Articles tagged Permits

Permit approvals for U.S. onshore oil and gas drilling slowed in July versus June, dropping 8% to 1,538, according to new data compiled by Everus and Evercore ISI.

Lower 48 oil and gas permitting requests increased in March, up 26% over February, according to a compilation of federal and state data compiled by Evercore ISI.

The Amigo liquefaction project planned in western Mexico has been positively impacted by the Biden administration’s pause on new U.S. LNG export permits, according to LNG Alliance CEO Mutthu Chezhian.

A panel of federal judges has decided to withdraw its decision around a Texas air permit for Sempra Infrastructure’s Port Arthur LNG export project southeast of Houston.

Mexico’s nascent LNG market could be impacted by the decision of U.S. authorities to pause export licenses as they review methodology and guidelines.

The U.S. oil and gas industry is urging policymakers to support LNG exports, permitting reform for energy infrastructure, and increased leasing in federal lands and waters.

Mexican energy trade group Consejo Mexicano de la Energia (Comener) has called on regulators to streamline permitting so as to not waste the near-term opportunities presented by nearshoring.

Permits to develop natural gas and oil in the Lower 48 slumped in August, with the biggest operating area, the Permian Basin, off by double-digits from July and 12% year-to-date. 

A federal circuit panel has ruled that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) did not break any laws when it approved Jonah Energy LLC’s natural gas drilling project in Wyoming on land that includes sage grouse populations as well as migration paths for pronghorns.

Iroquois Gas Transmission LP’s natural gas compression upgrade project, designed to supply New York City with an additional 125 MMcf/d, may be delayed as it awaits required air permits from state agencies, according to Iroquois management.