Concerned

For 2011 it will be more of the same where low natural gas prices and the gas-crude oil price relationship are concerned, according to analysts at Fitch Ratings.

For 2011 it will be more of the same where low natural gas prices and the gas-crude oil price relationship are concerned, according to analysts at Fitch Ratings.

Concerned about volatility of natural gas prices and what that might mean for development of gas resources and wider use of the fuel, major energy producers, consumer groups, environmental organizations and others have formed a task force to examine how to bring more stability to gas markets.

Concerned about volatility of natural gas prices and what that might mean for development of gas resources and wider use of the fuel, major energy producers, consumer groups, environmental organizations and others have formed a task force to examine how to bring more stability to gas markets.

Lawyers for commercial fishermen in southern Louisiana said they are “extremely concerned” about a provision in the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund that limits BP’s liability responsibility to no more than $75 million for damages that may be claimed by companies, individuals and/or the government, aside from the costs of containing and cleaning up the massive spill.

When it comes to royalties, less is more as far as producers are concerned. But a proposed restructuring of Alberta’s royalty scheme announced earlier this month might not be enough to stem rapid gas production declines in the province, analysts at Barclays Capital warned recently.

When it comes to royalties, less is more as far as producers are concerned. But a proposed restructuring of Alberta’s royalty scheme announced earlier this month might not be enough to stem rapid gas production declines in the province, analysts at Barclays Capital warned recently.

When it comes to royalties, less is more as far as producers are concerned. But a proposed restructuring of Alberta’s royalty scheme announced earlier this month might not be enough to stem rapid gas production declines in the province, analysts at Barclays Capital warned recently.

Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire is concerned that FERC’s approval last month of the Bradwood Landing liquefied natural gas (LNG) project along the Columbia River in Oregon was premature, given that her state has not made a final determination on its portion of a pipeline planned to link the LNG terminal to existing interstate pipelines.