Editorial

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (CHK) is the second largest natural gas producer and one of the largest leaseholders in the United States but its various financial deals have damaged the net asset value (NAV) of its portfolio, according to ITG Investment Research.

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. and GSI Environmental Inc. are questioning a Duke University study that found a link between hydraulic fracturing and increased cases of gas migration in northeastern Pennsylvania.

With both tight gas sands and oil shale development emerging in the state, a California legislator has introduced a bill (AB 591) seeking to require public disclosure of any chemicals used in oil/gas hydraulic fracturing (fracking).

If you’ve gotten the feeling that someone is watching you, you’re not paranoid. The spotlight is on natural gas prices and the lights are only going to get brighter.

If you’ve gotten the feeling that someone is watching you, you’re not paranoid. The spotlight is on natural gas prices and the lights are only going to get brighter.

In dismissing the super-high natural gas prices registered at the California border during the western energy crisis, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission appears to have forgotten all their previous arguments for a competitive market, which allocates commodities and signals — through prices — where supplemental supplies are needed.

In dismissing the super-high natural gas prices registered at the California border during the western energy crisis, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission appears to have forgotten all their previous arguments for a competitive market which allocates commodities and signals — through prices — where supplemental supplies are needed.