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Global warming could decrease the number of Atlantic hurricanes by the end of the century, but it could simultaneously double the number of the most powerful (Category Four or greater) hurricanes, according to a study published in the most recent edition of the journal Science.

Lower-than-normal pressures before pipeline anomaly remediation and temporary pipeline shutdowns during the remediation drove an 8% decrease in its earnings to $106.9 million in 3Q2009 compared with $116.1 in 3Q2008, Houston-based Boardwalk Pipeline Partners said last week.

Lower-than-normal pressures before pipeline anomaly remediation and temporary pipeline shutdowns during the remediation drove an 8% decrease in its earnings to $106.9 million in 3Q2009 compared with $116.1 in 3Q2008, Houston-based Boardwalk Pipeline Partners said Monday.

The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) Thursday established near- and long-term targets for natural gas efficiency that would decrease the amount of natural gas used by home and business owners by nearly 15% over the next 10 years.

The number of rigs actively searching for natural gas in North America continues to decline, but the rate of the decline did decrease from the previous week, according to Baker Hughes’ rig count for the week ending April 24.

Equitable Resources Inc. plans capital spending of about $1 billion next year, a marked decrease from 2008 spending in acknowledgment of declining commodity prices and challenges in the capital markets. Efforts will be focused on development drilling in pursuit of production growth, the company said Thursday.

Equitable Resources Inc. plans capital spending of about $1 billion next year, a marked decrease from 2008 spending in acknowledgment of declining commodity prices and challenges in the capital markets. Efforts will be focused on development drilling in pursuit of production growth, the company said Thursday.

Maritimes & Northeast U.S. (M&N) said Tuesday night it had learned that the Sable Offshore Energy Inc. production facility offshore Nova Scotia experienced a decrease in production during the April 29 gas day. However, on Wednesday morning M&N reported that output at the Sable facility had returned to normal levels and it lifted an associated restriction on imbalances.

The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) granted Tucson-based UniSource Energy Corp.’s UNS Gas a 3.6% rate decrease Wednesday for its customers in the northern half of the state. A 4-cent/therm credit will be available to customers beginning Oct. 1 and running through April 30 next year.