Campaign

AGA Plans ‘Aggressive Campaign to Pressure Congress on OCS Access Issue

A major natural gas utility group said Tuesday it plans to launch an “aggressive lobbying campaign” this year to win congressional support for stand-alone natural gas legislation aimed at expanding access to domestic supplies.

January 18, 2006

Alberta Dispute to Block ‘Sour’ Gas Development Heats Up

A new battle is developing in a marathon industry campaign to maintain access to a prime Alberta drilling target — “sour” natural gas, steeped in hazardous hydrogen-sulphide, which accounts for nearly one-third of the main Canadian producing province’s reserves.

December 5, 2005

AZ Regulators Close Gas Rate Hearings; Wake-up Call on Winter Bills

Making it another piece in its fall campaign to prepare the general public for steeply higher natural gas utility bills, the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) last Friday wrapped up a series of public hearings and workshops around the state on a request by UniSource Energy’s UNS Gas, Inc. utility proposal to increase eightfold an existing purchased gas adjustor (PGA) surcharge to cover its higher cost of wholesale supplies.

October 5, 2005

Environmentalists Say Most NM Voters Dislike BLM Plan for Otero Mesa Drilling

Nonprofit environmental group Campaign to Protect America’s Lands (CPAL) said last week that results from a survey of registered voters in New Mexico show that fewer than one in four, including less than half the registered Republicans, favor the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) plan to permit oil and gas drilling in the Otero Mesa region, which includes two counties, Otero and Sierra, in southern New Mexico.

July 12, 2004

Environmentalists Say Most NM Voters Dislike BLM Plan for Otero Mesa Drilling

Nonprofit environmental group Campaign to Protect America’s Lands (CPAL) said Thursday that results from a survey of registered voters in New Mexico show that fewer than one in four, including less than half the registered Republicans, favor the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) plan to permit oil and gas drilling in the Otero Mesa region, which includes two counties, Otero and Sierra, in southern New Mexico.

July 9, 2004

Anadarko’s Capital Spending Program Heavy on Lower 48 Development

Keeping its 2004 capital spending program in line with 2003’s $2.8 billion campaign, Anadarko Petroleum Corp. has approved capital spending this year in the range of $2.6 billion to $2.9 billion. The producer added that it expects to place its focus on its Lower 48 exploration and production efforts.

February 9, 2004

Alaska, Mackenzie Pipelines Draw Canadian Support

An ally stepped forward north of the border, adding international support to the campaign for financial aid in the United States for the Alaska natural gas project.

November 10, 2003

Alaska, Mackenzie Pipelines Draw Canadian Support

An ally stepped forward north of the border, adding international support to the campaign for financial aid in the United States for the Alaska natural gas project.

November 10, 2003

Canadian Campaign Gearing Up for Increased Access, Rules Reductions

A voice on the buyer side of the natural gas market joined a supplier chorus in making a Canadian counterpart to the appeals of American producers for improved access to resource development targets in the United States.

October 6, 2003

Connecticut AG’s Campaign Endangers Long Island Power Consumers

The drive by the Connecticut Attorney General to keep the new 24-mile, 330 MW underwater cable system linking Connecticut to Long Island from going into operation on Monday could jeopardize power reliability on Long Island during the hottest part of the summer.

August 5, 2002