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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 -

Energy Could be an Issue in Pennsylvania - If the Republicans Can Run a Campaign

Flaster Greenberg PC on 9/29/2022

Pennsylvania is rapidly becoming the ultimate battleground state in American politics. Famously described by Democratic political operative James Carville as “Philadelphia in the East, Pittsburgh in the West, and Alabama in...more

With The Coronavirus, As With Fracking, Too Much Scientific And Media Conformity Can Lead To Bad Policy

Flaster Greenberg PC on 3/14/2022

In 2008, then acting New York Governor David Patterson ordered a temporary ban on hydraulic fracturing in New York State. His successor, Andrew Cuomo, promised to study the issue. For nearly six years, Cuomo reiterated that...more

As Ukraine Tensions Soar, America's Greatest Weapon Remains Trapped Underground

Flaster Greenberg PC on 1/31/2022

Last week, President Joe Biden warned Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky that a Russian invasion of Ukraine might be imminent. While Zelensky does not seem to share that assessment, full scale war in Eastern Europe seems...more

Who Won and Who Didn’t: The 2021 Texas Legislature and Energy

Gray Reed on 9/9/2021

Most bills filed in each legislative session fail. For the most part we are thankful for that. But today we summarize a few that survived while you weren’t paying attention. ...more

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

Another Bid is in on the Green New Deal

Gray Reed on 8/30/2019

Recall a recent post about the bidding war among presidential aspirants as they battle to see whose climate agenda will appease the left wing of the left wing of the Democratic Party. If that weren’t enough, Comrade Bernie...more

Western Australia's updated fracking policy

Hogan Lovells on 8/6/2019

Western Australia (WA) has some of the world's largest known reserves of gas trapped in underground rock formations. To extract these gas reserves commercially, the technique of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) would need to...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - November 2018 #4

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 11/30/2018

U.S. Global Change Research Program - Fourth National Climate Assessment - "Impacts, risks and adaptation in the United States Report-in-Brief" Why this is important: The assessment posits the U.S. will lose 10 percent of...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - October 2018 #4

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 10/27/2018

The U.S. Supreme Court Slows Children's Climate Lawsuit - For Now - "In the latest step of a fascinating bit of constitutional law called Atmospheric Trust Litigation, the Chief Justice halted the District Court trial...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - May 2018 #5

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 6/2/2018

In an Internal Memo, the White House Considered Whether to Simply 'Ignore' Federal Climate Research - "The document, drafted September 18 by Michael Catanzaro, President Trump's special assistant for domestic energy and...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - January 2018

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 1/5/2018

Appalachia Underground NGL Storage Facility Clears Big Hurdle - "The Appalachia Storage & Trading Hub initiative got approval for the first of two application phases for a $1.9 billion U.S. Department of Energy loan, the...more

Executive Order Seeks Sweeping Reversal of Climate Change Policies to Favor U.S. Energy Production

Perkins Coie on 4/6/2017

President Donald Trump recently signed Executive Order 13783, an omnibus executive order aimed at reducing burdens on further development of domestic energy resources, with “particular attention” to oil, natural gas, coal and...more

Fueling Freedom: Explaining the Value of Fossil Fuels

Gray Reed on 8/25/2016

Which of these statements makes sense to you: A. “Never before have the rulers of a society intentionally driven it backwards to scarcer, more expensive, and less efficient energy.” B. “Communism is the optimal...more

EIB Energy Highlights: SCOTUS on FERC, Nat Gas Record Year, Oil & Gas Exports, Winter Outlook, Cybersecurity & More

Moore & Van Allen PLLC on 11/5/2015

Our goal is to serve as a leading-edge resource for companies navigating the rapidly evolving landscapes of the domestic and global energy markets. Moore & Van Allen’s EIB Energy Highlights is a complement to our Energy...more

Hydraulic Fracturing: State Regulatory Roundup Vol. 45

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 10/6/2015

Fracking Insider Readers: We are pleased to bring you Volume 45 of our State Regulatory Roundup, including updates in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Texas. As we explained in earlier volumes, we designed the Roundup to provide...more

Fracking: To Ban Or Not To Ban?

Burr & Forman on 2/3/2015

The process of hydraulic fracturing (also known simply as “fracking”) continues to divide the public and public policymakers, even as resulting lower natural gas prices have encouraged industries, including many power plants,...more

Frackers v. Anti’s – Scoring update

Gray Reed on 12/24/2014

The box scores after election day showed frackers 4, anti’s 4. Courtesy of a gubernatorial grand-slam by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, hydraulic fracturing is now banned throughout the entire state of New York....more

First AIPN Model Contract for Unconventional Resource Operations

King & Spalding on 11/6/2014

Concluding two years of work by a drafting committee comprised of more than 160 industry representatives from 26 countries spread across five continents, the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN) on 25...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

Energy Newsletter - July 2014

King & Spalding on 7/2/2014

In This Issue: - Russia's Second Renewable Energy Auction Gives Both Glimmer of Hope and Cause for Concern - Tanzania Publishes First Draft of a Long-Awaited Local Content Policy - New York's Highest...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

The Shale Play Today - May 2014

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 4/30/2014

In This Issue: - Climate Action Plan Breathes New Life into Oil & Gas Air Regulations - Major Natural Gas Power Plant Announcement Indicates Different Uses for Marcellus & Utica Shale Gas - Natural Gas Expanding...more

Energy Newsletter - January 2014

King & Spalding on 1/10/2014

In This Issue: - Argentina: A Step-by-Step Walk on the Road toward the Shale Miracle? Although with caution, investors are responding to shale oil and gas projects in the "Vaca Muerta" play located in the...more

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