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An infrastructure to produce liquefied natural gas (LNG) may be one of the initiatives to emerge from a developing process in Wyoming to forge a deeper, broader energy-environmental foundation, according to Gov. Matt Mead’s policy director.

An infrastructure for producing liquefied natural gas (LNG) may be one of the new initiatives to emerge from a developing process in Wyoming to forge a deeper, broader energy-environmental foundation, according to Gov. Matt Mead’s policy director.

The shale-revitalized North American natural gas industry is coming together with the automobile/transportation industries in an effort to forge a robust natural gas vehicle (NGV) sector that will prosper long term, according to Kevin McCrackin, vice president for utility markets at AGL Resources’ seven-utility group.

Ceramic products company Saint-Gobain is developing a ceramic proppant manufacturing plant in Saline County, AR. The company said its proppants division will build a 100,000-square-foot facility on 68 acres at a cost of $100 million.

Pennsylvania lawmakers who are negotiating a proposed natural gas severance tax now display “a sense of urgency” to forge a deal prior to the Nov. 2 election, Gov. Ed Rendell said after emerging from a second day of meetings with the state’s Senate Republican leaders.

Looking to capitalize on the growing need for natural gas storage in the prolific Marcellus Shale region of Pennsylvania, Valley Forge, PA-based UGI Corp. said Friday its UGI Central Penn Gas Inc. (UGI CPG) and UGI Storage Co. subsidiaries are conducting a binding open season for 14.7 Bcf of firm underground storage service from three existing storage fields.

Looking to capitalize on the growing need for natural gas storage in the prolific Marcellus Shale region of Pennsylvania, Valley Forge, PA-based UGI Corp. said Friday its UGI Central Penn Gas Inc. (UGI CPG) and UGI Storage Co. subsidiaries are conducting a binding open season for 14.7 Bcf of firm underground storage service from three existing storage fields.

Natural gas and oil prices are unlikely to rebound over the next 12 to 18 months, but Royal Dutch Shell plans to forge ahead with some capital-intensive projects to prepare for the eventual upturn, CFO Peter Voser said last week.

Natural gas and oil prices are unlikely to rebound over the next 12 to 18 months, but Royal Dutch Shell plans to forge ahead with some capital-intensive projects to prepare for the eventual upturn, CFO Peter Voser said Wednesday.