Disposal

Gastar Exploration Ltd. announced Monday that it will lease about 3,300 gross acres in West Virginia from PPG Industries Inc. and plans to drill into the Marcellus Shale play as early as July.

With an experienced team in place and more than $2 billion at its disposal, Tenaska Capital Management LLC (TCM) has plans to acquire and develop U.S. midstream natural gas assets. High on its priority list: emerging shale basins.

With an experienced team in place and more than $2 billion at its disposal, an affiliate of Tenaska Energy Inc. has plans to acquire and develop U.S. midstream natural gas assets, the company said Monday.

Denver-based PRB Energy Inc. has closed on the previously announced acquisition of 13 wells, consisting of 12 gas wells and one water disposal well, and approximately 330,000 net acres in northeast Colorado and southwest Nebraska for $11.7 million cash (see Daily GPI, Dec. 13).

Northern Illinois Gas Co. (Nicor Gas) has agreed to pay nearly $4.1 million for its role in mercury leaks and improper disposal over a 10-year period of some of its gas regulators that were replaced by the utility in its service area. The agreement, approved by Cook County Circuit Court Judge Paul P. Biebel, was reached on Wednesday between Nicor Gas and the Illinois attorney general and the state’s attorneys of Cook, DuPage and Will counties.

Northern Illinois Gas Co. (Nicor Gas) has agreed to pay nearly $4.1 million for its role in mercury leaks and improper disposal over a 10-year period of some of its gas regulators that were replaced by the utility in its service area. The agreement, approved by Cook County Circuit Court Judge Paul P. Biebel, was reached on Wednesday between Nicor Gas and the Illinois attorney general and the state’s attorneys of Cook, DuPage and Will counties.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week beganinvestigating how Illinois’ Nicor Gas disposes of its used gasregulators after investigators found mercury contamination at ascrap yard used by the company. EPA already has begun testing fiveNicor service centers and other scrap yards for mercurycontamination.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to sit down withIllinois’ Nicor Gas officials this week to discuss how the companydisposes of its used gas regulators after investigators foundmercury contamination at a scrapyard used by the company. EPAalready has begun testing five Nicor service centers and otherscrapyards for mercury contamination.