Decade

Tax hikes on the domestic oil and natural gas industry could put production at significant risk next year and through the coming decade, according to a study commissioned by the American Petroleum Institute (API) and conducted by Wood Mackenzie. API said it plans to hold a number of citizen rallies in the coming months to promote and protect U.S. energy jobs while also laying out its concerns on the proposed energy legislation, which it said could damage economic recovery.

Tax hikes on the domestic oil and natural gas industry could put production at significant risk next year and through the coming decade, according to a new study commissioned by the American Petroleum Institute (API) and conducted by Wood Mackenzie. API said it plans to hold a number of citizen rallies in the coming months to promote and protect American energy jobs while also laying out its concerns on energy legislation, which it said could damage the economic recovery.

Trying to figure out where the North American natural gas markets are headed over the next decade — or even the next five years — is a nearly impossible task, a panel of executives said last week at GasMart 2010 in Chicago.

Trying to figure out where the North American natural gas markets are headed over the next decade — or even the next five years — is a nearly impossible task, a panel of executives said Tuesday at GasMart 2010 in Chicago.

With litigation from California’s energy crisis a decade ago now settled and an exit from commodity trading imminent, Sempra Energy’s remaining businesses face a mixture of challenges and opportunities as outlined by Sempra senior executives last Tuesday during a conference call with financial analysts.

With litigation from California’s energy crisis a decade ago now settled and an exit from commodity trading imminent, Sempra Energy’s remaining nonutility businesses face a mixture of challenges and opportunities as outlined by Sempra senior executives Tuesday during a conference call with financial analysts. During the call the company reported greatly decreased first quarter earnings compared to the same period last year (see Daily GPI, May 5).

BP plc, which has been nudging up its natural gas position in North America’s shales in the past few years, sees its best opportunities in the next decade coming from new technology and a new company culture, CEO Tony Hayward said last week.

No new natural gas supplies will be needed in Idaho for more than a decade to serve an estimated 1.1% annual growth in retail demand through 2022, Avista Utilities told state regulators as part of its latest integrated resource plan (IRP).

No new natural gas supplies will be needed in Idaho for more than a decade to serve an estimated 1.1% annual growth in retail demand through 2022, Avista Utilities told state regulators as part of its latest integrated resource plan (IRP).