Chairs

The Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) announced leadership of its committees and subcommittees for 2013 as elected by the MSC board of directors. Committee chairs announced by MSC are Range Resources’ Bill Burket (health and safety); Seneca Resources’ Mike Donovan (land affairs); Pennsylvania General Energy’s Craig Mayer (legal committee); MarkWest Energy Partners’ Dave Callahan (legislative committee); EOG Resources’ Gary Smith (membership committee); MarkWest’s Rob McHale (midstream/pipeline committee); Chesapeake Energy’s Will Freeman (natural gas use); XTO Energy’s Karen Matusic (public relations); Chief Oil & Gas’s Terry Bossert (regulatory); Chevron’s Alan Abel (research collaborative); Consol Energy’s Ryan Litwinovich (supply chain); Southwestern’s Jennifer Stewart (tax and fee); Range’s Joe Frantz (technical); Cabot Oil & Gas’s John Smelko (environmental stewardship); WPX Energy’s Charles McCandless (transportation); and Atlas Energy’s Viola Lazzer (workforce).

The co-chairs of a West Virginia panel trying to reach a consensus on Marcellus Shale regulatory reform testified Monday that they believe compromise legislation is within reach and could be enacted in the near future.

Energy expert Daniel Yergin, who chairs IHS CERA, said Tuesday the coming year is proving to be unpredictable when it comes to energy.

Larry Nichols, who now chairs Devon Energy Corp., stood “on top of the Fort Worth Basin” last Tuesday and recalled the turning point for his company — and the global natural gas industry.

Larry Nichols, who now chairs Devon Energy Corp., stood “on top of the Fort Worth Basin” on Tuesday and recalled the turning point for his company — and the global natural gas industry.

A House caucus that will focus solely on domestic natural gas issues is scheduled to be formally launched Wednesday, according to a spokesman for one of the co-chairs.

Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski, who also chairs the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC), said that a special task force of the commission and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners will study ways to enhance the ability of utility companies to enter long-term natural gas marketing agreements to spur development of the long-proposed Alaska natural gas pipeline.

Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski, who also chairs the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC), said that a special task force of the commission and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners will study ways to enhance the ability of utility companies to enter long-term natural gas marketing agreements to spur development of the long-proposed Alaska natural gas pipeline.

Eagle Energy Partners Inc., which received permission last month from FERC to sell natural gas and power capacity, energy and ancillary services at market-based rates, opened shop last Tuesday with some familiar faces at the helm and behind the scenes, including former Dynegy Inc. Chairman Chuck Watson. The new company plans to focus on physical energy delivery for producers, suppliers and end users.