing natural gas liquids (NGL) production from the Marcellus Shale could support one new pipeline project in the near term and possibly a second in about five years, according to Wells Fargo Securities senior analyst Michael Blum.
PG&E Takes $238M Charge for Pipeline Rupture
In reporting its third quarter earnings, PG&E Corp. Thursday said it took a $238 million charge on a pre-tax basis, or 36 cents/share, tied to the Sept. 9 natural gas transmission pipeline rupture and fire in a residential neighborhood in suburban San Bruno, 10 miles south of San Francisco.
PA’s HangerFires Back at Cabot’s ‘Public Relations’ Data
Responding to Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.’s “public relations” announcement a day earlier, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary John Hanger on Wednesday said he would continue to hold the company responsible for groundwater contamination in Dimock Township, PA.
Cabot: Data Clears Company in Dimock Methane Dispute
Only four drinking water wells in Dimock Township, PA, have methane exceeding the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) suggested action levels, according to data released Tuesday by Cabot Oil & Gas Corp., which said the study is further evidence that its natural gas drilling operations did not contaminate groundwater in the area.
PG&E Customers Get Added Pipeline Data
In the midst of rising complaints from local government officials about the level of its information sharing in the wake of the Sept. 9 San Bruno, CA, transmission pipeline explosion, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) last week announced it was making additional information accessible to customers via the Internet. In the southern half of the state, Sempra Energy’s two gas utilities are taking similar steps.