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Former BP plc operating chief Doug Suttles on Tuesday took over as CEO and president of Encana Corp., one of the largest natural gas producers in North America.

Doug Suttles, the former operating chief for BP plc’s global exploration and production arm, on Tuesday took the helm of Canada’s largest natural gas producer, Encana Corp., as CEO and president.

Despite prices that continue to languish at near-record lows, Exco Resources Inc. CEO Doug Miller has an upbeat view of the natural gas market.

Despite prices that continue to languish at near-record lows, Exco Resources Inc. CEO Doug Miller has an upbeat view of the natural gas market.

EXCO Resources Inc. CEO Doug Miller said the decision by BG Group plc — its joint venture (JV) partner in the Marcellus Shale and the Haynesville/Bossier shale play in Louisiana and Texas — to participate in liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports would have little effect on EXCO’s business.

EXCO Resources Inc. CEO Doug Miller said the decision by BG Group plc — its joint venture (JV) partner in the Marcellus Shale and the Haynesville/Bossier shale play in Louisiana and Texas — to participate in liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports would have little effect on EXCO’s business.

With a current shift in its exploration and development (E&P) to oil and away from natural gas, El Paso Corp. CEO Doug Foshee predicted Wednesday that wholesale gas prices will stay low at least into, if not through, 2012, and his national pipeline operator should thrive nevertheless and be ready to take advantage of an uptick when the overall economy begins recovering.

One Pittsburgh city councilman has a message for natural gas producers that would drill within his city’s boundaries: You’re not in Fort Worth, TX, anymore.

Hoping for higher natural gas prices is not a strategy for El Paso Corp., CEO Doug Foshee said Friday. Instead, his company plans to use substantial hedges, a liquid balance sheet and flexible spending to guard against an uncertain future.