The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) and Western Energy Alliance have sued the Secretary of the Interior and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), challenging BLM’s issuance of regulations related to hydraulic fracturing on federal and Indian lands. The … Continue reading
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The Obama administration has proposed the nation’s first federal regulations on hydraulic fracturing. The new rules apply only to oil and gas wells on public lands. According to the Department of Interior, that is about 100,000 wells. The large majority … Continue reading
Negotiators for the United Steelworkers Union and Shell Oil Co. announced they have reached an agreement on a new contract, after a month-long strike at 15 oil refineries, including two in California. The previous contract, which covered 30,000 workers expired … Continue reading
Speaking to security analysts, Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) executives expressed confidence in the long-term outlook for the energy business, and outlined how it is responding the recent decline in oil and gas prices. “The fundamentals of the oil and gas … Continue reading
Voters in Hermosa Beach rejected a measure that would have allowed E&B Natural Resources to drill 34 oil wells in the coastal community. The vote was 3,799 against, with 1,016 in favor. Turnout was comparatively large in the city of … Continue reading
Trillium CNG announced that it will build and operate a compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station in Monterey, California, for fueling the trash trucks of the Monterey Regional Waste Management District. Construction will begin in April at the Monterey Regional … Continue reading