Champion

Encana Corp. CEO Randy Eresman on Thursday joined a growing chorus of professionals who are urging the natural gas industry to champion the advantages of using gas not only for more power plants but also as transportation fuel.

Declining U.S. natural gas prices have a champion in the petrochemical and fertilizer industries, and if prices remain low — an unknown as Hurricane Gustav bears down — U.S. industrial production (IP) dependent on gas could increase within some sectors, and provide a boost to gas-fired generators, according to energy analysts.

Declining U.S. natural gas prices have a champion in the petrochemical and fertilizer industries, and the lower prices may increase U.S. industrial production (IP) within those sectors, according to a report by Barclays Capital.

Government desire to erase a political black mark and the efforts of a consumer champion have come together to open a natural gas can of worms in Alberta. The coincidence has spawned a regulatory case to answer a tricky question: Who should pay the freight for delivering gas to the “core market” of residential, commercial and public service users such as hospitals and schools?

Government desire to erase a political black mark and the efforts of a consumer champion have come together to open a natural gas can of worms in Alberta. The coincidence has spawned a regulatory case to answer a tricky question: Who should pay the freight for delivering gas to the “core market” of residential, commercial and public service users such as hospitals and schools?

A new front is flaring up in the Canadian conflict over northern development, with Mosbacher Operating Ltd. (MOL) stepping forward as champion of independent companies’ rights against the industry giants’ Mackenzie Gas Project (MGP).

A new front is flaring up in the Canadian conflict over northern development, with Mosbacher Operating Ltd. (MOL) stepping forward as champion of independent companies’ rights against the industry giants’ Mackenzie Gas Project (MGP).

Sen. Don Nickles (R-OK), a strong advocate of the oil and natural gas industry, announced last Tuesday that he will retire from the Senate after 24 years of service when his current term ends in late 2004.

Sen. Don Nickles (R-OK), a strong advocate of the oil and natural gas industry, announced Tuesday that he will retire from the Senate after 24 years of service when his current term ends in late 2004 .