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Ben Hollins, head of European gas and power consulting for Wood Mackenzie, said it is not unusual for the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) to form a committee to look at pricing. “As such, a study of pricing is not in itself inconsistent with the stated remit of the GECF. Nonetheless it begs the question to what extent a gas OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) might be able to influence the future global gas market and its prices — a question which is addressed in our report.”

Ben Hollins, head of European gas and power consulting for Wood Mackenzie, said it is not unusual for the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) to form a committee to look at pricing. “As such, a study of pricing is not in itself inconsistent with the stated remit of the GECF. Nonetheless it begs the question to what extent a gas OPEC might be able to influence the future global gas market and its prices — a question which is addressed in our report.”

The Department of Energy (DOE) is organizing a two-day forum in Mississippi of federal, state and local government officials and representatives from the natural gas and electricity industries to review the progress that has been made in restoring the Gulf Coast energy infrastructure four months after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck. Participants also will revisit a hurricane scenario based on the 2005 hurricane season and discuss response actions, review lessons learned and identify actions for future improvements in the energy sector, the DOE said. The session will be held at the Grand Convention Center and Resort in Tunica, MS, on Jan. 19-20. Reservations can be made by calling 1-800 394-7263. For further information, send an e-mail to DOELeadershipForum@sra.com.

In the first public forum of the Rocky Mountain Energy Council (RMEC) last week, the Bush administration panel heard recommendations from industry, environmental and ranching groups on how to — or not to — streamline the permitting process to speed up drilling in the oil and gas-rich basins of the Rockies.

In the first public forum of the Rocky Mountain Energy Council (RMEC) on Wednesday, the Bush administration panel heard recommendations from industry, environmental and ranching groups on how to — or not to –streamline the permitting process to speed up drilling in the oil and gas-rich basins of the Rockies.

After all of the ups and downs in the U.S.’s natural gas markets over the past year, industry experts at the 13th Annual LDC Forum in Chicago last week said they still foresee a 30 Tcf market in the future, but they differ on the expected timeframe. The speakers agreed that the nation’s current infrastructure would need to be beefed up to shoulder the load.

After all of the ups and downs in the U.S.’s natural gas markets over the past year, industry experts at the 13th Annual LDC Forum in Chicago Monday said they still foresee a 30 Tcf market in the future, but they differ on the expected timeframe. The speakers agreed that the nation’s current infrastructure would need to be beefed up to shoulder the load.

The Gas Industry Standards Board (GISB) will facilitate an industry-wide forum Tuesday and Wednesday (Aug. 14-15) at the Energy Department in Washington, DC for discussion of a new standards organization to develop wholesale and retail standards for natural gas and electricity.

The Gas Industry Standards Board (GISB) will facilitate an industry-wide forum Aug. 14-15 at the Energy Department in Washington for discussion of a new standards organization to develop wholesale and retail standards for natural gas and electricity.