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Corps Reinstates Permits for Mountain Valley Pipeline
September 29, 2020
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has reissued permits for a natural gas pipeline project in Virginia and West Virginia nearly two years after a federal appeals court invalidated them. The Roanoke Times reports that the new permits issued on
Pennsylvania DEP Completes Review of Sunoco Pipeline Permit Requests
September 29, 2020
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently approved Sunoco Pipeline’s request to amend two permits for portions of the Mariner East 2 pipeline located in Delaware and Chester Counties. “These approvals have undergone substantial and thorough reviews by technical
Canada’s Energy Sector Receives $320 Million in Funding to Support Offshore Energy Jobs
September 29, 2020
Canada’s energy sector supports hundreds of thousands of middle class families and their communities. COVID-19 and global price instability have caused unprecedented challenges for workers and companies in the offshore energy sector in Newfoundland and Labrador. In response to the
Brookfield Acquires Blackstone’s Stake in Cheniere Energy for $7 Billion
September 29, 2020
US-based asset management company Blackstone Group has completed the sale of about 42 percent stake in Cheniere Energy Partners to Brookfield Infrastructure and its own affiliated company for $7 billion. Cheniere Energy Partners is a limited partnership formed by a
W. Va. Economic Development Authority OKs Loan for Energy Solutions Brooke County Power Plant
September 29, 2020
The West Virginia Economic Development Authority approved the Brooke County Power project for a direct loan to help the natural gas plant become closer to a reality. According to the West Virginia Department of Commerce, the board of directors for
Devon Energy and WPX Energy to Combine in Merger
September 28, 2020
Devon Energy and WPX Energy have entered into an agreement to combine in an all-stock merger of equals transaction. The strategic combination will create a leading unconventional oil producer in the U.S., with an asset base underpinned by a premium
Texas Oil Regulator Exceeds State’s Annual Goal for Plugging Abandoned Wells
September 28, 2020
For the fourth straight year the Railroad Commission of Texas has exceeded its performance target of plugging abandoned oil and gas wells throughout the state. With the fiscal year ending on Aug. 31, the agency plugged 1,477 orphan wells in
Trump Extends Offshore Drilling Ban for North Carolina and Virginia
September 28, 2020
President Donald Trump said Friday that he would extend the federal offshore drilling moratorium for coastal waters off Virginia and North Carolina, paralleling his recent decision for the coasts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. He left the door open
API: Extended Offshore Energy Moratorium Denies Thousands of American Jobs and Billions of Dollars
September 28, 2020
The American Petroleum Institute (API) issued the following statement following the Trump administration’s announcement to extend the existing offshore moratorium in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico to include additional areas off the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) through the year
Corps Proposes to Modify Nationwide Permit 12 to Simplify Pre-Construction Pipelines Notification
September 25, 2020
On September 15, 2020, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) issued its “Proposal to Reissue and Modify Nationwide Permits” (Proposed Rule). Under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act
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