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Natural gas industry representatives were granted early access to New York’s preliminary unconventional drilling regulations up to six weeks before the rules were made public, the public health advocate Environmental Working Group (EWG) claimed on Thursday, citing documents obtained under a Freedom of Information (FOI) request.

As West Virginia takes up the issue of Marcellus Shale regulatory reform, officials are also continuing their efforts to attract at least one thermal cracker facility to the state.

If it’s a dry natural gas asset owned by EOG Resources Inc., chances are it could be for sale. In the low gas price era, the company is shifting its focus to oil as fast as it can.

If it’s a dry natural gas asset owned by EOG Resources Inc., chances are it could be for sale. In the low gas price era, the company is shifting its focus to oil as fast as it can.

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) slightly upgraded chances of a tropical wave heading toward the Gulf of Mexico becoming the season’s first named tropical storm, and peak temperature forecasts in the 80s and 90s remained in place for most regions. But even with the additional supportive input of the previous day’s 4.8-cent rebound by July futures, cash prices were a little softer at a small majority of locations Thursday.

The chances of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal breaking ground on the U.S. West Coast in 2010 or 2011 are more realistic than they were 12 months ago. Three projects in Oregon, two with conditioned FERC approvals, are advancing amidst challenges from state and local sources.

Senate Banking Chairman Christopher Dodd’s (D-CT) decision to retire at the end of 2010 may increase the chances for financial regulatory reform legislation to clear the Senate this year, said natural gas producers and industrial customers.

Senate Banking Chairman Christopher Dodd’s (D-CT) decision to retire at the end of 2010 may increase the chances for financial regulatory reform legislation to clear the Senate this year, said natural gas producers and industrial customers.

The chances of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal breaking ground on the U.S. West Coast in 2010 or 2011 are more realistic than they were 12 months ago. Three projects in Oregon, two with conditioned FERC approvals, are advancing amidst challenges from state and local sources.