NEWS— Click on text to read news by category: General | Product | People | Worldwide
New EPA Policy Would Offer Alternative to Penalties for Some Oil and Gas Companies
February 5, 2019
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) office of enforcement will soon unveil a new finalized audit policy that will offer significant new penalty reductions for the oil and gas industry, according to two internal memos obtained by The Hill. The New
New Mexico Proposal Calls for Hike in Oil and Gas Royalties
February 5, 2019
Royalty rates for the most productive oil and natural gas wells on state trust land would increase under a measure introduced in the New Mexico Legislature. State Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard and other supporters have pointed to the current
Wyoming’s Oil and Gas Permitting War Sparks Legislation
February 5, 2019
To control an oil and gas permitting war escalating in Wyoming’s oil fields, a Cheyenne lawmaker is suggesting a nearly 2,000 percent increase in drilling application fees. Wyoming charges oil and gas companies $500 to apply for a state drilling
Offshore Drilling Ban Poised to Pass Oregon Legislature
February 5, 2019
Oregon is poised to permanently ban offshore drilling, and to prohibit any drilling infrastructure from crossing state waters. A Senate committee heard testimony Tuesday on Senate Bill 256, which would make permanent an existing 10-year drilling moratorium, which is set
Montana/Dakota BLM Releases Notices for Oil and Gas Lease Sale
February 4, 2019
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM)‘s Montana/Dakotas State Office today released the March 2019 Notice of Competitive oil and gas lease sale list, which includes 305 parcels totaling about 167,113 acres. The sale is scheduled to occur online at energynet.com
Crimson Midstream and MPLX Extend Binding Open Season for Swordfish Pipeline
February 4, 2019
Crimson Midstream, LLC and MPLX LP today announced an extension to the binding open season on the Swordfish Pipeline to align with the recently announced binding open season by Capline Pipeline Company LLC. Additionally, the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP)
Sempra Energy Secures Final EIS from FERC for Port Arthur LNG Project, Texas
February 4, 2019
Sempra Energy has been issued the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) from the US federal energy regulatory commission (FERC) for its Port Arthur LNG natural gas liquefaction-export project (Port Arthur LNG Project) in southeast Texas. Along with the Port Arthur
Chevron to Acquire Petrobras’ Pasadena Refining System for $350 Million
February 4, 2019
Chevron’s subsidiary Chevron U.S.A. (CUSA) has agreed to acquire the Pasadena Refining System from Petrobras America, a subsidiary of Brazilian national oil company Petrobras, for $350m. The Texas-based Pasadena Refining System is an independent refiner and marketer of petroleum products.
Blackstone to Acquire Controlling Interest in Tallgrass Energy for $3.3 Billion
February 1, 2019
Tallgrass Energy (TGE) and Blackstone’s affiliates of Blackstone Infrastructure Partners (BIP) have entered into a definitive agreement with affiliates of Kelso & Co., The Energy & Minerals Group, and Tallgrass to acquire 100 percent of the membership interests in TGE’s
TechnipFMC Awarded EPC Contract for ExxonMobil Refinery Expansion Project, Texas
February 1, 2019
TechnipFMC has been awarded a large reimbursable contract by ExxonMobil for detailed engineering, procurement, and construction for the crude expansion project in Beaumont, Texas. The awarded scope covers the addition of four new units – atmospheric pipe still, kerosene hydrotreater,
Page 548 of 753 pages ‹ First < 546 547 548 549 550 > Last ›
