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Shale Gas

News & Analysis as of May 19, 2013

Local Governments Continue to Fight States for Right to Govern Fracking

Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C.

How Much Water Does Fracking Shale Gas Consume, And Where?

by Charles Sartain | Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C. on 5/16/2013

Jesse Jenkins of the Energy Collective ponders the question. He reports as follows: According to the US Energy Information Administration 27,000 new gas wells were completed in the U.S. in 2011, many of which were...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

House Bill Would Speed Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting

by Jack N. Semrani, Dena E. Wiggins | Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/13/2013

Representative Mike Pompeo (R-KS) has introduced a bill (H.R. 1900) that would expedite the permitting of new interstate natural gas pipelines. Such projects require approvals from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission...more

King & Spalding

TRANSACTIONAL: Corporate/London: UK BUDGET 2013: The UK Government announces tax and other initiatives to support shale gas...

by King & Spalding on 5/6/2013

In March the UK Government delivered its Budget for 2013, announcing a number of tax and other initiatives designed to encourage investment in the exploitation of UK shale gas resources. The Department of Energy and Climate...more

BakerHostetler

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Upholds Statewide Oil And Gas Conveyance Rules

by Jason Yearout | BakerHostetler on 5/3/2013

In October of 2012 the Pennsylvania Supreme Court heard oral argument on two key cases that potentially could reshape the laws and rules applicable to hydraulic fracturing in the state. We wrote extensively about these cases...more

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis...

California Environmental Law and Policy Update - April 11, 2013

by David D. Cooke, Emily L. Murray, Sandi L. Nichols | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 4/16/2013

Environmental and Policy Focus - ..Court rules CEQA streamlining provision unconstitutional: CourtHouse News - Apr 3 - A section of a California law aimed at streamlining construction projects by moving...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Shale Play Today - March 2013

by Mark Clark | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 3/29/2013

In This Issue: - W.Va. Legislative Update - Pipeline Expansion Means Abundant Natural Gas for N.C. - E&P Companies Join Forces with Environmentalists & Philanthropists - Useful Resource: Ohio Utica Shale...more

Phillips Lytle - Renewable Energy

Unconventional Compromises on Natural Gas Regulation

by Thomas Puchner | Phillips Lytle - Renewable Energy on 3/25/2013

While New York’s natural gas resources remain locked down between perpetual regulatory limbo and extreme polarization among interest groups, recent events have proven that compromise is possible....more

Dentons

Oh Canada - Significant Developments In Canadian Energy: February 2013

by Doug Black, Anne Calverley, Douglas Crowther, Bill Gilliland, Leanne C. Krawchuk, Alex MacWilliam, Claude Morency, Helen Newland, Cyrus Reporter, Ron Stuber | Dentons on 3/19/2013

In This Issue: - Oil Sands News - East Coast News - West Coast News - Canadian Arctic News - Alternative Energy News - On the Horizon - Abbreviations - Excerpt from Oil Sands...more

Reed Smith

UK Shale Gas – A Regulatory Update

by Lynne Freeman, Laura Riddeck, Nicholas Rock | Reed Smith on 3/19/2013

Key discussion points - ..Energy crisis and new “dash for gas” set to ignite UK shale market ..Moratorium on exploration lifted ..New industry guidance issued, UK and EU shale-specific legislation under...more

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &...

New Film Rebuts Gasland

by Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 3/6/2013

Producer, Phelim McAleer, recently released a new documentary entitled "FrackNation," intended to debunk misstatements and false impressions created by the 2010 film "Gasland." Frack Nation was financed through the...more

Sedgwick LLP

Environmental Groups Claim Further Environmental Review Needed to Address Fracking Impacts

by Earl L. Hagström | Sedgwick LLP on 3/5/2013

In a case pending in the Northern District of California, the Center for Biological Diversity and the Sierra Club recently urged a federal judge to rule that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) violated the National...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Shale Play Today - February 2013

by Michael Basile, James D. Elliott | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 3/1/2013

In This Issue: - Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company Goes on the Offensive - West Virginia Legislature Focuses on Energy Bills - New Rules Proposed for Drilling Wastes in Ohio - Pa. Shale Gas Production Doubled Between...more

BakerHostetler

Ohio Court: State Oil And Gas Law Pre-Empts Local Drilling Regulations

by Scott Bent | BakerHostetler on 2/28/2013

The nationwide oil and gas boom has exposed a rift in the relationship between state and local governments seeking to regulate shale drilling and development. This tension has been playing out in several key shale states –...more

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis...

