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A review of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) records has found 1,435 violations of state oil and gas laws by companies plying the state’s portion of the Marcellus Shale between January 2008 and June 25, the Pennsylvania Land Trust Association said.

No misconduct was found regarding allegations that Oregon LNG tried to steamroll landowners along the path of a proposed natural gas pipeline tied to the project’s proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal along the Columbia River, according to a FERC fact-finding report.

No misconduct was found regarding allegations that Oregon LNG tried to steamroll landowners along the path of a proposed natural gas pipeline tied to the project’s proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal along the Columbia River, according to a FERC fact-finding report.

June natural gas futures lost ground in active inventory report-driven trading Thursday as natural gas bulls found themselves swimming upstream against government storage data that showed a greater-than-expected addition to inventories and continuing upheaval in oil and financial markets.

Hope that 11 missing crew members from drilling rig Deepwater Horizon would be found had mostly faded by Friday morning although rescuers continued to search. While some feared an environmental catastrophe, oil sheen on the Gulf of Mexico appeared to be from the explosion and not a leaking well, officials said.

Hope that 11 missing crew members from drilling rig Deepwater Horizon would be found had mostly faded by Friday morning although rescuers continued to search. While some feared an environmental catastrophe, oil sheen on the Gulf of Mexico appeared to be from the explosion and not a leaking well, officials said.

Residents who voluntarily evacuated their Caddo Parish, LA, homes on Monday after state officials found that natural gas had contaminated private water wells were told Wednesday to stay away at least another day until test results are completed. Natural gas apparently leaked into an aquifer during a drilling test by EXCO Resources Inc. (see Daily GPI, April 21). Officials with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality said the natural gas in the water wells isn’t poisonous, but it could accumulate enough to cause an explosion. EXCO is paying for accommodations for the dislocated residents until they are allowed to return home.

Residents who voluntarily evacuated their Caddo Parish, LA, homes on Monday after state officials found that natural gas had contaminated private water wells were told Wednesday to stay away at least another day until test results are completed. Natural gas apparently leaked into an aquifer during a drilling test by EXCO Resources Inc. (see Daily GPI, April 21). Officials with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality said the natural gas in the water wells isn’t poisonous, but it could accumulate enough to cause an explosion. EXCO is paying for accommodations for the dislocated residents until they are allowed to return home.

With a little extra backing from the previous Friday’s modest futures rally, cash prices found enough remaining heating load — often accompanied by winter storms — to range from flat to about 20 cents higher at a large majority of points Monday. However, nearly all of the gains were in single digits.