The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the proposed Atlantic Coast interstate natural gas pipeline project. Source: News

Oil supply from northern Iraq came under new jeopardy Oct. 15 as Iraqi military troops reclaimed Kirkuk from Peshmerga forces of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). Source: News

US federal, state, and local agencies continued their response on Oct. 16 to an explosion on a natural gas platform operated by New Orleans-based Clovelly Oil Co. LLC on Lake Pontchartrain near Kenner, La. Source: News

LLOG Exploration Offshore LLC reported a spill of 7,950-9,350 bbl of crude oil caused by a fracture in an infield line leading from Mississippi Canyon Block 209 Well No. 1 to a seafloor manifold in the Gulf of Mexico. Source: News

The greater sage grouse is back on the US western natural resources issues screen. That’s probably because it never completely left. Source: News

The US Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee has approved Howard R. Elliott’s nomination to be the US Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s director by voice vote on Oct. 4, and sent it to the full Senate for final confirmation. Source: News

US LNG exports could play an important role in several South American countries’ future energy strategies, speakers indicated during an Oct. 5 discussion at the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC. But the countries’ governments also will be working out where private entities might have larger roles in operations where state-run entities previously have been dominant, […]

Ron Coyle will head Ineos AG’s shale business in time to oversee the drilling of its first UK gas wells. Source: News