Vote slated Tuesday on Pa. airport drilling deal
A deal that could be worth $500 million for rights to drill for natural gas and oil at Pittsburgh International Airport in western Pennsylvania could get final approval this week More »
Nebraska utility says power project for Keystone XL will be delayed
Nebraska Public Power District officials said they won’t be able to build the transmission lines by the deadline TransCanada set for the end of 2014.
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ConocoPhillips can restart operations at closed China oilfield
The State Oceanic Administration of China said in a statement that conditions at the Penglai 19-3 oilfield had returned to normal after a series of rectification measures. It says ConocoPhillips can gradually resume production there. More »
Companies release new details on Alaska pipeline
The North Slope’s three major players — Exxon Mobil, BP and ConocoPhillips — and TransCanada said they were looking at a 42-inch diameter pipeline that would carry up to 3½ billion cubic feet of gas a day and would have five off-takes along the route. More »
County asks vice president, first lady to help stop drilling
Houston-based SG Interests wants more time to develop natural gas wells in Colorado’s Thompson Divide. More »
Citgo to pay New Hampshire to settle MTBE suit
Citgo has 10 days to deliver the $16 million. More »
W.Va. gas worker killed in EQT well pad blast
State regulators say a worker was killed Friday morning in an explosion at an natural gas well pad in West Virginia. A Department of Environmental Protection spokeswoman said the unidentified victim was attempting to transfer briny wastewater from a tank into a truck, she said. More »
Marcellus Shale gas boom expected to slow in 2013
Energy experts say the boom in Marcellus Shale natural gas production will slow this year but not because there’s any lack of supply. More »
Judge: BLM must disclose oil, gas firms’ names
A federal judge is reversing a 1995 policy and ordering the Bureau of Land Management to disclose who nominates parcels for the federal government to be leased for oil and gas development. More »
New York town wages gas pipeline fight
NYC police officer Nick Russo and others in the town of Minisink, N.Y. are fighting the $43 million Minisink Compressor Project on the Millennium Pipeline, designed to help ease the power crunch in New York City, an hour’s drive to the south. They say the project is a health threat. More »
N. Dakota Senate snuffs natural gas flaring bill
The North Dakota Senate snuffed out a measure Wednesday aimed at curbing the oil industry’s practice of wasting natural gas as an unwanted byproduct of oil production. More »
Grounded Alaska drill barge called safe to tow
A multi-agency group formed to deal with the New Year’s Eve grounding of a Royal Dutch Shell PLC drill barge near an Alaskan island says the rig is safe to tow to its next port and the unified command is disbanding. More »
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