Wood wins £26million pipeline contract
Aberdeen-headquartered Wood has won a £26million contract to construct a natural gas pipeline in the United States,
Pennsylvania
Shell makes final investment decision on Pennsylvania petrochemicals complex
Shell said it has made a Final Investment Decision (FID) to build a major petrochemicals complex in Pennsylvania.
Chesapeake Energy faces lawsuit from shale landowners
A lawsuit has been filed by the Attorney General in Pennsylvania against Chesapeake Energy over alleged claims of underpayment to landowners who leased acreage for fracking.
MP self-funds trip to the US as decision looms over shale bid in his own constituency
An MP whose constituency has a decision date on a fracking application looming self-funded a trip to the US in a bid to find out more about the production method. Thirsk and Malton MP Kevin Hollinrake flew out to the state of Pennsylvania for a week to meet with industry leaders, regulators and academics. The decision to go on the fact-finding mission was prompted by fracking applications in his own area.
Moratorium on new oil and gas leases reinstated in Pennsylvania
A moratorium on new leases for oil and gas developments in parks and forests has been reinstated in Pennsylvania. Governor Tom Wolf said the moratorium was about “striking the right balance” between development and environment. The executive order move was made after Pennsylvania’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) has concluded that additional leasing could jeopardise the ability to maintain gold-standard forest certification.