Tanks

A bill introduced in the West Virginia House of Delegates would exempt 29,000 oil and natural gas industry storage tanks from a law passed in 2014 aimed at better protecting public water supplies in the state from industrial chemicals.

Trucking natural gas to stationary and transportation end-users beyond the reach of the North American pipeline network is growing as players eye expanding the “mobile pipeline” into new market areas.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said that for the first time since 1988, it is bolstering federal regulations for underground storage tanks (UST) on the grounds that leaks from the structures are a leading cause of groundwater contamination.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said that for the first time since 1988, it is bolstering federal regulations for underground storage tanks (UST) on the grounds that leaks from the structures are a leading cause of groundwater contamination.

Utah-based natural gas vehicle (NGV) fueling station developer/operator BluLNG has launched a gas recapture system for its compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) stations at an existing facility in Nampa, ID.

The California Energy Commission (CEC) on Wednesday approved four grants totaling $3.9 million for separate research projects to advance the development of natural gas onboard fuel tanks and natural gas-powered engines with hybrid electric concepts for heavy-duty fleet vehicles.

Led by the recent announcement that Portland, OR-based NW Natural and a Seattle-based storage tank manufacturer are partnering on an effort to allow more compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles on the road, the Easter week provided a number of advancements in the CNG part of the natural gas vehicle (NGV) space. Some of the others were centered on advances for CNG in trucking.

Two additional spills related to Colorado’s record flooding in September were reported Monday by the state Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (OGCC) as part of its ongoing monitoring of the oil and natural gas industry’s recovery (seeDaily GPI,Sept. 26).

Colorado officials on Tuesday reported three new flood-related oil spills since an assessment the day before (seeDaily GPI,Sept. 24), bringing to 11 the number of what are designated as “notable releases” by the Colorado Oil/Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC).