Strong drilling, production and permitting activity drove the Texas Petro Index (TPI) to another record in September, with oil and gas industry employment hitting its highest level since the index was founded in 1995.
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Pennsylvania PUC Rejects, Reverses Ruling Against Sunoco as Utility
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has rejected a ruling by two administrative law judges (ALJ) that it should dismiss a petition by Sunoco Logistics Partners LP to be a public utility for the Mariner East pipeline. The PUC ordered more public hearings on the issue.
Duvernay Production, Costs Varying Widely
Four years after inspiring a Canadian mineral rights leasing rush, a Louisiana-sized Alberta drilling target — known as the Duvernay among geologists and dubbed “new millennium gold” by stock promoters — is turning out to be a mixed bag.
Bakken Sandpiper Pipeline Delayed a Year, Enbridge Says
A proposed pipeline project for moving swelling supplies of Bakken crude oil in North Dakota has hit a roadblock in neighboring Minnesota, causing its sponsor, Canadian-based Enbridge Energy Partners LP, to report Wednesday that the project will be delayed at least a year.
Trans Energy Admits Clean Water Act Violations; Incidents Will Cost Millions
Less than a month after federal regulators levied a $3 million fine against Trans Energy Inc. for illegally dumping materials into streams and wetlands in West Virginia, the company pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court on Wednesday to three counts of violating the Clean Water Act (CWA).
Magnum Sells Non-Op Assets in North Dakota for $23M
Continuing its push to divest non-core assets across the country in favor of its properties in the Utica and Marcellus shales, Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. has completed the sale of its non-operated working interests in Divide County, ND, for more than $23 million.
Oil, Gas Industry Wins Key Lease Dispute Case In Ohio
Ohio’s Seventh District Court of Appeals has reversed a key decision by a lower court and ruled in favor of a small oil and gas company in a class action case that affected hundreds of angry landowners and threatened the industry’s ability to protect the terms of its leases.
Shale-Rich ‘Other States’ Pushed Domestic NatGas Production Higher in July, EIA Says
U.S. natural gas production was 2.65 Tcf in July, up 3.7% compared with 2.55 Tcf in July 2013, and total production through the first seven months of 2014 was 18.26 Tcf, up almost 5% compared to the same period last year, thanks in large part to the nation’s shale plays, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).
GWPC: More States Regulating Fracking, Requiring Baseline Water Testing
Regulators in 27 states, which collectively account for 98% of domestic oil and natural gas production, have “substantially improved groundwater protection laws and regulations governing oil and natural gas production,” including laws governing hydraulic fracturing (fracking), according to a report by the Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC).
Murphy to Redeploy More Spending to Eagle Ford
Murphy Oil Corp. is selling off $2 billion worth of stakes in Malaysia oil and gas stakes to increase capital spending in the Eagle Ford Shale, among other things.