Chesapeake Energy Corp.’s shareholders gave a modest thumb’s up Tuesday to the news that Carl Icahn is now the company’s third largest shareholder, and another large shareholder group urged a board shake-up to extract value.
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Wyoming Passes Water Project for Pavillion
Wyoming state lawmakers last Friday passed legislation to help bring a permanent solution to potential drinking water problems in the Pavillion, WY, area. This is where two U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) test wells have sparked concerns among residents and environmental activists who are opposed to hydraulic fracturing (fracking).
New Export, Power Generation Markets Targeted By Major Pipeline Operators
With the wave of new shale gas supplies flooding the U.S. market and pushing prices to nearly 10-year lows, the natural gas industry is actively searching out new markets and customers to increase demand, panelists told an audience at the Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association’s Winter Meeting in Champion, PA, on Tuesday.
‘Total Solution’ for Water Resource Management Under Development
Energy technology developer Freestone Resources Inc. is teaming up with MEA Solutions LLC, a Houston-based oilfield services operator, to provide a “total solution” for water resource management that would include recycling flowback water from hydraulic fracturing (fracking) operations in the onshore.
Equitrans Gets FERC Nod to Construct Marcellus Pipeline Project
Equitrans LP, a subsidiary of Pittsburgh-based EQT Corp., Wednesday said it has gotten the go-ahead from FERC to begin construction on a new pipeline in Pennsylvania and West Virginia that will provide additional takeaway capacity for Marcellus Shale gas producers.
Operators May Be Able to Upload Fracking Data in Days
Natural Gas producers may be able to upload their data on fluids used in the hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in a day or two to www.hydraulicfracturingdisclosure.org, provided that they have created a login, said Mike Nickolaus, special projects director for the Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC).
California Sets Utility Shutoff Probe, Interim Rules
Lacking a voluntary solution by all the state’s major investor-owned utilities (IOU), the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) last Thursday ordered interim actions by the IOUs to address the mushrooming problem of energy utility service disconnections, along with opening a statewide proceeding on the festering issue. After obtaining stakeholder feedback and ideas in the weeks and months ahead, the CPUC said it intends to act on a final order in June.
California Opens Utility Shutoff Probe, Adopts Interim Rules
Lacking a voluntary solution by all the state’s major investor-owned utilities (IOU), the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Thursday ordered interim actions by the IOUs to address the mushrooming problem of energy utility service disconnections, along with opening a statewide proceeding on the festering issue. After obtaining stakeholder feedback and ideas in the weeks and months ahead, the CPUC said it intends to act on a final order in June.
California Opens Utility Shutoff Probe, Adopts Interim Rules
Lacking a voluntary solution by all the state’s major investor-owned utilities (IOU), the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Thursday ordered interim actions by the IOUs to address the mushrooming problem of energy utility service disconnections, along with opening a statewide proceeding on the festering issue. After obtaining stakeholder feedback and ideas in the weeks and months ahead, the CPUC said it intends to act on a final order in June.
Trucking Group: NatGas a No Go for Long Hauls
Natural gas is not currently a viable solution for most long-haul trucking operations, though it is an acceptable fuel alternative for some short-haul applications, according to trade group American Trucking Associations (ATA).