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Goodrich Petroleum Corp.’s Tuscaloosa Marine Shale (TMS) development is continuing, and the company has high hopes for the play. Meanwhile, it has returned to completing wells in the Haynesville Shale in anticipation of higher natural gas prices.

Since its analyst meeting early last year, Sempra Energy senior management has signaled that its newly designated U.S. Gas & Power (USGP) unit was intent on moving away from merchant power assets in the West and deploying more capital in the Southeast to support its gas infrastructure strategy. USGP maintains a regional headquarters in Greenville, SC.

Since its analyst meeting early last year, Sempra Energy senior management has signaled that its newly designated U.S. Gas & Power (USGP) unit was intent on moving away from merchant power assets in the West and deploying more capital in the Southeast to support its gas infrastructure strategy. USGP maintains a regional headquarters in Greenville, SC.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) published a schedule of annual fees that it will charge designated contract markets (DCM) and registered futures associations for the operation of its self-regulatory organization (SRO) program.

Officials with the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) said they hope to have all rules governing the public disclosure of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) fluids — including one key rule with a separate deadline — finalized by the end of the year.

After two months of being on a designated watch for possible downgrade, Northern California Gas Authority (NCGA), a gas purchaser for public-sector utilities, had its gas revenue bonds (Series 2007 A and B) rating dropped to “A2” from “A1” by Moody’s Investors Service.

The House last Wednesday passed legislation (HR 415) that calls for the Taunton River in southeast Massachusetts to be designated as a Wild and Scenic Rivers system, putting another roadblock in the path of the embattled Weaver’s Cove Energy liquefied natural gas (LNG) project.

The House Wednesday passed legislation (HR 415) that calls for the Taunton River in southeast Massachusetts to be designated as a Wild and Scenic Rivers system, putting another roadblock in the path of the embattled Weaver’s Cove Energy liquefied natural gas (LNG) project.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Acting Chairman Walter Lukken told a joint Senate committee hearing Tuesday that the agency has uncovered no evidence of excessive speculation in the crude oil market, but he could not rule out the possibility of manipulation.