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Some Not-So-Good News Out of Washington, D.C. for Pipeline Operators – Feds Increase Fines for Pipeline Safety Violations
President Trump’s recent executive orders have benefited the oil pipeline industry in a number of ways, including most notably, giving the final “okay” to the Dakota Access Pipeline. But ...
EPA Finds No Systemic Threat to Drinking Water from Fracking
On Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released a long awaited, and congressionally mandated, study detailing the relationship between hydraulic fracturing and drinking wate...
https://www.minerallawblog.com/oil-gas/epa-finds-no-systemic-threat-to-drinking-water-from-fracking/
States Show Their True Colors on Fracking – One Enacts a Ban, While Two Others Prohibit All Local Bans
Three states have recently taken a stand for or against controversial bans on hydraulic fracturing. Oklahoma, Texas, and Maryland have all passed laws within the past month relating to hydraulic ...
New Federal Oil-By-Rail Regulations Published
Today, May 8, 2015, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration published a final rule for rail transport of crude oil in the Federal Register. These rules come after several high-...
https://www.minerallawblog.com/oil-gas/new-federal-oil-by-rail-regulations-published/
New Rules on MLPs & Qualifying Income: What Oil Services and Exploration Companies Need to Know
On Tuesday, May 5, 2015, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released proposed regulations defining qualifying income for Master Limited Partnerships (“MLPs”). MLPs are publicly traded p...
Department of Energy Report Calls for U.S. to Modernize Energy Infrastructure, Invest in Natural Gas Pipelines
On Tuesday, April 21 the Obama Administration released the first Quadrennial Energy Review (“QER”) as a component of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan. The extensive report analyzes e...
Obama Administration Releases Federal Fracking Regulations
Today, Friday, March 20, the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”), an agency within the Department of the Interior, published regulations for hydraulic fracturing on Federal and Indian lands. ...
https://www.minerallawblog.com/oil-gas/obama-administration-releases-federal-fracking-regulations/
Ohio Supreme Court Strikes Down Local Oil & Gas Regulations...How State Law Preemption Is Shielding the Oil and Gas Industry
In a closely watched, 4-3 decision issued yesterday, February 17, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that the ‘Home Rule Amendment’ to the Ohio Constitution does not grant the city of Munroe Falls ...
Railroad Companies Allege Federal Law Governing Petroleum Transport Preempts SB 861
Railroad transportation of raw petroleum, often referred to as “crude-by-rail,” has received increasing media attention in recent months, due to health and environmental concerns. Californi...
USGS Tool Could Predict, Prevent Wetlands Contamination By Sub-Surface Wastewater
While advances in hydraulic fracturing technology have resulted in an oil and gas boom in North Dakota and other parts of the U.S., the industry, federal and state regulators, and local communiti...