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Legislature puts a halt to Chapter 78 conventional regulations

Meghan Keely2016-06-15T15:39:16-04:00June 15th, 2016|

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives and Senate today approved legislation putting a halt to the controversial Chapter 78 regulations for conventional oil and gas operations. Senate Bill 279 also creates the Pennsylvania Crude Development Advisory Council, which the Department of Environmental Protection must consult with during the development of rules [...]

PIOGA: Shell decision to build ethane cracker “good news for natural gas industry, great news for Pennsylvania’s economy”

Meghan Keely2016-06-07T10:16:07-04:00June 7th, 2016|

Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association President and Executive Director Louis D. D’Amico today issued the following statement regarding Royal Dutch Shell’s announcement that the company will construct an ethane cracker facility in Potter Township, Beaver County: “The decision by Shell to build this state-of-the-industry facility in Beaver County will [...]

Oil and gas rules move forward after 7-hour meeting, but more conflict looms

Meghan Keely2016-04-22T09:03:10-04:00April 22nd, 2016|

The following is from the Harrisburg Patriot-News / Pennlive.com: Sweeping changes to Pennsylvania's oil and gas regulations were approved by an oversight body Thursday, setting the stage for a likely showdown between Gov. Tom Wolf and the Legislature. Over the course of more than seven hours, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission [...]

Pennsylvania oil and gas group embraces end users

Meghan Keely2016-04-18T09:30:29-04:00April 18th, 2016|

From an April 15 article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: In the past two years, the Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association lost 40 percent of its members. The first to go were the oil and gas service firms, said Lou D’Amico, president and executive director of the Wexford-based trade group. In [...]

Legislative committees use oversight authority to disapprove DEP’s new oil and gas regulations

Meghan Keely2016-04-13T07:27:28-04:00April 13th, 2016|

In a rare move Tuesday, both the House and Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committees took the step of voting to disapprove regulations promulgated by the Department of Environmental Protection that would put new requirements on Pennsylvania’s oil and gas industries. The regulations are due to be considered by the [...]

PIOGA statement on challenge to Chapter 78 regulations applicability to small producers

Meghan Keely2016-03-25T13:21:43-04:00March 25th, 2016|

Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association President & Executive Director Louis D. D’Amico today issued the following statement on the legal challenge filed yesterday by Christopher Carusone of Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC for the Pennsylvania Independent Petroleum Producers (PIPP) to stop the imposition of new and burdensome regulations [...]

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