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Fracking is a non-technical term for Hydraulic Fracturing. Fracking or Hydraulic Fracturing is a method for retrieving, otherwise inaccessible, natural gas and petroleum by injecting pressurized fluid and chemicals into underground rock causing fissures. The fissures widen and expand allowing petroleum and gas to escape and flow to areas where it can be retrieved. less -

Delaware River Basin Commission Converts Fracking Moratorium into Permanent Ban

Morgan Lewis - Power & Pipes on 3/8/2021

The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) on February 25, 2021, approved a new regulation formally prohibiting high-volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF), or fracking, in the Delaware River Basin. The final rule makes permanent...more

Department of Energy Predicts Substantial Impact From Fracking Ban

Morgan Lewis - Power & Pipes on 2/15/2021

The US Department of Energy submitted a report to the president last month on “Economic and National Security Impacts under a Hydraulic Fracturing Ban.” This 80-page report analyzed the effects of a hypothetical United States...more

Quantifying The Impact Of A Fracking Ban On The US Oil & Gas Industry

Opportune LLP on 3/5/2020

Let's be frank. The institution of a fracking ban would simply be bad policy for the U.S. oil and gas industry. In quantifying this position, I want to highlight a paper that was published in January by Michael Lynch of the...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - August 2018 #2

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 8/10/2018

SEC Drops Probe of Exxon's Accounting Practices - "The Securities and Exchange Commission has dropped its probe into whether ExxonMobil misled investors about its knowledge of climate change and the potential effects on...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - February 2018 #2

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 2/9/2018

Oil World Turns Upside Down as U.S. Sells Oil in Middle East - "Yet, in a trade that illustrates how the rise of the American shale industry is upending energy markets across the globe, the U.A.E. bought oil directly from...more

Colorado House Votes Down Bill Giving Local Authorities Power Over Fracking

BakerHostetler on 4/6/2016

Two Democrats joined the Republicans in the Colorado House of Representatives on April 4, 2016, to defeat a bill that sought to assert local government control over oil and gas drilling. Drilling operations in Colorado have...more

New Battleground Emerges in New York Fracing Debate

BakerHostetler on 7/30/2015

When New York officially banned hydraulic fracturing in late June 2015, many assumed the long-heated political debate was over and there would be no fracing in New York unless the courts overturned the ban. In less than a...more

[Event] BakerHostetler Shale Symposium – June 4, Houston, TX (incl. Webinar Option)

BakerHostetler on 5/14/2015

There is little doubt that lower commodity prices have triggered changes in the oil and gas sector. While capital remains available, independent oil and gas producers will face challenges if prices do not rebound in the near...more

The Shale Play Today - December 2014

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 12/12/2014

In This Issue: - Breaking News: America's Next Energy Hub - Philadelphia Dealt Major Setback - First Long-Term Comprehensive Field Study of Natural Gas Underway - 1,000 More Miles of Pipeline Planned to...more

Colorado State Court Strikes Down a Second City-Wide Fracking Ban

BakerHostetler on 8/26/2014

A Colorado state judge recently struck down a city’s voter-approved moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.” This marks the second time a Colorado judge has quashed a city’s fracking ban within a matter of two...more

Fracking Hearings Set to Begin in North Carolina

BakerHostetler on 8/19/2014

This Wednesday in Raleigh will see the first of four upcoming public hearings in North Carolina over the state’s proposed fracking rules. The hearings are part of the final phase of rule making, coming after two years of...more

Governor Christie Vetoes New Jersey Fracking Ban

BakerHostetler on 8/13/2014

Last week, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie vetoed legislation that would have banned the treatment, discharge, and disposal of fracking wastewater in the state, arguing that the bill violated the United States...more

New York and Colorado Confirm Local Governments' Rights to Ban Fracking

Baker Donelson on 7/8/2014

On Monday, June 30, the highest courts in both New York and Colorado confirmed local municipalities' rights to regulate land use within their jurisdictions. The New York State Court of Appeals upheld two towns' bans on shale...more

New York High Court Affirms Local Fracking Bans

BakerHostetler on 7/2/2014

On Monday, New York’s highest court—the New York Court of Appeals—upheld local bans on shale gas drilling designed to eliminate hydraulic fracturing. The 5-2 decision clears the way for drilling opponents to target fracking...more

Yet Another Proposed Moratorium on Hydraulic Fracturing Fails: SB 1132 (Oil and gas: well stimulation treatments)

Stoel Rives LLP on 5/30/2014

Yesterday, Senate Bill 1132 failed in the Senate. In a 18-16 vote, SB 1132 fell three votes short of the necessary majority. The bill was introduced by Senators Holly Mitchell (D-Los Angeles) and Mark Leno on February 20,...more

Anti-Fracking Bill Defeated in California Senate

BakerHostetler on 5/30/2014

Yesterday, the California State Senate rejected a bill that would have put a moratorium on fracking until a state-commissioned study determined that it was safe. The bill, Senate Bill 1132, would have prohibited all “well...more

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Strikes Down Act 13

BakerHostetler on 12/26/2013

Last week, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck down a state law that required municipalities to permit oil and gas drilling in all zoning districts, including those designated exclusively for residential use. In a 4 to 2...more

Fracking Trade Secret Rules: A Tug Of War Without Winners

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group on 10/25/2013

In the approximately 31 states with known reserves amenable to hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” a tug of war is being waged between an oil and gas industry seeking to protect its proprietary processes and environmental...more

Public Comment Period for Proposed Federal Fracking Regulations Draws to a Close

BakerHostetler on 8/27/2013

The public comment period for new federal regulations regarding fracking on public lands—the first substantive update to the rules in three decades—ended on Friday with over 1 million submissions from both critics and...more

DOGGR Delays Release of Draft Fracking Rules Pending Possible Instruction from Lawmakers

Stoel Rives LLP on 8/9/2013

At a conference in Los Angeles at the end of July, the chair of the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), Felicia Marcus, noted that the Department of Conservation’s Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources...more

Colorado Ruling Raises Stakes in Fracking Litigation and Beyond

Dechert LLP on 7/12/2013

In an Independence Day gift to plaintiffs, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled in Strudley v. Antero Resources Corp., No. 12CA1251 (July 3, 2013), that Colorado law does not allow pre-discovery Lone Pine orders, often used by...more

The "State" of the Shale Play in the United States: A Look Back on 2012 and What to Expect in 2013

BakerHostetler on 2/5/2013

During 2012, several states adopted new statutory and regulation programs addressing the exploitation of shale resources within their boundaries. Continuing a common election year theme, Congress took no significant formal...more

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