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The Western Energy Alliance, which represents more than 400 natural gas and oil operators as well as six producers, has filed a lawsuit to force the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to award 118 leases in Utah and Wyoming that are worth an estimated $4.5 million.

CenterPoint issued a notice of force majeure Tuesday, saying it will begin an estimated two weeks of unscheduled unit maintenance Wednesday at Searcy (AR) Compressor Station on Line J in the North Pooling Area. During this work up to 125,000 Dth/d of deliveries (including to the TGT@Searcy interconnect) and corresponding receipts could be affected. It’s possible that firm shippers with primary delivery points on Line J will not be scheduled during the maintenance period, CenterPoint said. See the bulletin board for a list of receipt points where scheduling could be impacted.

Natural gas production and rig counts have “diverged materially since 2008,” suggesting that “rig productivity” is the force behind massive supply growth, Barclays Capital energy analysts said last week.

Saying it expected to complete repairs sometime Friday, Rockies Express (REX) declared a force majeure event for Thursday’s gas day at Bertrand Compressor Station due to an aftercooler leak on Unit 5. Until further notice REX was limiting quantities through Segment 250 to 1,730,000 Dth/d. Based on the level of scheduled quantities, AOR/IT, secondary and primary FT quantities are at risk of not being fully scheduled, the pipeline said.

Natural gas production and rig counts have “diverged materially since 2008,” suggesting that “rig productivity” is the force behind massive supply growth, Barclays Capital energy analysts said this week.

CIG declared a force majeure following an engine turbocharger failure at its Laramie East Compressor Station. Effective with Saturday’s gas day CIG was reducing station capacity form 770 MMcf/d to 680 MMcf/d until further notice. Currently the capacity is fully subscribed at the 770 MMcf/d level, the pipeline said.

Federal regulation of the well stimulation technique known as hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracing) would hamstring the oil and natural gas industry and likely would force the U.S. to import natural gas from foreign sources, Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) told the head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last Wednesday.

Federal regulation of the well stimulation technique known as hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracing) would hamstring the oil and natural gas industry and likely would force the U.S. to import natural gas from foreign sources, Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) told the head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Wednesday.

Rockies Express said it lifted a force majeure Thursday for its booster facility at the Wamsutter Echo Springs interconnect in Sweetwater County, WY.