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To become less vulnerable to natural gas basis risk is a key reason Energy Transfer Equity LP (ETE) has aggressively pursued Southern Union Co., ETE Chairman Kelcy Warren said Thursday.

To become less vulnerable to natural gas basis risk is a key reason Energy Transfer Equity LP (ETE) has aggressively pursued Southern Union Co., ETE Chairman Kelcy Warren said Thursday.

At the direction of Republican Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett, acting Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Mike Krancer on Tuesday called on all drilling operators to stop delivering wastewater from Marcellus Shale gas extraction by May 19 to 15 facilities currently accepting it, citing newly revised total dissolved solids (TDS) regulations.

Moody’s Investors Service on Wednesday changed its rating outlook for Houston’s EOG Resources Inc. to “negative” from “stable” because of the producer’s plans to aggressively transform itself from a natural gas-weighted producer to one more weighted to natural gas liquids (NGL) and oil.

With concerns mounting about the effects of hydraulic fracturing on water supplies, New York Rep. Maurice Hinchey last week vowed to aggressively push to close a legislative loophole that exempts the drilling practice from regulation under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).

With concerns mounting about the effects of hydraulic fracturing on water supplies, New York Rep. Maurice Hinchey Wednesday vowed to aggressively push to close a legislative loophole that exempts the drilling practice from regulation under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). If the legislation passes, it could be a game-changer for the natural gas industry, because nine out of every 10 gas wells use the process, a producer told NGI.

As pressure mounts from prospects for new gas supplies in British Columbia and the Rockies, NorthernStar Natural Gas moved aggressively last week to protect its proposed Bradwood Landing liquefied natural gas (LNG) project along the Columbia River in Oregon, asking FERC to reject state officials’ call for reissuing a draft environmental impact report (EIR).

As pressure mounts from prospects for new gas supplies in British Columbia and the Rockies, NorthernStar Natural Gas moved aggressively late Tuesday to protect its proposed Bradwood Landing liquefied natural gas (LNG) project along the Columbia River in Oregon, asking FERC to reject state officials’ call for reissuing a draft environmental impact report (EIR).

As Duke Energy moves forward with the spin-off of its natural gas operations, the new gas company is positioning itself to aggressively continue expansion of its pipeline system and develop new growth opportunities within its midstream operations, CEO Jim Rogers said last week.