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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) “turned an important corner” this summer in issuing final rules to implement the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Act and has set an aggressive agenda for this fall, said Chairman Gary Gensler.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) “turned an important corner” this summer in issuing final rules to implement the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Act and has set an aggressive agenda for this fall, said Chairman Gary Gensler.

While uncertainty and volatility may lurk just around the corner, short-term natural gas supplies, demand and prices should remain stable in the water-dominated Pacific Northwest, stakeholders told the Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) last Wednesday.

While uncertainty and volatility may lurk just around the corner, for short-term natural gas supplies, demand and prices should remain stable in the water-dominated Pacific Northwest, stakeholders told the Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) on Wednesday.

The Horn River Basin (HRB) Shale — in the northeastern corner of British Columbia (BC) snug up against the Northwest Territories border and not far west of the Alberta line — is quite a bit more remote than other North American plays. There’s also not a lot of processing facilities in the area, and it’s far from being at a pipeline crossroads.

But it’s not a sign that more deepwater permitting is immediately around the corner, says FBR Capital Markets.

With the month of December — and the cold it normally brings — right around the corner, natural gas futures traders on Monday forced the December natural gas futures contract back above $4 for the third time in just more than a week. The prompt-month contract reached a high of $4.106 before closing Monday’s regular session at $4.088, up 15.1 cents from Friday’s finish.

Despite charting a net loss for the third quarter, management of contract drilling services provider Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. sees the industry turning a corner as more of its rigs are turning to the right.

Despite charting a net loss for the third quarter, management of contract drilling services provider Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. sees the industry turning a corner as more of its rigs are turning to the right.