Executive

Lawmaker Proposing Marcellus Municipal Cooperative

A Pennsylvania state lawmaker wants to form a cooperative so that local municipalities can share ideas and resources as they manage development of the Marcellus Shale.

March 18, 2011

ICF Official: Shale Accounts for Half of U.S. Rig Activity

Shale development currently accounts for about half of the total rigs targeting natural gas development in the United States, a top executive with ICF International said.

March 2, 2011

Anadarko Clinches ‘Tentative’ Agreement to Partner in Eagle Ford

A deal is on the table and could be completed in the coming weeks to bring in a partner to develop the Eagle Ford Shale, an Anadarko Petroleum Corp. executive said Thursday.

February 28, 2011

Wind Executive Named Colorado Energy Chief

New Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has tapped wind energy executive Tanuj “T.J.” Deora to head the Governor’s Energy Office (GEO). Deora replaces a former state legislator, Tom Plant.

January 18, 2011

Encana to Defer Spending, Output

Encana Corp. is tightening the purse strings and slowing output in 2011 because of sustained low prices, an executive said Wednesday.

January 10, 2011

Encana to Defer Spending, Output

Encana Corp. is tightening the purse strings and slowing output in 2011 because of sustained low natural gas prices, an executive said last week.

January 10, 2011

Arkansas Hearing Talk of Severance Tax Hike

Former natural gas company executive and Arkansas gubernatorial candidate Sheffield Nelson has said he may push to allow the state’s voters to decide next year whether the severance tax on natural gas production should be raised to 7%.

January 10, 2011

More Microturbines Powering Shale Operations

Less than a month after receiving a 3 MW order from a large independent oil and gas company for deployment in the producer’s acreage in the Eagle Ford Shale play in South Texas, Capstone Turbine Corp. said Thursday it has received a follow-on order from the same undisclosed company for six more C1000 Power Packages, accounting for an additional 6 MW.

January 7, 2011

Arkansas Voters May Have Natural Gas Severance Tax Say

Former natural gas company executive and Arkansas gubernatorial candidate Sheffield Nelson has said he may push to allow the state’s voters to decide next year whether the severance tax on natural gas production should be raised to 7%, according to press reports.

January 4, 2011

Sempra LNG CEO: Time Will Tell How the Shale Story Plays Out

Characterizing the rapid rise of shale gas as a surprise to the entire industry, Sempra Energy’s top executive heading its liquefied natural gas (LNG) operations cautioned that the industry’s current game-changer needs to be viewed from both global and historical perspectives. Darcel Hulse, Sempra LNG CEO, told NGI that the whole shale gas story still needs to play out.

December 22, 2010