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In his first Oval Office address, President Obama last Tuesday gave no sign that he would ease up on the six-month moratorium on deepwater oil and natural gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM).

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has called on state regulators to work with the oil and natural gas industry to ease restrictions in the state’s pit rule, which producers have directly linked to the downturn in drilling in the state.

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has called on state regulators to work with the oil and natural gas industry to ease restrictions in the state’s pit rule, which producers have directly linked to the downturn in drilling in the state.

FERC last Thuursday approved Equitrans LP’s request to place in service its Big Sandy Pipeline, which was built to ease the capacity constraints that have plagued producers in the eastern part of Kentucky over the years.

FERC Thuursday approved Equitrans LP’s request to place in service its Big Sandy Pipeline, which was built to ease the capacity constraints that have plagued producers in the eastern part of Kentucky over the years.

After a series of delays Equitrans LP Tuesday asked FERC for the green light to place in service its Big Sandy Pipeline, which was built to ease the capacity constraints that have plagued producers in the eastern part of Kentucky over the years.

With natural gas flow constraints out of the Rocky Mountains continuing to ease, the region once again dominated headlines on Monday as half of NGI’s points in the region recorded $1-plus gains. Despite near-record natural gas storage levels and the lack of any immediate storm threat to the Gulf of Mexico, cash prices across the board were firm to begin the week.

Equitrans LP has asked FERC for a four-month extension of the deadline to complete and place in service its proposed Big Sandy Pipeline. The project is intended to ease transportation constraints in eastern Kentucky that have caused producers to shut in natural gas production in recent years.

FERC on Friday issued a favorable environmental review of Equitrans LP’s pipeline project that seeks to ease the capacity constraint in eastern Kentucky that has led to natural gas production being shut in for much of the year in that region.