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Trump Administration rolling back safety rules born from Deepwater Horizon disaster
Scrapping regulations will save $28.8 million a year. BP has already spent $62 billion cleaning up after Deepwater Horizon disaster After reviewing off-shore oil and gas production safety regulations enacted by the Obama Administration after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster at the request of President Donald Trump, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) […]
NOAA study suggests research on Obama-era Methane Rules has inflated data
NOAA study timely as EPA issued 90-day stay on Obama-era fugitive methane emissions rules by Seth Whitehead, EnergyInDepth A new peer-reviewed National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) study suggests emission estimates reported in a series of studies used to justify federal methane regulations may have been significantly exaggerated. The latter research garnered considerable media coverage based […]
Texas oil/natural gas regulator needs proper funding – industry association
Texas has comprehensive regulations for all aspects of oil and natural gas activity By Todd Staples, Texas Oil & Gas Association Texas lawmakers are reviewing the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC), the state agency that regulates the oil and natural gas industry, as part of the sunset review process. Lawmakers would do well to not […]
US transportation dept sets federal rules for automated vehicles
Primary focus of policy is highly automated vehicles, which the vehicle can take full control of in some circumstances WASHINGTON—The US Department of Transportation is issuing Federal policy for automated vehicles, laying a path for the safe testing and deployment of new auto technologies that have enormous potential for improving safety and mobility for Americans on the […]
Why Texas should love Obama’s environmental rules – John Hanger
Embracing methane leak regulation will protect the climate and strengthen the gas industry’s reputation By John Hanger Steve Everley says, “If we want climate progress, we need natural gas.” I don’t agree with all Everley argues, but we do agree on this. A supreme irony is that his home state of Texas, which produces the […]
White House appealing US courts fracking decision as debate swirls over impact
White House says will continue to defend legal authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on public lands Environmental groups and the Obama Administration say they plan to appeal a federal judge’s decision to overturn Bureau of Land Management’s fracking rules. A ruling an attorney for these groups said the ruling will have far-reaching impacts over future regulation […]
IPAA: Obama administration’s offshore rule reduces safety, hurts offshore energy production
IPAA and a number of its industry trade partners shared the expertise of over 300 engineers and technical experts from more than 70 companies in their formal comments WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Obama Administration’s final offshore well control rule could reduce offshore worker safety and hurt future U.S. offshore energy development, according to Dan Naatz, […]
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