These new and proposed regulatory changes are likely to significantly affect project design and construction in Pennsylvania.

The Delaware River Basin Commission has voted to ban high-volume hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in the four-state Delaware River watershed. The action itself comes as no real surprise, only that it took so long to finalize.

Operators of unconventional wells may wish to closely monitor these regulatory changes to determine the impact on their operations.

PIOGA commends the Independent Regulatory Review Commission for recommending a delay in any further action on the governor's efforts to force the state into the regional CO2 cap-and-trade program.

Oil and natural gas producers, pipelines and utility companies are all part of the nation’s climate change solution, and have been for years.

With a December order by the Superior Court, it appears the challenge has ended to the principle of rule of capture for unconventional wells.