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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-NV) decision last week to table consideration of competing Democratic and Republican energy/oil spill bills until the Senate returns in September came as no surprise, and in fact was a relief to the oil and natural gas industry.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has pulled the plug on plans to consider the competing Democratic and Republican energy/oil spill bills before Congress leaves for the August recess, pushing action to September.

As two competing Alaska-Lower 48 gasline projects creep toward their respective open seasons, last week saw the resignations of the gasline’s federal coordinator, as well as that of the project manager for a separate gasline to serve in-state needs.

Proponents of three competing liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects in Oregon made their case for the Pacific Northwest needing more natural gas in the decades to come, and tried to differentiate their spins on LNG’s key role in providing more gas-on-gas competition in the region during the sixth annual regional energy conference June 3-4 sponsored by Northwest Gas Association and Northwest Industrial Gas Users.

Proponents of three competing liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects in Oregon made their case for the Pacific Northwest needing more natural gas in the decades to come, and tried to differentiate their spins on LNG’s key role in providing more gas-on-gas competition in the region during the sixth annual regional energy conference sponsored by Northwest Gas Association and Northwest Industrial Gas Users.

Long-term growth in energy demand cannot be reversed, but volatility in oil and gas prices could dampen future supplies and presents one of the “main challenges” facing the energy industry, BP plc CEO Tony Hayward told a California audience on Wednesday.

As the state was still trying to overturn a favorable FERC ruling on its liquefied natural gas (LNG) project’s conditioned approval, NorthernStar Natural Gas and proponents of a competing Oregon LNG project separately expressed satisfaction Tuesday with other local, state and federal developments. In all, Oregon still has three active LNG terminal proposals — two along the Columbia River and a third, Jordan Cove, at Coos Bay along the southern half of the Oregon coast.

Amidst lawsuits, a competing bid and some angry shareholders, the Constellation Energy Group and MidAmerican Energy Holdings merger continues to move forward, according to the companies. MidAmerican said Friday it has completed its 14-day due diligence of Constellation’s retail and wholesale businesses, including trading records.

Amidst lawsuits, a competing bid and some angry shareholders, the Constellation Energy Group and MidAmerican Energy Holdings merger continues to move forward, according to the companies. MidAmerican said last Friday it has completed its 14-day due diligence of Constellation’s retail and wholesale businesses, including trading records. Meanwhile, Constellation Energy Partners LLC earlier in the week put itself on the “for sale” block.