The Pennsylvania Superior Court has thrown out a lawsuit brought by Fayette County family, which wanted an oil and gas lease agreement voided by claiming that some drilling activities weren’t contemplated when the contract was executed. However, similar lawsuits in the state and in Ohio are facing new scrutiny as well.
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Ohio Water District Approves Sales to Antero, Gulfport For Utica Development
The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) approved two separate agreements Friday to provide water from several managed lakes in eastern Ohio for approximately three months to Antero Resources and Gulfport Energy Corp. for Utica Shale operations.
Ohio Water District OKs Lease, $41M Bonus With Antero
The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) agreed Friday to lease more than 6,000 acres under one of the lakes it manages in eastern Ohio to Antero Resources, with a bonus payment of nearly $41 million.
Alliance Offers Natural Gas Deal for BC-to-Chicago Route
Two years after shippers sent a message that they wanted a change, Alliance Pipeline Ltd. last week proposed a new deal to deliver natural gas on its 1,855-mile route between northeastern British Columbia (BC) and Chicago.
Alliance Proposes Natural Gas Deal for BC-to-Chicago Route
Two years after shippers sent a message that they wanted a change, Alliance Pipeline Ltd. on Wednesday proposed a new deal to deliver natural gas on its 1,855-mile route between northeastern British Columbia (BC) and Chicago.
Colorado Town Ends Drilling Moratorium, Notches Stringent Agreements
Erie, CO, officials voted 6-1 Monday night to end a six-month moratorium on new oil and natural gas drilling after securing agreements with producers that place stricter regulations on their operations.
eCorp, New York Landowners Group Scrap Drilling Agreement
eCorp International LLC and a property owners organization in New York have decided to scrap a “complex” plan to create a company indirectly owned by the landowners and will return to the drawing board, delaying the possibility of bringing waterless hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to the Empire State.
Industry: We’re On Solid Ground Despite Ohio Quakes
Despite the decision by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) to shut down a wastewater disposal well in Youngstown, industry backers are confident the decision will not have an impact on the emerging oil and gas industry in Ohio’s portions of the Marcellus and Utica shales.
Secretary ‘Reserves Judgment’ on BP Spill Response
Homeland Security Secretary Janet A. Napolitano Monday told a Senate committee that she wanted to “reserve judgment on the adequacy” of BP plc’s response efforts to the massive crude oil response in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM).
Partnership Formed to Acquire, Develop U.S. Gas Infrastructure
Tenaska Capital Management LLC (TCM) and Energy Spectrum Partners V LP said Monday they have formed and plan to jointly operate Frontier Gas Services LLC to acquire, develop, own and operate natural gas infrastructure primarily in the Midcontinent, Permian Basin, East Texas and unconventional shale plays across the United States. The partnership pledged “at least” $250 million to fund the development.