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Fate of Planned Northwest Gas Pipeline in Doubt

A recent legal settlement may have cast further uncertainty on a long-standing proposal for the Palomar natural gas pipeline to bring Rockies gas west of the Cascade Mountains into Pacific Northwest population centers. Backers of the scaled-down 220-mile, 36-inch diameter line, say it is still alive but “on hold.” However, without new commercial commitments for the pipeline, at least one of the backers said the project won’t go forward.

July 9, 2012

Interior Responding to Call for Quicker Permitting

Standing in the middle of North Dakota’s booming oil/gas production fields, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Tuesday rolled out new federal government efforts to streamline onshore leasing and drilling processes on federal lands. Salazar made the announcement after two days of touring the Bakken Shale area, a major economic driver in what is now the nation’s third largest oil producing state.

April 4, 2012

Interior to Speed Up Drilling Permits, Lease Processes

Standing in the middle of North Dakota’s booming oil/gas production fields, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Tuesday rolled out new federal government efforts to streamline onshore leasing and drilling processes on federal lands. Salazar made the announcement after two days of touring the Bakken Shale area, a major economic driver in what is now the nation’s third largest oil producing state.

April 4, 2012

MarkWest: Appalachian Ethane Solved for Near Term

As Royal Dutch Shell plc gets closer to announcing a “world class” ethane cracker for the Appalachian Basin, the leading processor of ethane in the region is standing behind its three projects for Marcellus and Utica shales.

March 5, 2012

MarkWest: Appalachian Ethane Solved for Near Term

As Royal Dutch Shell plc gets closer to announcing a “world class” ethane cracker for the Appalachian Basin, the leading processor of ethane in the region is standing behind its three projects for Marcellus and Utica shales.

March 2, 2012

Chesapeake Inks Second Deal With Ohio Landowners’ Group

Hundreds of landowners with the nonprofit Associated Landowners of the Ohio Valley (ALOV) have agreed to sign lease agreements with Chesapeake Energy Corp.

November 7, 2011

Fort Worth Debates Tougher Drilling Regs

Fort Worth City Council members got an earful last Tuesday night from a standing-room-only audience about a proposal to tighten drilling restrictions in the Barnett Shale town. Protected use areas, multiple well pad site permitting and saltwater disposal are among the items being weighed.

October 24, 2011

Hearing on Fort Worth Drilling Proposal Draws Crowd

Fort Worth City Council members got an earful Tuesday night from a standing-room-only audience about a proposal to tighten drilling restrictions in the Barnett Shale town. Protected use areas, multiple well pad site permitting and saltwater disposal are among the items being weighed.

October 20, 2011

Industry Urges Obama to Oppose Fracking Barriers

It’s all about not standing in the way of cheap energy, economic growth, jobs and energy security, according to more than 100 groups representing U.S. industry, from North Dakota grain growers to Dow Chemical to the Ohio Bowling Association, that petitioned Tuesday to keep the federal government from erecting barriers to hydraulic fracturing (fracking).

September 22, 2011

S&P: Additional Pipeline Safety to Raise Costs

The U.S. natural gas pipeline industry faces increased costs from expected stiffer safety regulations now unfolding, but the credit standing of the major pipeline operators should not suffer, according to a report released Wednesday by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service (S&P).

August 26, 2011