Editor’s note: Tom Steyer, a hedge fund billionaire, is funding efforts to impose a severance tax on oil production in California. The following is a response from the President of Western States Petroleum Association By Catherine Reheis-Boyd Tom Steyer, the … Continue reading
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The California Department of Conservation (DOC) on December 11 gave public notice of proposed emergency rulemaking to establish interim regulations governing oil and gas well stimulation under SB4. The DOC expects the interim regulations to be effective January 1, 2014. Industry … Continue reading
America’s increase in oil and gas production, driven primarily by fracking of shale plays, is helping to lift the nation’s exports to an all-time high and reduce the trade deficit, according to figures released last week by the Department of Commerce. The … Continue reading
The California Department of Conservation on November 27 issued an invitation for public input on the scope and content of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for statewide well stimulation activities, at five meetings to be held in December and January. … Continue reading
The California Chamber of Commerce is preparing to appeal a ruling by the Sacramento Superior Court in favor of the state’s Air Resources Board’s cap-and-trade auction. Judge Timothy M. Frawley on Nov. 12 denied requests filed by the Chamber and the … Continue reading
The California Department of Conservation (DOC) has sent out public notice of proposed regulations for the use of well stimulation in oil and gas production. The public notice begins the formal rulemaking process and marks the beginning of a 60-day … Continue reading