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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett has asked lawmakers to drop the word “acting” from the job titles of two state employees: the acting secretaries of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR).

Christopher A. Smith, the Obama administration’s point man on liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, shed little light last Monday at a national regulatory commissioners’ meeting on when the Department of Energy (DOE) will begin acting on pending applications for authorization to export natural gas to countries with which the United States does not have free trade agreements (FTA).

Christopher A. Smith, the Obama administration’s point man on liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, shed little light Monday at a national regulatory commissioners’ meeting on when the Department of Energy (DOE) will begin acting on pending applications for authorization to export natural gas to countries with which the United States does not have free trade agreements (FTA).

Los Angeles-based Occidental Petroleum Corp. (Oxy) has named a new vice president/treasurer, Christopher Stavros, 48, who has been the oil/gas exploration and production (E&P) company’s director of investor relations since 2006. Stavros will continue to oversee the investor relations function in his new capacity, according to Oxy CEO Stephen Chazen, who said Stavros has a comprehensive understanding of both the financial and operational aspects of Oxy and its E&P business. Before joining Oxy in 2005, Stavros held positions with Ernst & Young, Bristol-Meyers Squibb, Prudential Securities and UBS. He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Boston University and an MBA from the University of Rochester’s Simon School of Business.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said Tuesday it is disappointed by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher J. Dodd’s (D-CT) proposal for a sweeping overhaul of the financial regulatory system, citing the measure’s failure to attract bipartisan support in the Senate.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said Tuesday it is disappointed by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher J. Dodd’s (D-CT) proposal for a sweeping overhaul of the financial regulatory system, citing the measure’s failure to attract bipartisan support in the Senate.

There were no real surprises for regulation of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives in the draft that Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher J. Dodd (D-CT) unveiled Monday calling for a sweeping overhaul of the financial regulatory system. That’s because the OTC derivatives language of the banking measure is still being hammered out.

There were no real surprises for regulation of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives in the draft that Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher J. Dodd (D-CT) unveiled Monday calling for a sweeping overhaul of the financial regulatory system. That’s because the OTC derivatives language of the banking measure is still being hammered out.

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.