California Environmental Law and Policy Update - February 21, 2013

by David D. Cooke, Emily L. Murray, Sandi L. Nichols | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 2/22/2013

In This Issue: Environmental and Policy Focus - California holds second auction of carbon credits; Doubts voiced on fracking oversight at California hearing; BLM sued over Solar Energy Zones; Plan to remove bike...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Senate Energy Committee Debates Liquefied Natural Gas Exports

by Jack N. Semrani, Dena E. Wiggins | Ballard Spahr LLP on 2/14/2013

The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a hearing yesterday on Opportunities and Challenges for Natural Gas and heard testimony from a distinguished panel of industry, government, academic, and environmental...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Pipeline Companies Look to Take Advantage of Natural Gas Produced from Shale

by Barbara Jost | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 2/5/2013

The Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. made a filing with the FERC proposing to transform one of its existing lean gas lines into effectively a gathering line to move wet gas from gas fields within the Utica Shale play to...more

BakerHostetler

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

by Martin Booher, Cassie J. Dallas, Jason Yearout | 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

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Shale Play Today - January 2013

by Carl Hellerstedt, Jr., Arch Riley, Jr. | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 2/4/2013

In This Issue: - Dept. of Labor Wage & Hour Enforcement to Focus on Shale Employers - Spilman Assists in Transition of Site from Steelmaking to Shale Gas - Natural Gas Fueling Stations Coming to I-79 in W. Va. and...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Dept. of Labor Wage & Hour Enforcement to Focus on Shale Employers

by Carl Hellerstedt, Jr. | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 1/31/2013

The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) announced in December of 2012 the recovery of $187,165 of wages for 69 employees as part of its multi-year ongoing enforcement initiative focused on vendors...more

BakerHostetler

Maryland Governor Proposes $1.5 Million Funding For Hydraulic Fracturing Study

by Jason Yearout | BakerHostetler on 1/22/2013

As we have discussed in prior posts, Maryland has in place a de facto moratorium on shale exploration and drilling. Responding to inquiries about drilling into Marcellus shale formations in western Maryland, in 2011 Governor...more

K&L Gates LLP

California’s Draft Hydraulic Fracturing Regulations Offer Substantial Trade Secret Protection for Operators

by Megan Cesare-Eastman, David Overstreet | K&L Gates LLP on 1/22/2013

California’s Monterey shale, underlying a substantial portion of California, from Los Angeles to San Francisco, is estimated to hold 400 billion barrels of oil, or as much as 64% of the total shale oil reserves in the...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

U.S. Energy Regulation, Development & Finance

by Michael Hindus, Robert James | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 1/21/2013

The U.S. energy and infrastructure sectors have undergone dramatic change since 2006, the year of Pillsbury’s first contribution to the Getting the Deal Through publications. Natural gas production and reserves have increased...more

King & Spalding

REGULATORY: International Trade: LNG Export Requests Pose Challenge for U.S. Trade Policy by Steve Jones

by King & Spalding on 1/21/2013

The boom in U.S. natural gas production from shale deposits has important implications for U.S. trade policy. The rapidly increasing supply of natural gas as hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) techniques continue to improve is...more

McDermott Will & Emery

New Developments in The UK Shale Gas Sector

by David Birchall, Simone Goligorsky | McDermott Will & Emery on 1/15/2013

The shale gas sector in the United Kingdom is still in its infancy, but the UK Government has announced recently new measures and incentives to encourage its growth. On 13 December 2012, the Government lifted a temporary...more

King & Spalding

DOE Accepting Comments On Liquid Natural Gas Export Study

by King & Spalding on 1/9/2013

The boom in U.S. natural gas production from shale deposits has important implications for U.S. trade policy. The rapidly increasing supply of natural gas is resulting in lower prices for consumers and increasing the...more

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