COGCC orders operators to inspect flowlines following explosion

The Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission ordered oil and gas operators in the state to inspect their flowlines and verify that any not in use are fully abandoned by May 30. The May 2 order also directed operators to document the location and integrity of any existing flowline within 1,000 ft of a building […]

Groups urge Senate to pass CRA bill to revoke BLM methane rule

A coalition of 11 organizations urged members of the US Senate to pass a Congressional Review Act resolution that would revoke the US Bureau of Land Management’s methane emissions limits rule before May 11. “Forcing this one-size-fits-all regulation on an industry that is already substantially reducing methane emissions is unnecessary and costly,” they said in […]

Study for API lists economic pluses from building infrastructure

Building new US oil and gas transportation systems could create more than 1 million new jobs, generate as much as $1.34 trillion of private investment, and add $1.89 trillion to nation’s gross domestic product, an ICF study commissioned by the American Petroleum Institute concluded. Source: News