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EPA Extends Emission Capture Deadline to 2015

In its final rule to eliminate harmful air pollution from oil and natural gas production, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday extended the deadline for full compliance from 60 days to two-and-a-half years — 2015 — which officials said was a “reasonable” time.

April 19, 2012

Oil & Gas Industry Fires Back on Pennsylvania Act 13 Challenge

A collection of companies and industry groups have asked to intervene in a lawsuit filed by seven Pennsylvania municipalities against recently passed shale legislation.

April 10, 2012

Japan to U.S.: Send Us Your LNG

The government of Japan has asked the United States to OK the export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) so that it might benefit from greater gas supply security, according to a report in The Daily Yomiuri, which cited unnamed sources.

February 24, 2012

Prince Rupert, BC, Joins Kitimat as LNG Export Possibility

Kitimat may not be the only British Columbia (BC) city to benefit from potential liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. The port city of Prince Rupert, on the province’s north coast, is being eyed by UK-based BG Group plc for a natural gas export hub as well, officials confirmed Thursday.

February 10, 2012

Out-of-Work Gas Rigs Get Oil Jobs, Driller Says

The natural gas market may be in a “dire state,” but Tulsa-based contract driller Helmerich & Payne Inc. is poised to benefit as customers migrate to oil and liquids-rich shale plays where its high-performance AC-drive rigs are well suited to the more complicated work, CEO Hans Helmerich said Tuesday.

February 2, 2012

Sunoco Interested in Appalachian Propane, Butane

With stranded ethane in the Appalachian Basin starting to find markets, Sunoco Logistics Partners LP is looking at ways to move other natural gas liquids (NGL) from the region.

February 1, 2012

Driller Making Most of Migration to Oil

The natural gas market may be in a “dire state,” but Tulsa-based contract driller Helmerich & Payne Inc. is poised to benefit as customers migrate to oil and liquids-rich shale plays where its high-performance AC-drive rigs are well suited to the more complicated work, CEO Hans Helmerich said Tuesday.

February 1, 2012

Atlas Sees Market Ripe for Conventional Buys

Atlas Energy LP will benefit from a buyer’s market for conventional assets when it launches its new master limited partnership (MLP), Atlas Resource Partners LP, CEO Edward Cohen told financial analysts last week.

November 14, 2011

Atlas Sees Market Ripe for Conventional Buys

Atlas Energy LP will benefit from a buyer’s market for conventional assets when it launches its new master limited partnership (MLP), Atlas Resource Partners LP, CEO Edward Cohen told financial analysts Tuesday.

November 9, 2011

Enterprise: Shales, Liquids Driving Midstream Buildout

Among those midstream players scurrying to put assets on the ground is Enterprise Products Partners LP, which posted record earnings for the second quarter. During an earnings conference call COO Jim Teague enthused about growth in the Eagle Ford and Haynesville shales, as well as plans to move liquids out of the Marcellus.

August 10, 2011