Legislation
People , Legislation , Health, Safety & Environment
Interview: Tisha Schuller Doesn’t Shy Away From Debate
The former COGA leader talks environmental and policy challenges, oil and gas investment and growing initiatives within the industry.
Legislation
Chart: Elizabeth Warren’s Frac Attack
RBC Capital Markets put out a new report titled "The Aftermath of a Frac Ban." This table from the report shows companies with meaningful exposure to federal acreage.
Legislation , Pipelines
New Jersey Denies Permit For PennEast Natgas Pipeline
The decision followed a ruling by a U.S. appeals court in September that barred PennEast from using federal law to seize properties controlled by New Jersey to build the project.
Business , Legislation
From OGI Editor-In-Chief: Your License To Operate Might Be Expiring
Some Democratic presidential candidates are campaigning to ban hydraulic fracturing within the oil and gas industry nationwide if elected in 2020. What if?
Exploration & Production , Legislation
Trump Administration Opens Up Oil Drilling On Federal Land In California
The BLM has not held a lease sale in California since 2013, when a judge ruled that the agency illegally issued leases without analyzing the environmental impact of fracking.
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) , Legislation
US Regulator OKs Start Of Elba Island LNG Production For Kinder Morgan
The Elba Island facility is one of half a dozen in the country beginning to produce LNG for export, contributing to soaring supplies of fuel globally which has upended gas markets in Europe and Asia.
Natural Gas , Legislation , Renewables , Shale Plays
US Group Forms To Defend Natural Gas Against Anti-Fossil Fuel Measures
A group backed by anonymous donors launched a campaign on Sept. 30 to promote the benefits of cheap, abundant natural gas against what it called "radical" proposals like the Green New Deal that would phase out use of the fossil fuel.
Legislation , Shale Plays
Opinion: Want To Ban Fracking? Think Again
“The environmental case against fracking crumbled years ago. The economic case for it is unassailable. So why are leading presidential candidates intent on shutting down one of the most beneficial U.S. innovations of the modern era?”
Legislation
Trump Administration Bars California From Requiring Cleaner Cars
President Donald Trump's administration said on Sept 19 it is revoking California's authority to set its own auto tailpipe emissions standards and require some zero-emission vehicles, a move certain to spark a legal battle between federal officials and the most populous state over the future of U.S. vehicles
Legislation
Analyst: Why The Country Can’t Quit Hydraulic Fracturing ‘Cold Turkey’
Have proponents of an immediate ban on 40% of the U.S. energy supply thought through possible consequences?