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FERC has blocked Kern River Gas Transmission’s attempt to force shippers within the same class whose contracts are expiring to agree to renew for the same term or face higher rates.

A “world-class” ethane cracker and ethylene derivatives facility, fed by shale gas reserves, is being evaluated by Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LP for siting in the Gulf Coast region.

A federal judge in Erie, PA, has approved a class action lawsuit settlement that could total more than $22 million in a case filed by thousands of landowners in the Marcellus Shale play against Range Resources Appalachia LLC over royalty calculations.

A federal judge in Erie, PA, has approved a class action lawsuit settlement that could total more than $22 million in a case filed by thousands of landowners in the Marcellus Shale play against Range Resources Appalachia LLC over royalty calculations.

Three class action lawsuits by landowners in Southwest Virginia were scheduled to be heard in U.S. District Court last Thursday. The landowners, who could number into the thousands, allege that oil and gas companies cheated them out of millions in natural gas royalty payments.

Three class action lawsuits by landowners in Southwest Virginia will be heard in U.S. District Court on Thursday. The landowners, who could number into the thousands, allege that oil and gas companies cheated them out of millions in natural gas royalty payments.

In recently filed motions, Virginia’s two leading gas producers blasted would-be class action lawsuits by landowners that seek to collect billions of dollars based on claims that the companies produced coalbed methane gas to which they were not entitled.

In recently filed motions, Virginia’s two leading gas producers blasted would-be class action lawsuits by landowners that seek to collect billions of dollars based on claims that the companies produced coalbed methane gas to which they were not entitled.

With all forecasts pointing to continued strong growth in energy demand in the coming years, Chevron Corp. is investing in a “world-class queue of projects,” with most of the money now gas-focused, company executives said Wednesday.