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By Vorys On December 8, 2008

NY Drilling Laws

Not everyone is against development. Last summer, NY imposed a moratorium on horizontal drilling in order to study its...


Tags: Marcellus, Energy, Environment

By Vorys On December 8, 2008

Hydraulic Fracturing Regulation

In earlier posts we have noted concerns regarding the hydraulic fracturing of natural gas wells and the potential for its...


Tags: Hydraulic Fracturing, Energy, Environment

By Vorys On December 3, 2008

New Wetlands Guidance

Last year, U.S. EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers issued a guidance document addressing the scope of the agencies' jurisdiction...


Tags: Rapanos, Wetlands, Environment

With an eye toward the Marcellus Shale, PA county commissioners are looking once again to assess oil and natural gas inventories...


Tags: Marcellus, Energy, Tax

By Vorys On December 3, 2008

Fire Fighter School

Ohio has its own facility to train firefighters and others to understand and implement effective emergency response practices at...


Tags: Energy

By Vorys On December 3, 2008

Obstacles to Development

According to this article in the AP, access to credit and capital needed for E&P operations are the biggest obstacles facing oil...


Tags: Energy

By Vorys On December 3, 2008

Windfall Profit Tax Shelved?

According to this article in the Guardian, President-elect Obama is no longer planning to implement a windfall profit tax on oil...


Tags: Energy

By Vorys On December 2, 2008

FERC Enforcement Decisions

The FERC recently issued two enforcement orders approving stipulations between the Office of Enforcement and natural gas...


Tags: FERC, Shipper-Must-Have-Title, Energy

Among other things, residents are concerned about the use of local lake and ground water by drilling companies, according to this...


Tags: Energy, Environment, Shale

Indiana Gasification, LLC, has withdrawn its plans to build a coal gasification plant in Rockport, Indiana, due to regulatory...


Tags: Energy, Coal Gasification

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