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Schlumberger, Halliburton: Cracks in Pressure Pumping Market

Schlumberger Ltd. and Halliburton Co. executives last week expressed concerns about North America’s pressure pumping services market — and not just in natural gas basins. The move by North American land rigs and service capacity from natural gas fields to liquids-rich targets has accelerated, but the pricing weakness first experienced in the gas fields has begun to shift to the liquids plays, said Schlumberger’s CEO.

April 23, 2012

Exelon CEO Supports EPA Clean Air Act Enforcement

While Congress is seeking to strip the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of some of its regulatory powers, the head of Exelon Corp.Wednesday expressed his support for the agency’s continued enforcement of the Clean Air Act (CAA), saying that it was more cost-effective for the energy industry and removed uncertainty.

November 11, 2011

Chesapeake’s CEO Queried on Rising Debt, High Spending

Chesapeake Energy Corp.’s shares fell more than 5% in midday trading Friday as investors expressed their dismay at the company’s third quarter earnings report, which indicated rising debt levels and continued heavy spending in the U.S. onshore.

November 7, 2011

CNG Group Backs New Jersey-New York Pipe Expansion

A coalition of prospective end-users of compressed natural gas (CNG) for vehicular use has expressed support for Spectra Energy’s proposed expansion of its Texas Eastern Transmission (Tetco) and Algonquin Gas Transmission systems to serve the New Jersey and New York gas markets. It is one of the few backers of the project in New Jersey.

September 5, 2011

CNG Coalition Backs Spectra New Jersey-New York Pipe Expansion

In a crowd packed with opponents, a coalition of prospective end-users of compressed natural gas (CNG) for vehicular use has expressed support for Spectra Energy’s proposed expansion of its Texas Eastern Transmission (Tetco) and Algonquin Gas Transmission systems to serve the New Jersey and New York gas markets.

September 1, 2011

Shippers Back El Paso Waiver for Winter Penalties

Shippers on El Paso Natural Gas generally have expressed support for the pipeline’s request to waive some of the penalties that were incurred during the unprecedented cold weather in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona in February, which led to supply disruptions and rolling blackouts and ultimately put a strain on the energy infrastructure in the region.

August 15, 2011

Shippers Back Waiver of El Paso Penalties Incurred in February

Shippers on El Paso Natural Gas generally have expressed support for the pipeline’s request to waive some of the penalties that were incurred during the unprecedented cold weather in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona in February, which led to supply disruptions and rolling blackouts and ultimately put a strain on the energy infrastructure in the region.

August 10, 2011

Shippers Back Proposed Ban on Capacity Bidding by Affiliates

Pipeline shippers Tuesday expressed support for FERC’s proposal to bar multiple affiliates from bidding in an open season for capacity allocated on a pro rata basis — unless an affiliate has an “independent business reason” for submitting a bid. Interstate pipelines took no position on the issue, but stressed that they shouldn’t bear any of the responsibility for whether or not a bidder complies with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) final rule.

June 2, 2011

Nova Scotia to Review Fracking Issues

Responding to concerns expressed by citizens, the government of Nova Scotia has begun a year-long review of environmental issues associated with hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking).

April 12, 2011

Wyoming Governor Weighs In on PXP Drilling Plan

Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead on Monday expressed concerns on Plains Exploration and Production Co.’s (PXP) master development plan for Eagle Prospect and Noble Basin, which calls for drilling 136 wells from 17 pads in the Bridger Teton National Forest. Mead sent a letter outlining his concerns to the supervisor for Bridger-Teton in the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).

March 16, 2011