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Investigators believe the partial destruction of a metering shed at a wellhead site near the community of Tomslake, BC, was caused by a deliberate explosion and is the latest in a recent series of minor explosions in the area directed at Encana Corp. gas facilities, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said last week.

Investigators believe the partial destruction of a metering shed at a wellhead site near the community of Tomslake, BC, was caused by a deliberate explosion and is the latest in a recent series of minor explosions in the area directed at Encana Corp. gas facilities, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said Monday.

FERC has issued a favorable environmental assessment (EA) of Petal Gas Storage LLC’s proposal to expand the working gas capacity at its storage facility in Forrest County, MS.

While some believe natural gas prices have been dragged higher by $100/bbl oil or pushed up by supply shortfalls, these factors don’t explain the step-change gas prices have experienced. Higher full-cycle gas production costs — due particularly to greater reliance on unconventional supply basins — have driven the prices all gas consumers pay to a new level, one where they’re bound to stay, a ConocoPhillips executive told NGI.

While some believe natural gas prices have been dragged higher by $100/bbl oil or pushed up by supply shortfalls, these factors don’t explain the step-change gas prices have experienced. Higher full-cycle gas production costs — due particularly to greater reliance on unconventional supply basins — have driven the prices all gas consumers pay to a new level, one where they’re bound to stay, a ConocoPhillips executive told NGI.

Nearly 90% of human resources (HR) executives at 22 top international oil and gas companies believe their industry faces a talent shortage and call the problem one of the top five business issues facing their companies, according to a recent survey.

Nearly 90% of human resources (HR) executives at 22 top international oil and gas companies believe their industry faces a talent shortage and call the problem one of the top five business issues facing their companies, according to a recent survey.

After suffering numerous outages at some generation plants in the past, Rapid City, SD-based Black Hills Corp. enjoyed a 96% availability rate among its electric generation plants and increased its energy trading profits during the second quarter, executives said Friday. Black Hills released greatly improved quarterly financial results on Thursday.

After suffering numerous outages at some generation plants in the past, Rapid City, SD-based Black Hills Corp. enjoyed a 96% availability rate among its electric generation plants and increased its energy trading profits during the second quarter, executives said Friday. Black Hills released greatly improved quarterly financial results on Thursday.