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In the coming days, Sunoco Logistics Partners LP plans to launch an open season for its planned Eaglebine Express crude pipeline project to convert a portion of the MagTex refined products pipeline to crude service and reverse the flow to carry crude from Hearne, TX, to the company’s terminal in Nederland, TX.

The Marcellus Shale’s natural gas volumes are continuing to flow higher, but significant revisions in growth expectations by pipeline giant Williams Partners Ltd. (WPZ) has led one analyst to question whether the “excellent adventure” to establish a major natural gas hub is turning into a “bogus journey.”

The Pennsylvania General Assembly won’t tackle a tax or fee on Marcellus Shale development during budget talks this summer, but will most likely return to the topic in the fall.

Magnum Hunter Resources Corp., which has been on the prowl for unconventional gas and oil resources for several months, on Wednesday agreed to pay $325 million to acquire Bakken Shale producer NuLoch Resources Inc.

The Colcom Foundation of Pittsburgh, PA, has launched the $1 million Marcellus Environmental Fund to distribute grants to nonprofit organizations “to address the accelerating environmental impact of shale drilling in western Pennsylvania through public education, community engagement, best practices, baseline data collection, ongoing monitoring, land owner guidance and collaborative projects.”

AGL Resources Inc. and El Paso Corp. have launched a joint venture (JV) to distribute liquefied natural gas (LNG) across the southeastern United States to the heavy-duty transportation market. LNG deliveries would be available for peak-shaving facilities, as well as for heavy-duty trucks, buses and waste haulers.

AGL Resources Inc. and El Paso Corp. on Wednesday launched a joint venture (JV) to distribute liquefied natural gas (LNG) across the southeastern United States to the heavy-duty transportation market. LNG deliveries would be available for peak-shaving facilities, as well as for heavy-duty trucks, buses and waste haulers.

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. said Tuesday it expects to distribute about $50 million in winter natural gas bill credits to nearly half of its residential and business customers who qualified under its 10/20 Plus Winter Gas savings program. Customers cutting their use at least 10% compared to an average of previous years are eligible to receive a 20% credit on their next monthly bill.

As part of its strategic plan to focus its business on core competencies, NiSource Inc. has completed the sale of its telecommunications subsidiary, Columbia Transmission Communications Corp. (Transcom), to NEON Communications Inc., a provider of advanced optical network services in the U.S. Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.