New federal mandates target hydraulic fracturing
Although the rule only applies to development on public and tribal lands -- where there are more than 100,000 oil and gas wells today -- environmentalists have argued that tough federal protections...
View ArticleIndustry swiftly challenges feds’ new fracturing rule
The lawsuit brought by the Independent Petroleum Association of America and the Western Energy Alliance challenges the new mandates as "a reaction to unsubstantiated concerns."
View ArticleObama moves forward on new oil and gas rules for public lands
The Bureau of Land Management's announcement that it would be proposing changes -- and inviting public comment on the scope of them -- marks the first major effort in decades to update onshore royalty...
View ArticleConocoPhillips wins drilling permit for project in Alaska’s petroleum reserve
The company first applied to produce oil from its Greater Mooses Tooth site in Alaska 13 years ago.
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