Executive

Limited demand for natural gas could keep 9 Bcf/d of production off the market over the next four years, a Bentek Energy LLC executive told an audience in Pittsburgh on Tuesday.

U.S. natural gas production keeps climbing, and for that to continue burnertip action needs to step up, and it likely will, a Bentek Energy LLC executive told attendees at GasMart 2011 in Chicago last week.

U.S. natural gas production keeps climbing, and for that to continue burnertip action needs to step up, and it likely will, a Bentek Energy LLC executive told attendees at GasMart 2011 in Chicago on Wednesday.

The Gulf of Mexico (GOM) is “indispensable to the world’s energy future,” but BP plc has no timetable about when it may be returning to the deepwater, a top executive said last week.

The Gulf of Mexico (GOM) is “indispensable to the world’s energy future,” but BP plc has no timetable about when it may be returning to the deepwater, a top executive said Tuesday.

The mayor of Dallas has directed city council to form a Gas Drilling Task Force and appointed a former council member to lead the body.

The U.S. power industry saw several senior executive appointments recently, including a new chairman at Palo Alto, CA-based Electric Power Research Institute, which tapped Edison International CEO Ted Craver to head its board. In the public power sector, the Nebraska Public Power District named Pat Pope CEO. In the Pacific Northwest, Portland General Electric named Bill Nicholson senior vice president for customer service, transmission and distribution. Nicholson replaces Steve Hawke, who is retiring in July after 38 years with the utility.

Natural gas is well on its way to supplying 20% of global energy demand by 2020, a Royal Dutch Shell plc executive said last week.

Natural gas is well on its way to supplying 20% of global energy demand by 2020, a Royal Dutch Shell plc executive said Monday.