New Brunswick officials are standing firm in their opposition to a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the province, even as protesters against the practice in the emerging Frederick Brook Shale stage bold acts of civil disobedience.
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New Brunswick Firm in Fracking Support as Protests Mount
New Brunswick officials are standing firm in their opposition to a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the province, even as protesters against the practice in the emerging Frederick Brook Shale stage bold acts of civil disobedience.
SoCal Coastal Gas Generation Repowering Still in Limbo
Although state authorities can overrule local opposition, the fate of long-standing plans for NRG Energy Inc. to repower its 100-acre natural gas-fired electric generation complex in Carlsbad, CA, remain uncertain following the completion Friday of two days of local hearings by the California Energy Commission (CEC).
API Attacks Proposal to Alter Tax Rules on Producers’ Foreign Revenue
U.S. producers would lose their competitive edge with foreign producers on many international energy development projects if the long-standing rules on taxing foreign income are revised, according to a new study commissioned by the American Petroleum Institute (API).
Save The Bay Takes Weaver’s Cove Fight to Hess Shareholders
In an effort to undermine Hess Corp.’s long-standing plan for the Weaver’s Cove liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Fall River, MA, Rhode Island-based Save The Bay is hoping to persuade the diversified energy giant’s investors from backing the project through an open letter. Weaver’s Cove Energy, a joint venture of Hess Corp. and Poten & Partners, said the letter is “factually incorrect” and is typical of the environmental group’s campaign to attack the project through the press.
Save The Bay Takes Weaver’s Cove Fight to Hess Shareholders
In an effort to undermine Hess Corp.’s long-standing plan for the Weaver’s Cove liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Fall River, MA, Rhode Island-based Save The Bay is hoping to persuade the diversified energy giant’s investors from backing the project through an open letter. Weaver’s Cove Energy, a joint venture of Hess Corp. and Poten & Partners, said the letter is “factually incorrect” and is typical of the environmental group’s campaign to attack the project through the press.
Marcellus Group in Sync with Pennsylvania on Gas Well Rules
Members of the Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) already have begun to implement a set of proposed rules by the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board (EQB) that, when finalized, will govern how gas wells should be constructed, the executive director told Shale Daily on Thursday.
Court: Shell May Proceed with Alaska Drilling
A federal appeals court Thursday removed a legal challenge standing in the way of Shell Oil Co.’s plans to drill three exploratory wells off Alaska’s coast this summer.
Court Rules Shell May Proceed with Offshore Drilling in Alaska
A federal appeals court Thursday removed a legal challenge standing in the way of Shell Oil Co.’s plans to drill three exploratory wells off Alaska’s coast this summer.
American Indian Royalties Lawsuit Settled for $3.4B
The U.S. government last Tuesday agreed to pay $3.4 billion to settle long-standing claims that it mismanaged revenue in American Indian trust funds, including revenue raised through natural gas and oil drilling.