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Support is growing for the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) — a state government entity that controls an 8,000-square mile watershed covering about one-fifth of the state — to sell water for natural gas drilling in the Marcellus and Utica shales, albeit on a temporary basis.

Freeport LNG Expansion LP has struck 20-year liquefaction tolling agreements with Osaka Gas Co. Ltd. and Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc. covering 100% of the liquefaction capacity of the first train of Freeport LNG’s propose liquefaction and liquefied natural gas (LNG) loading facility near Freeport, TX.

Support is growing for the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) — a state government entity that controls an 8,000-square mile watershed covering about one-fifth of the state — to sell water for natural gas drilling in the Marcellus and Utica shales, albeit on a temporary basis.

Freeport LNG Expansion LP has struck 20-year liquefaction tolling agreements with Osaka Gas Co. Ltd. and Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc. covering 100% of the liquefaction capacity of the first train of Freeport LNG’s propose liquefaction and liquefied natural gas (LNG) loading facility near Freeport, TX.

A new front has erupted in conflicts over adding facilities and covering costs across the Canadian pipeline grid — this time over transportation of emerging shale gas supplies in northern British Columbia (BC). Salvos fired before the National Energy Board (NEB) include a warning from its former chairman, Roland Priddle, an architect of the country’s avowedly deregulated regime of fostering a market-driven and competitive industry.

A new front has erupted in conflicts over adding facilities and covering costs across the Canadian pipeline grid — this time over transportation of emerging shale gas supplies in northern British Columbia (BC). Salvos fired before the National Energy Board (NEB) include a warning from former chairman Roland Priddle, an architect of the country’s avowedly deregulated regime of fostering a market-driven and competitive industry.

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P) on Wednesday lowered its natural gas price assumptions for the U.S. Henry Hub market point covering this year, 2013 and 2014 (and thereafter). The changes assume prices will go no higher than $3.50/MMBtu for the foreseeable future.

It’s early days in Chevron Corp.’s shale natural gas and oil program, but it is “an area of significant long-term growth” with opportunities in the United States, Canada, Argentina, China and Europe — in liquids and dry gas — an executive said during the company’s analyst day Tuesday.

Demand for oilfield services from North America’s unconventional resource drillers continues unabated and Halliburton Co. could complete contracts “in any terms we wanted to dictate at this point in time,” CEO Dave Lesar said Monday.