-- Approval Of Minutes [Copy of Draft Minutes]
-- Public Comment Period
-- President’s Report
-- Year End Committee Reports
-- GCI Wastewater Solutions [Follow-up From April Meeting]
-- Production Wastewater
-- Road Dumping
-- Update From DEP on regulation of All materials applied To Roads for dust suppression, deicing
-- Oil & Gas Technical Advisory Board Well Plugging Work Group Update
-- Economics Of The Industry
-- DEP
-- Bureau of Air Quality: New EPA Methane Emissions Reduction Program [DEP PPT Slides - These Requirements Apply To Both Conventional and Shale Gas Facilities, EPA Does Not Make A Distinction]
-- Federal Well Plugging Programs
-- Initial Grant Status Report
-- Upcoming Well Plugging Contracts
-- Orphan Well Plugging Grant Program Update
-- Regulatory Improvement Grant Update
-- Methane Emission Reduction Well Plugging Grant Program
-- Legislative Update
-- Regulatory Update
-- Old Business
-- Work with DEP to demonstrate alternative remediation measures associated with well plugging contracts
-- New Business
Public Comment Period
Individuals interested in presenting comments during the Public Comment Period should contact Adam Walters at 717-214-6548 or send email to: adwalters@pa.gov.
Joining The Meeting
The meeting will be held at the Technology Center, Room 243, 200 Innovation Blvd. in State College starting at 10:00 a.m.
Click Here to join via Microsoft Teams: Meeting ID: 274 896 265 706 Passcode: GfvsJL or by telephone 1 267-332-8737 Conference ID: 377 402 179#
For more information and available handouts, visit the DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council webpage. Questions should be directed to Adam Walters at 717-214-6548 or send email to: adwalters@pa.gov.
Resource Links - Road Dumping:
-- Senate Hearing: The Case For An Immediate, Total Ban On Road Dumping Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater [4.17.24]
-- Witness At Senate Hearing On Oil & Gas Wastewater Road Dumping Reports Her Home Has Been Surrounded By Dumping; Dumping Again On The Upswing In 2024 [4.25.24]]
-- House Hearing: Shapiro Administration Supports Bill Banning Road Dumping Oil & Gas Wastewater, Prohibiting Its Use As Coproduct Under Residual Waste Regulations [6.10.24]
-- House Committee Reports Out Bills To Ban Road Dumping Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater; Prohibit Use Of PFAS 'Forever Chemicals’ In Consumer Products [6.11.24]
-- House Hearing: Penn State Expert Says ‘Pennsylvania Should Ban Road Spreading Of Oil & Gas Wastewater;’ Contaminants Exceed Health, Environmental Standards [6.10.24]
-- House Hearing: Penn State Center For Dirt & Gravel Road Studies Says Road Spreading Oil & Gas Wastewater Is Not An Effective Dust Suppressant, Does Not Meet Environmental Testing Standards [6.10.24]
PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards:
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - December 7 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 91 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In December 7 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
Related Articles This Week:
-- DEP Sees ‘Very Significant Budget Gap’ In Funding Oil & Gas Regulation Program Due To Reduced Permit Fee Revenue [PaEN]
-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs Up 1 To 16 From Last Week; 21 On Aug. 23
-- What Will Shale Gas Leave Behind? DEP Issues 10 Violations To Big Dog Energy, LLC, Diversified Production LLC For Abandoning Shale Gas Wells; Violations For Shale Gas Abandonments More Than Doubled In 2024 [PaEN]
-- DEP: Horizontal Exploration LLC Failed To Comply With State Court Order To Plug 6 Conventional Wells In McKean County [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues Abandoned Well Violation To Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well With Nearly Full Storage Tanks, Expired EPA Permit In Venango County [PaEN]
-- Apply Now! DEP Conventional Oil & Gas Methane Reduction Well Plugging Grant Applications Due Dec. 16; $44.4 Million Available - Only 10 Applicants Applied For 77 Wells So Far [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Dec. 12 Webinar On Carbon Reduction Credits In Oil & Gas Well Plugging [PaEN]
-- Independent Fiscal Office Reports Slight Increase In PA 3rd Quarter Natural Gas Production; Lowest Number Of New Shale Gas Wells Drilled Since 2008 [PaEN]
-- PA Senate Republicans To Reintroduce Bills Limiting Citizen Rights To Appeal DEP Permit Decisions, Punish Communities That Take Steps To Protect Themselves Against Shale Gas Development Impacts [PaEN]
-- PUC To Seek Public Comments On Settlement With Columbia Gas Concerning Welding Issues At Regulator Station In Beaver County [PaEN]
NewsClips:
-- Post-Gazette: Fracking, Clean Air Permits Dominate Allegheny County Board Of Health Meeting
-- Marcellus Drilling News: EQT Hits Back At Greene County Landowners Claiming Water Contamination [PDF of Article]
-- TribLive: Upper Burrell Twp. Considers Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well Rules In Westmoreland County [‘They Can’t Use Upper Burrell As A Garbage Place To Dump Bad Water’]
-- Marcellus Drilling News: Homer City Coal-Fired Power Plant To Be Demolished, New Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant To Be Built [PDF of Article]
-- Power Magazine: Largest PA Coal-Fired Power Plant Will Convert To Natural Gas [Homer City]
-- E&E News/Politico: PJM Boosts Natural Gas Ahead Of Wind, Solar In Contentious Electric Grid Interconnection Review Plan
-- E&E News/Politico: Williams Pipeline CEO Urges Republicans To Put FERC In Sole Charge Of Energy Permits, States Should Be Removed From The Process
-- CNX Resources Announces Acquisition Of Apex Energy Upstream, Midstream Business
-- TribLive: CNX Resources To Acquire Apex, Gain 36,000 Acres In Westmoreland County
-- Inquirer Column: Gov. Shapiro Fast-Tracks Oil Refinery Redevelopment, Impacted Residents Call For Philadelphia City Council Hearings
-- TribLive: Plum Boro Homeowner Accused Of Trying To Blow Up His House With Natural Gas In Allegheny County
-- Marcellus Drilling News: State Of Ohio Cleanup Of Martins Ferry Oil & Gas Waste Processing Facility Owned By PA Company In WV One-Third Complete [PDF of Article]
-- Reuters: Natural Gas Prices Rose 30-50% In 2024; Key Global Natural Gas Prices Set To Keep Rising Into 2025
-- Reuters: US LNG Gas Exports To Europe Surge In November On Higher Prices
-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Rises As Colder Weather Forecasts Add To Worries
-- Reuters: Shell, QatarEnergy Sign Long-Term Purchase Agreement To Sell LNG Gas To China
-- Reuters: Rising LNG Gas Export Facility Costs Make New US Project Less Competitive, Says Analyst
[Posted: December 6, 2024] PA Environment Digest
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