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A check, which says markets, not boosters, decide the fate of projects, is built into the biggest plan for exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) from new terminals on the northern Pacific Coast of British Columbia (BC).

Make no mistake, the shale boom is a great thing for the country, but anyone expecting it to yield energy independence is in need of a reality check, according to Fitch Ratings.

With the clock running out on an A45 cents/share takeover offer from Aurora Oil & Gas Ltd., directors of Eureka Energy, are being coy, advising investors to sit tight until its June 15 expiration “as there is the potential for important developments.” Indeed, it was reported that privately held Lonestar Resources Inc. had made a competing offer that would be considered over the weekend.

The Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) is opening about one-sixth of a game reserve in Bradford County, in the heart of the Marcellus Shale, to oil and natural gas leasing.

After failing to break through psychological support at $7 over the previous three sessions, natural gas futures on Thursday decided to check out the upside for a change as the January contract reached a high of $7.425 before closing out the day at $7.330, up 14.5 cents from Wednesday’s finish.

Utility websites have been growing their functionality offerings and now more than 70% of them allow customers to check account balances on-line compared to less than 50% in 2005.

Utility websites have been growing their functionality offerings and now more than 70% of them allow customers to check account balances on-line compared to less than 50% in 2005.

What do you do when you’ve laid nearly all the gas pipeline you can but you still need to grow your company? Check out the power business, says Hal Kvisle, CEO of TransCanada Corp.

Following Monday’s 12.7-cent check higher, January natural gas futures followed along with the rest of the petroleum complex in trolling lower for support on Tuesday. The prompt month hit a low on the day of $6.58 before settling a few minutes later at $6.621, down 30.2 cents.