The oil and gas industry cannot ignore the infested swamp known as Washington, D.C. We ignore the swamp and its dwellers at our own peril, as many of the policies coming from the swamp affect oil and gas drilling. Williams recognizes this and has just hired two people to work in the swamp to carry…
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Read More...The government is opening sealed bids for the Federal Helium Reserve this week. Operators and stakeholders of the system worry that the helium supply chain could shut off after changing hands to a private owner. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.
Read More...SBM Offshore’s Bruno Chabas is stepping down as CEO; the board has appointed Øivind Tangen as his successor, effective in April. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.
Read More...U.S. crude storage withdrawal, Chinese economic stimulus and geopolitical tensions countered concerns over tepid demand. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.
Read More...Trendsetter Engineering’s campaigns resulted in the “successful” acid treatments of a combined six wells using their subsea tree injection manifold. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.
Read More...Barbara Pickering will succeed Mark Ross as president of Chevron Shipping Co. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.
Read More...Yesterday we brought you the latest update on EOG Resources’ oil drilling program in the Utica Shale (see Black Gold: EOG Resources Drills Gushers in Ohio Utica). Today we have details about two more companies and their Utica oil drilling programs: Ascent Resources and Encino Energy. Last summer, we told you that Encino, which picked…
Read More...Pennsylvania House Bill (HB) 170, introduced early last year, would increase setback distances for shale wells from 500 feet to 2,500 feet — effectively killing any new shale well drilling anywhere in the state (see PA House Bill 170 Kills New Marcellus Drilling Using Setbacks). In June, Democrat Party bosses shut down action on HB…
Read More...From time to time, the issue of wells that need plugging appears in the news. We highlighted one such story earlier this week (see XTO Begins to Plug 4 Shale Wells in Butler County Starting Today). There is some confusion over the terms inactive, abandoned, and orphaned wells. What’s the difference? And how does this…
Read More...In March 2023, the West Virginia legislature passed House Bill 3110, giving the state Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) extra funds to hire more oil and gas well inspectors. At that time, the state had just ten inspectors to oversee not only all of the state’s 75,000 documented/known wells but also the state’s estimated 15,000…
Read More...In May 2023, MDN brought readers the sad news that New York State has fallen and is now under a Communist dictatorship, with the freedom to choose energy sources now gone (see NY State has Fallen – Gas Stoves & Peaker Plants Banned in Budget). Gov. Kathy Hochul and the Democrat legislature unilaterally voted to…
Read More...Growing party infighting makes Washington, D.C., a difficult place for the energy industry to get things done. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.
Read More...This latest funding round will demonstrate the commercial readiness and scalability of its new TRE technology. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.
Read More...TotalEnergies is developing large scale projects in Sweden, Finland and Denmark, with 405 MW of offshore wind power under development in Denmark. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.
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