Burned

California Deep Drilling Draws Canadians

In the wake of a well blowout and fire that burned for months inthe oil/gas saturated area between Bakersfield and the Elk Hillspetroleum reserve, a flood of small and medium-size Canadianbackers have moved into this old production region 100 miles northof Los Angeles, betting that new significant pools of natural gascan be found with deep-drilling below 15,000 feet.

September 13, 1999

Despite Losses LG&E Supports Market

Burned so badly that it subsequently got out of the gas andelectric marketing business, LG&E Energy nevertheless has urgedthe Federal Energy Regulatory Commission not to interfere with theinfant electric market by imposing price caps. The marketer, whichhad been among the largest in the business, said the price run-upin June to the neighborhood of $7,000 per MWh for gas deliveredinto Cinergy was part of the “growing pains” of an immaturecommodities market.

August 11, 1998
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