Bracing

Oil and gas companies with facilities in the Atchafalaya Basin of Louisiana are bracing for the arrival of floodwaters, but industry officials believe that the impact will be minimal and the recovery will be swift.

With a sea change about to take place in Washington politics, the oil and natural gas industry and public utilities — hoping for the best but bracing for the worst — last week pledged to work with the new administration and Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill.

With a sea change about to take place in Washington politics, the oil and natural gas industry and public utilities — hoping for the best but bracing for the worst — have pledged to work with the new administration and Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill.

Electricity providers around the country, already feeling the sting of abnormally high natural gas prices, are bracing for prices to climb to even loftier levels next year. At the same time they said they don’t anticipate blackouts this summer or Congress passing climate-change legislation.

Electricity providers around the country, already feeling the sting of abnormally high natural gas prices, are bracing for prices to climb to even loftier levels next year. At the same time they said they don’t anticipate blackouts this summer or Congress passing climate-change legislation.

While bracing for a drilling slump to continue through 2008, Canadian natural gas producers continue to work on grand designs for new supply development, including the grand-daddy of Arctic visions.

While bracing for a drilling slump to continue through 2008, Canadian natural gas producers continue to work on grand designs for new supply development, including the grand-daddy of Arctic visions.

Sparked by natural gas prices that remain lower than in recent years, the Canadian energy industry is bracing for a prolonged lull in natural gas drilling, with field employers quietly letting staff go after giving up hope for a speedy recovery of producer spending.

Sparked by natural gas prices that have been lower than in recent years, the Canadian energy industry is bracing for a prolonged lull in natural gas drilling, with field employers quietly letting staff go after giving up hope for a speedy recovery of producer spending.