The American Petroleum Institute (API) and a coalition of business groups last week appeared before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to challenge the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) implementation of Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act, which requires companies registered with the agency to publicly report how much they pay governments for access to oil, natural gas and other minerals.
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ATP Cites Macondo Blowout, Moratorium in Bankruptcy Filing
ATP Oil & Gas Corp. on Friday said it has filed a voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas “to undertake a comprehensive financial restructuring.”
August 20, 2012
Interior Creates Transparency Committee for Extractive Industries
The Interior Department has established a national committee to guide and oversee U.S. implementation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), a voluntary global initiative aimed at increasing accountability and transparency in the oil, natural gas and mining industries.
July 31, 2012
Cabot Cited for Gas Migration in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania regulators say “improper” construction at Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. wells in northeastern Pennsylvania led to contamination at nearby private water wells.
January 11, 2012
EPA in Dimock, PA, Urging Residents to Participate in Survey
Officials with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) were in Dimock Township, PA on Thursday and Friday, asking residents to participate in a voluntary survey to address “potential gaps in sampling and sample results.”
January 3, 2012
EPA in Dimock, PA, Urging Residents to Participate in Survey
Officials with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) were in Dimock Township, PA on Thursday and Friday, asking residents to participate in a voluntary survey to address “potential gaps in sampling and sample results.”
January 3, 2012
EPA Meets With Dimock, PA, Residents, Urges Survey Participation
Officials with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) were in Dimock Township, PA on Thursday and Friday, asking residents to participate in a voluntary survey to address “potential gaps in sampling and sample results.”
January 2, 2012
Group Lauds Colorado’s Fracking Rules, Suggests Minor Tweaks
A nonprofit organization that conducts voluntary reviews of state oil and natural gas regulations has made a few minor recommendations for Colorado’s hydraulic fracturing (fracking) regulations, but concluded that the program is well managed and contains some strengths the shale gas industry would find noteworthy.
November 23, 2011
Colorado Energy Industry Volunteers to Collect Groundwater Data
A voluntary first-of-its-kind groundwater sampling program was launched this month by Colorado’s energy industry to “proactively” address concerns associated with drilling and hydraulic fracturing.
August 30, 2011
Colorado’s Energy Industry Launches Groundwater Sampling
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, the state’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the industry’s Colorado Oil & Gas Association (COGA) this month launched the first of its kind voluntary baseline groundwater quality sampling program for the energy industry to “proactively” address concerns associated with drilling and hydraulic fracturing.
August 29, 2011
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