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A pipeline proposed by the Wyoming Pipeline Authority (WPA) to carry off some of the billions of gallons of water produced annually from coalbed methane (CBM) operations in the Powder River Basin is close to becoming more than a pipe dream. If successful, it could defuse some complaints about the excess water byproduct of CBM development.

A pipeline proposed by the Wyoming Pipeline Authority (WPA) to carry off some of the billions of gallons of water produced annually from coalbed methane (CBM) operations in the Powder River Basin is close to becoming more than a pipe dream. If successful, it could defuse some complaints about the excess water byproduct of CBM development.

Exploration and production (E&P) activity in the Barnett Shale is contributing more than $5 billion annually to North Texas coffers and has created about 55,000 permanent jobs in the area, according to a study of energy companies drilling and producing in the 14 counties of the hydrocarbon-rich region.

Among its year-end actions last Thursday, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved more than a billion dollars annually for the next two years, for low-income utility bill discounts and energy efficiency programs by the state’s four major private-sector energy utilities. Qualifying customers can receive 20% monthly bill discounts and free energy efficiency services and products. More than 3.5 million customers are expected to receive these services.

Demand for gas by California power generators will grow 1.8% annually over the next 20 years while overall state gas demand growth will only be 0.5% per year. Residential and commercial sectors will see low growth and there will be no demand growth among industrials, according to the latest California Gas Report.

Given an anticipated growth rate of 1.4% annually, the U.S.-Canadian natural gas market could experience a natural gas supply shortfall of about 6 Bcf/d in 2010 and up to 19 Bcf/d by 2020 absent significant contributions by imported liquefied natural gas (LNG), an official with ExxonMobil Gas & Power Marketing said Friday at NGI’s 19th annual GasMart conference in New Orleans.

Given an anticipated growth rate of 1.4% annually, the U.S.-Canadian natural gas market could experience a natural gas supply shortfall of about 6 Bcf/d in 2010 and up to 19 Bcf/d by 2020 absent significant contributions by imported liquefied natural gas (LNG), said an official with ExxonMobil Gas & Power Marketing Friday.

With one to two dozen new stations popping up annually in California, the opening of another compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station for vehicles in Bakersfield, CA, earlier this month was not viewed as anything extraordinary by the industry, even in a period of record high wholesale natural gas prices.

With one to two dozen new stations popping up annually in California, the opening of another compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station for vehicles in Bakersfield, CA, earlier this month was not viewed as anything extraordinary by the industry, even in a period of record high wholesale natural gas prices.