Private landowners are reaping billions of dollars in royalties each year from the boom in natural gas drilling, transforming some lives even as the windfall provides only a modest boost to the broader economy.
Kinder Morgan Upstream LLC will pay $316,000 in penalties for violating Risk Management Plan provisions at natural gas plants in Casper and Douglas, Wyo. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced two Clean Air Act settlements with the company in which Kinder Morgan agreed to pay the penalties
HOUSTON (AP) — Kinder Morgan Energy Partners is selling some of its assets to Tallgrass Energy Partners LP for $1.8 billion in cash, a move necessary for Kinder Morgan Inc. to get regulatory approval for its $20 billion buyout of El Paso Corp.
Governor Matt Mead joined 12 other Governors in promoting wider use of natural gas. The Governors sent a letter to automakers requesting information on procuring natural gas vehicles for state vehicle fleets. The states are gathering the information to develop a multi-state solicitation, which will likely be forthcoming later this summer...