The Appalachian Basin remains a very busy place. Nearly 2,300 drilling permits were issued in 2017 in the three-state basin, with 1,036 of those wells being spud, said energy consultant Timothy Knobloch. That includes 1,377 Pennsylvania permits, 462 Ohio permits and 459 West Virginia permits, said Knobloch, president of James Knobloch Petroleum Consultants, of Marietta, Ohio. … Read more
The U.S. Environmental Protection is reworking former President Obama-era rules on methane emissions from new oil and natural gas wells and other facilities, Kallanish Energy reports. The agency is also rolling back federal rules on coal ash deposits in a move that will produce big savings for electric utilities. The two changes concerning methane will reduce … Read more
Hilcorp Energy, one of the largest privately-held producers in the U.S., announced its billionaire owner, Jeff Hildebrand, has stepped down as CEO, but will remain as executive chairman. “The organizational change comes as the company, a longtime producer in Alaska, Texas and Louisiana, continues to see substantial growth in other legacy assets across the U.S.,” Justin … Read more
A federal appeals court has refused to reconsider its ruling that greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas pipelines and the impacts of those emissions should be considered when such projects are approved, Kallanish Energy reports. The Wednesday ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia rebuffed efforts by the Federal Energy … Read more
Two decades after the deadline passed for the U.S. government to start accepting nuclear waste for disposal, the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) wants lawmakers to support funding for the review process for the Yucca Mountain repository license application. The U.S. Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 established federal responsibility … Read more
Hilcorp is planning to spend roughly $285 million in Alaska during 2018, the oil and gas producer’s operations manager Chad Helgeson said earlier this month. This investment will be “holding pretty flat to where we were last year,” Helgeson said, the Peninsula Clarion newspaper reported. Of the $285 million, $83 million will … Read more
Rover PIpeline is continuing to have horizontal directional drilling (HDD) problems under the Tuscarawas River in Ohio, and that concerns the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Kallanish Energy finds. In a three-page letter, the state agency said it is troubled by the company’s recent loss of returns associated with the pilot hole installation under the river, in … Read more
The stalled Constitution Pipeline in New York State has once again failed to start. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has declined to overrule New York State, which has denied a needed water certification for the natural gas pipeline, Kallanish Energy reports. Last October, Constitution Pipeline Co. filed a petition with FERC, asking the commission to find … Read more
The number of magnitude 3 or greater earthquakes in Oklahoma has dropped significantly in 2017, according to state regulators. The Oklahoma Geological Survey reports the state has had 294 quakes that are a magnitude 3 or greater in 2017 through the second week in December, the Oklahoma City Oklahoman newspaper reported. That compares to 624 similarly-sized … Read more
Chevron Phillips Chemical has completed mechanical completion of its Cedar Bayou ethane cracker in Baytown, Texas, and commissioning activities are under way, Kallanish Energy reports. That is “a major milestone,” the company said last week, in a statement. The plant is undergoing system checks and final certifications to ensure a safe and reliable startup and … Read more
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