Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, chairman of the Republican Governors Association, and several state attorneys general Monday signed a letter asking President Obama to pull the final rule on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) on public and Indian lands at the federal level.
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A bill signed by President Obama Tuesday allows for the construction and operation of natural gas pipeline facilities in the New York portion of the Gateway National Recreation Center, a 26,600-acre National Recreation Area in the Port of New York and New Jersey. HR 2606, which was introduced last year by three congressman representing Brooklyn and Queens — Republicans Michael Grimm and Robert Turner, and Democrat Gregory Meeks — was approved by the House and Senate earlier this year. The legislation will allow a new pipeline to be built off of an existing Williams pipeline to replace a 40-60 year old pipe and bring natural gas from New Jersey to Long Island. The pipeline will pass under Jacob Riis Park in the Rockaways portion of Queens and under Jamaica Bay to a new meter and regulator station on Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn. The project would generate an estimated $265 million on construction activity and 300 construction jobs, according to Grimm.
Environmental Group Wants DRBC to Control NatGas Pipelines
The Delaware Riverkeeper Network said more than 50 organizations have signed a petition asking the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) to take regulatory authority over natural gas pipelines in the watershed.
Road Widens for Natural Gas as Transport Fuel
Shell Canada Products last week signed a five-year transactoin with Canada’s Bison Transport to provide liquefied natural gas (LNG) for 15 Bison tractors in Alberta. The agreement was billed as a first step in Shell’s effort to establish a natural gas transportation fueling network in the province.
Continental Buying in the Bakken, Selling Noncore Conventional Assets
Continental Resources Inc. has signed separate agreements to buy producing and undeveloped properties in the Bakken Shale for $650 million, and to sell land and assets in its east region for $125 million.
Shell Canada, Trucking Firm Sign LNG Deal
Shell Canada Products has signed a five-year deal with Canada’s Bison Transport to provide liquefied natural gas (LNG) for 15 Bison tractors in Alberta. The agreement is a first step in Shell’s effort to establish a natural gas transportation fueling network in the province.
MarkWest Building Out Utica Midstream Capacity for Antero
Producer Antero Resources, which recently refocused all of its efforts on Appalachia, has signed up for Utica Shale processing, fractionation and marketing services with MarkWest Utica EMG LLC.
Tundra Energy, CN Plan Bakken Crude Oil Terminal
Tundra Energy Marketing Ltd. and CN, Canada’s national railway company, have signed a memorandum of understanding to build a crude oil car loading terminal in southwestern Manitoba, near the border with Saskatchewan, to serve Bakken oil producers in the two provinces, the companies said Thursday.
AGL Inks CNG Fueling Station Agreements
As part of a program approved last year by Georgia regulators, Atlanta Gas Light Co. (AGL) has signed agreements with the City of Atlanta and three commercial operators to open five compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations around the state.
TransCanada, Ontario Power Authority Plan Gas-Fired Power Plant
Nearly two years after plans for a natural gas-fired generating station in Oakville, ON, were canceled by the provincial government, TransCanada Corp. has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) to develop, own and operate a 900 MW gas-fired power plant at OPA’s Lennox Generating Station in Bath, on Lake Ontario’s northern shore.