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Veteran broadcast journalist and anchor Ted Koppel threw the burning brand into an otherwise predictable ‘he-said (Republican) — she-said (Democrat)’ political debate at the Marcellus Shale Gas Insight conference Thursday, questioning the public benefit of exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG).

It will add to the hydrocarbon-rich state’s mitigation of flared associated natural gas supplies in the Bakken Shale play.

Utah is looking for fewer roadblocks from the U.S. government to allow it to achieve its own brand of “energy independence,” Gov. Gary Herbert said Wednesday night in his state of the state address emphasizing his state’s growing economy, which has lowered unemployment to 6%.

Macquarie Group is combining its North American gas and power marketing businesses — Macquarie Cook Energy LLC and Macquarie Cook Power Inc. — under Macquarie Energy LLC, effective Feb. 1, giving the firm a single brand in North America. Last year saw the firm’s gas and power businesses grow through the acquisition of weaker players that had faltered.

After notching a brand new record prompt-month high at $14.75 in trading on Wednesday morning, November natural gas ended up retreating for the rest of the session, giving some traders the impression that a key reversal could be in the works. The prompt month ended up settling at $14.183, down 4.1 cents from Tuesday.

Two would go by sea, and now one would travel on land, makingfor three brand new pipeline projects targeting the Floridapeninsula and the state’s substantial growth in power generationgas demand.

Two would go by sea, and now one would travel on land, making for three brand new pipeline projects targeting the Florida peninsula and the state’s substantial growth in power generation gas demand.

At a time when the gas distributors and marketers are spendingbig bucks importing celebreties to popularize their brand names inthe retail market, Yankee Gas in Meriden, CT has engineered a swapwith one – none other than the ultimate TV homemaker, MarthaStewart – in its own back yard.

Atlanta Gas Light Services has vowed to fight a decision by aGeorgia Public Service Commission hearing officer that wouldprohibit the company from using the name of its utility affiliate,Atlanta Gas Light. The marketing affiliate filed an appeal June 26,contending the initial decision, if upheld, would “reducecompetition in direct violation of the statutory purposes of the[Georgia] Natural Gas Act” when the deregulated market opens thisfall.