Texas: Railroad Commission Adopts Common Carrier Pipeline Rules
Midstream: [email_link] State regulators adopted a rule modifying the registration process for common carrier pipelines. Pipeline operators must provide additional information about... Read More
Washington: State Agency Delivers Report on Marine and Oil Transportation
Midstream: [email_link] The Washington Department of Ecology delivered a report on marine and rail oil transportation to state legislators on December 1.... Read More
Pennsylvania: Shale Gas Pipeline Receives Federal Approval
Midstream: [email_link] The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved a $700 million pipeline project to bring Marcellus Shale natural gas from Pennsylvania into... Read More
New York: Crude Oil Transport Report Released; Calls for Federal Action
Midstream: [email_link] On December 1, Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office released a report outlining 66 actions for state agencies to undertake in order... Read More
Wyoming: Report Examines Link Between Waste Pits and Contaminated Drinking Water
Upstream Conventional & Unconventional Onshore Development: [email_link] On November 24, the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission released a draft report which... Read More
Virginia: Panel of Energy Officials Discus Local Control of Fracking Operations
Upstream Conventional & Unconventional Onshore Development: [email_link] At an event held at the Richmond Times-Dispatch’s offices, a panel of energy officials discussed... Read More
Texas: Additional Texas Cities Consider Fracking Restrictions
Upstream Conventional & Unconventional Onshore Development: [email_link] Residents of Mansfield, Texas are pressuring local city officials to revamp the city’s existing drilling... Read More
Texas: Denton Fracking Ban Goes Into Effect
Upstream Conventional & Unconventional Onshore Development: [email_link] The City of Denton’s ban on hydraulic fracturing went into effect December 1. That same... Read More
Ohio: State Senate Considering a Bill to Change Oil and Gas Reporting Requirements
Upstream Conventional & Unconventional Onshore Development: [email_link] In early December, an Ohio Senate committee began hearings on a bill approved by the... Read More
Ohio: Broadview Heights Residents Sue to Defend Fracking Ban
Upstream Conventional & Unconventional Onshore Development: [email_link] On December 5, residents of Broadview Heights filed a class-action lawsuit against the State of... Read More