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Some time ago, the North American shale gas surprise gathered enough momentum to turn liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers bound for the United States around, sparking a frenzy to construct liquefaction and export capacity on U.S. and Canadian shores. A “big flood” of LNG is on its way in the next several years, an industry veteran told NGI.

If West Virginia and the broader region encompassing the Marcellus and Utica shales take advantage of value-added opportunities associated with natural gas — in the manufacturing, transportation and electricity generation sectors — a greater share of the economic benefits of the shale boom will be retained by the region, according to a report issued by Vision Shared, a the Huntington, WV-based nonprofit organization. But significant investment is needed upfront to make that happen.

Crude oil from the Bakken Shale will be Delaware-bound under an agreement between leading Bakken producer Continental Resources Inc. and PBF Energy Inc. Crude is to be delivered by rail to PBF’s double-loop track at its refinery in Delaware City.

Contact Exploration Inc. and Pieridae Energy Ltd. have created Pieridae Production LP (PPLP) to focus on natural gas exploration and production in support of Pieridae’s proposed Goldboro LNG Terminal in Guysborough, Nova Scotia. PPLP, which, at least initially, will rely on shale gas in the Frederick Brook Shale.

A legislator in the Pennsylvania General Assembly on Monday said the state Public Utility Commission’s (PUC) decision to withhold nearly $1 million in impact fee revenue from four townships amounted to extortion.

Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell said during his state of the state address last Wednesday he wants backers of in-state and Lower 48-bound gasline plans to “consolidate their efforts” and said the state and North Slope producers need to settle their differences on leases. Meanwhile, recent regulatory filings by Lower 48 pipeline backers have inched the uncertain project forward.

Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell said during his state of the state address Wednesday he wants backers of in-state and Lower 48-bound gasline plans to “consolidate their efforts” and said the state and North Slope producers need to settle their differences on leases.

Summing up the ongoing bout of range-bound trading activity in the span of 48 hours, August natural gas futures virtually erased Tuesday’s gain of 8 cents with Wednesday’s decline of 7.7 cents as the prompt-month contract closed out Wednesday’s regular session at $4.513.

October natural gas futures bounced within a 20-cent range on Tuesday as traders and analysts attempted to figure out the range-bound market’s next move. The prompt-month contract ended up finishing the day’s regular session at $3.609, up 3.3 cents from Monday’s close.