Tag Archives: Oil

Army Will Not Grant Easement for Dakota Access Pipeline

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Jessica Bell

On December 4, the U.S. Army’s Assistant Secretary for Civil Works announced [link eliminated] that the Army will not approve an easement that would have allowed Energy Transfer Partners’ proposed Dakota Access Pipeline to cross under the Missouri River at Lake … Continue reading →

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Fourteen States Release Report on Carbon-Dioxide-Enhanced Oil Recovery

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Jeff Bayne

This month, a work group of fourteen states [link eliminated], led by Governors Matt Mead (R-WY) and Steve Bullock (D-MT), issued a report entitled Putting the Puzzle Together: State & Federal Policy Drivers for Growing America’s Carbon Capture and CO2-EOR … Continue reading →

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Litigation Update: EPA’s Methane Rules for Oil and Natural Gas

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Jessica Bell

Nine petitions challenging EPA’s final New Source Performance Standards for the oil and natural gas sector have been filed with the D.C. Circuit (the rule was published in the Federal Register in early June).  EPA’s rule limits certain greenhouse gas, … Continue reading →

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EPA Issues Methane Standards and a Draft Information Request

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Anjali Patel

Earlier today, EPA released three final rules aimed at further reducing greenhouse gas emissions: Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources establishes standards for methane, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and toxic air pollutant emissions … Continue reading →

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