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Municipalities in Eight Shale States Collecting Adequate Revenue From Oil, Gas Development

A study released by the Duke University Energy Initiative found that oil and gas production is generating significant revenue for local governments in eight states with active shale development, providing them with adequate funds to handle the increased costs associated with industry development. Read More

It's High Stakes for Oil, Gas Industry in Pennsylvania Governor's Race

Polls show Pennsylvania's Republican Gov.Tom Corbett narrowing the double-digit lead that Democratic challenger Tom Wolf has enjoyed for much of the campaign. The election has high stakes for the oil and gas industry as Wolf has pushed a severance tax and made energy reform a mainstay of his campaign. Read More

Pennsylvania Governor's Race Narrows With Energy Issues Front and Center

Polls show Pennsylvania's Republican Gov.Tom Corbett narrowing the double-digit lead that Democratic challenger Tom Wolf has enjoyed... Read More

California OKs Major Gas-Fired Power Replacement Project

California energy officials on Wednesday gave the green light to AES Corp.'s plans to replace its old, inefficient natural gas-fired generation complex at Huntington Beach with a state of the art 939 MW gas-fired plant. Read More

Utah Governor Pushing For Regulatory Primacy on Federal Lands

Utah's Republican Gov. Gary Herbert said during remarks at last week's Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) conference that he's asked the organization to pass a resolution urging the federal government to delegate primacy to the states for regulating oil and gas operations on federal land. Read More

West Virginia Selects Winning Bids for Ohio River Leases

The West Virginia Department of Commerce has selected winning bids from three operators that want to develop valuable mineral rights below the Ohio River in Marshall, Wetzel and Tyler counties. Read More

COGA Agrees to Drop Lawsuit Against Longmont Frack Ban

Given political and legal developments in recent months that strengthen the state's position in regulating oil and natural gas activities, the Colorado Oil and Gas Association (COGA) agreed Tuesday to dismiss its nearly two-year-old lawsuit against a city ban on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) passed by Longmont, CO, voters. Read More

Prairie State Pipeline Would Give Chicago, Midwest Multi-Basin Access

Tallgrass Development LP and AGL Resources Inc. are proposing the 140-mile, 1.2-1.5 Bcf/d Prairie State Pipeline to connect the Illinois... Read More

Ohio Awards Grant for Wastewater Treatment Research

Researchers at Ohio University and their oil and gas industry collaborators have been awarded $1.45 million to advance a technology that could keep more production and flowback water at the drilling site instead of heading to contentious underground disposal wells. Read More

California Drought Means Less Hydro, More Gas-Fired Power

With 58% of California now in exceptional drought conditions, the state's source of hydroelectric power is down sharply, while reliance on natural gas-fired generation and renewables increased steadily during a dry period stretching back to 2011. Read More