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The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) has finalized general permit applications for natural gas midstream compressor stations and said on Thursday it is now accepting them from the industry.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has opened a 45-day public comment period for input on two permits it’s been drafting and a new well site inspection protocol. The new general permit for unconventional well sites (GP-5A) and revisions for the general permit for natural gas compressor stations (GP-5) are part of Gov. Tom Wolf’s plans to reduce oil and gas industry emissions. The proposals would also affect remote pigging stations, transmission stations and processing plants. DEP said they establish best available technology for leak detection and repair, recordkeeping and reporting requirements, among other things. The proposal also would require natural gas operators to inspect the installation of well pads within 30 days and quarterly after wells are put into production. The comment period opened on Feb. 4 and will close on March 22. The proposals are available on the agency’s website.

FERC staff will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co.’s (Transco) proposed Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) project, which would expand the Transco system to serve additional needs of National Grid beginning with the 2019-2020 heating season.

FERC staff will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co.’s (Transco) proposed Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) project, which would expand the Transco system to serve additional needs of National Grid beginning with the 2019-2020 heating season.

As West Virginia endured severe flooding that claimed the lives of as many as 23 people last week, some midstream natural gas operations in the state were affected as well.

As West Virginia endured severe flooding that claimed the lives of as many as 23 people last week, some midstream natural gas operations in the state were affected as well.

Texas will get 22 more seismic monitoring stations to supplement the 17 units already in place as part of the TexNet Seismic Monitoring Program administered by the University of Texas at Austin’s (UT) Bureau of Economic Geology (BEG). Ottawa, Canada-based Nanometrics recently signed a US$1.98 million contract to supply and help deploy equipment.

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC (Transco) has asked FERC staff for permission to begin the prefiling review process for its proposed Northeast Supply Enhancement Project, which would expand the Transco system to serve additional needs of National Grid beginning with the 2019-2020 heating season.

Texas will get 22 more seismic monitoring stations to supplement the 17 units already in place as part of the TexNet Seismic Monitoring Program administered by the University of Texas at Austin’s (UT) Bureau of Economic Geology (BEG). Ottawa, Canada-based Nanometrics recently signed a US$1.98 million contract to supply and help deploy equipment.