Natural Gas
EPA reworking rules on methane leaks, coal ash
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 ...
Oklahoma earthquake totals in 2017 drop
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 ...
Total breaks production record in first quarter
French oil major Total reached record production in the first quarter of 2018, posting 5% growth year-over-year, despite the expiration of the Mahakam permit in Indonesia, Kallanish Energy reports. The ...
Billionaire oilman Hildebrand resigns as Hilcorp CEO
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 ...
Court: Natgas emissions must be considered in approving lines
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 ...
Ohio EPA troubled by HDD problems on Rover Pipeline
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 ...
PGNiG, Centrica sign 5-year U.S. LNG supply Pact
Polish state-controlled oil and gas company PGNiG announced Tuesday it signed its first medium-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply deal originating from Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass LNG export terminal in western Louisiana. ...
Developers launch EIA for Baltic Pipe gas project
Polish gas transmission operator, GAZ-SYSTEM, and its Danish counterpart, Energinet, have started work on securing a positive Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for their proposed natural gas pipeline project, ...
Comissioning begins on Chevron Phillips ethane cracker in Texas
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,” ...
FERC’s Powelson expounds upon what he knows
The so-called shale gale, aka, shale wave, which has positively impacted natural gas production, consumption and prices across the U.S., is a comfortable topic of discussion for Robert F. Powelson. ...