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A pro-natural gas foundation is urging the federal government to emphasize gas-fired electric generation as the nation’s energy infrastructure plans are updated.

During 2012 Goodrich Petroleum will continue to emphasize oil-directed drilling over natural gas with the majority of its focus, and spending, on the Eagle Ford Shale of South Texas, the company said Wednesday.

While California regulators continue to emphasize efficiency, conservation and renewable energy, long-term power plans could include substantial supplies from billions of dollars of traditional natural gas-fired generation.

While California regulators continue to emphasize efficiency, conservation and renewable energy, long-term power plans could include substantial supplies from billions of dollars of traditional natural gas-fired generation.

The Virginia Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal by Houston-based GeoMet in its ongoing natural gas pipeline dispute with a CNX Gas Corp. affiliate over a 32-acre coalbed methane (CBM) play in Buchanan County, VA.

As part of a broader strategy to emphasize its natural gas business and deemphasize independent power generation, San Diego-based Sempra Energy is considering putting its Port Arthur, TX, liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal on hold while expanding its more advanced LNG projects in North Baja California, Mexico and Cameron, LA.

The results of two studies released Monday by the Canadian pipeline industry emphasize in clear financial terms how important it is for governments to ensure timely regulatory review and approval of new pipeline infrastructure projects. One report finds that gas consumers in Canada could face up to $58 billion in additional natural gas costs over the next 19 years if there is just a two-year delay in construction of the Mackenzie Pipeline, the Alaska Pipeline and proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals.

Even with a change of administration in California and new energy plans that emphasize locally based energy supplies, one of the state’s more vocal independent oil/gas producers is skeptical that adequate incentives will be developed to unlock trillions of cubic feet of natural gas still lying under the state’s fossil-fuel rich central valley.

Even with a change of administration in California and new energy plans that emphasize locally based energy supplies, one of the state’s more vocal independent oil/gas producers is skeptical that adequate incentives will be developed to unlock trillions of cubic feet of natural gas still lying under the state’s fossil-fuel rich central valley.