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Williams midstream partnership is negotiating to buy Delphi Midstream Partners LLC, which among other things would give the natural gas operator ownership of the Laser Gathering System and other facilities that serve the Marcellus Shale.

In the heart of biofuel country, an engineering professor’s research has identified compressed natural gas (CNG) as the most sustainable among a variety of alternative auto transportation fuels. The findings were summarized in an obscure academic journal article earlier this year that has drawn little interest from the gas industry or alternative transportation sector.

In the heart of biofuel country, an engineering professor’s research has identified compressed natural gas (CNG) as the most sustainable among a variety of alternative auto transportation fuels. The findings were summarized in an obscure academic journal article earlier this year that has drawn little interest from the gas industry or alternative transportation sector.

The Arlington, TX, City Council Tuesday initially approved amendments to the city’s gas drilling ordinance that would place stricter requirements on operators. Among them are a requirement to install video surveillance equipment at drill sites and restrictions on the use of diesel-powered rigs in favor of electric rigs. The latter provision is intended to reduce noise and emissions at drill sites. Also slated for revision are the definition of “protected structures,” and setback compliance requirements. In order to take effect, the amendments need a second vote, which is expected to happen when the council meets next month.

Marcellus Shale drilling rebounded in October, according to recently released figures.

The proposed Kinder Morgan Inc. acquisition of El Paso Corp. doesn’t change Calgary, Alberta-based TransCanada Corp.’s strategy that is divided among natural gas, including shale; oil through its proposed addition to Keystone XL pipeline; and a growing gas-fired and renewable-based power generation business, CEO Russ Girling told financial analysts Tuesday as TransCanada reported a robust quarter-over-quarter improvement in profits for the third quarter.

Dozens of applications for oil and gas wells and ancillary facilities in the Dakota Prairie and Little Missouri National Grasslands in North Dakota and South Dakota are among the infrastructure projects that will be expedited through permitting and environmental review processes, President Obama announced last week.

Dozens of applications for oil and gas wells and ancillary facilities in the Dakota Prairie and Little Missouri National Grasslands in North Dakota and South Dakota are among the infrastructure projects that will be expedited through permitting and environmental review processes, President Obama announced Tuesday.

Two counties in western Pennsylvania, a red hot region of the Marcellus Shale, were among the top 10 in the nation for employment gains in large counties between March 2010 and March 2011, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.