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Looking to shore up its resources and renewable base, along with creating a national model, the Wyoming legislature is considering at least three more bills this session dealing with carbon sequestration and some of the nontechnical barriers it faces. Heading the charge is a Gillette, WY, legislator Tom Lubnau, who responded last Wednesday to questions from NGI.

Looking to shore up its resources and renewable base, along with creating a national model, the Wyoming legislature is considering a least three more bills this session dealing with carbon sequestration and some of the nontechnical barriers it faces. Heading the charge is a Gillette, WY, lawyer/legislator, Tom Lubnau, who responded Wednesday to questions from NGI.

In a region conflicted between its past and future energy scenarios, Oregon’s Gov. Ted Kulongoski has signed an executive order creating the Oregon Energy Planning Council to sort through a complex set of strategies involving new natural gas sources, more renewable-based electricity and a greater reliance on energy efficiency and conservation.

Creating value in the supplier/marketer relationship requires knowledge of both the market and potential counterparties, a pair of consultants said during a panel discussion moderated by New York Mercantile Exchange’s (Nymex) Joe Raia, senior vice president of marketing, at GasMart 2008 in Chicago last week.

Creating value in the supplier/marketer relationship requires knowledge of both the market and potential counterparties, a pair of consultants said during a panel discussion moderated by New York Mercantile Exchange’s (Nymex) Joe Raia, senior vice president of marketing, at GasMart 2008 in Chicago Wednesday.

Less than two weeks after the tap was turned on the Rockies Express Pipeline LLC (REX) REX-West system, the pipeline last week was working its magic on the market, creating competition for the benefit of Rockies gas producers.

Less than two weeks after the tap was turned on the Rockies Express Pipeline LLC (REX) REX-West system, the pipeline is working its magic on the market, creating competition for the benefit of Rockies gas producers.

Congress, in creating the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), “wanted to ensure that one expert regulator’s oversight preempted not only other federal regulators, but also state regulators” in the futures market, CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton said last Tuesday.

Congress, in creating the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), “wanted to ensure that one expert regulator’s oversight preempted not only other federal regulators, but also state regulators” in the futures market, CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton said Tuesday.