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Regulatory dueling over tolls on TransCanada Corp.’s natural gas mainline west from Alberta has escalated into a fresh fight over a proposed facilities addition to the pipeline’s eastern end in Ontario.

Regulatory dueling over tolls on TransCanada Corp.’s natural gas mainline west from Alberta has escalated into a fresh fight over a proposed facilities addition to the pipeline’s eastern end in Ontario.

With the memory of the deadly explosion of the Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) transmission line still fresh in peoples’ minds, two measures have been introduced in the Senate to improve the safety of pipelines.

With the memory of the deadly explosion of the Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) transmission line still fresh in peoples’ minds, two measures have been introduced in the Senate to improve the safety of pipelines.

With last fall’s San Bruno, CA, pipeline rupture still fresh in everyone’s mind, the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) said it has rededicated itself to pipeline safety and formed a new executive-level task force.

With last fall’s San Bruno, CA, pipeline rupture still fresh in everyone’s mind, the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) said Thursday it has rededicated itself to pipeline safety and formed a new executive-level task force.

With traders not interested in making waves ahead of fresh inventory news Thursday, natural gas futures action was fairly quiet on Wednesday as the February contract traveled a slim range of just more than a dime before closing the regular session at $4.531, up a nickel from Tuesday’s finish.

The administration of Pennsylvania Gov.-elect Tom Corbett, who is scheduled to be inaugurated in Harrisburg Jan. 18, should be a breath of fresh air for the natural gas industry, which saw outgoing Gov. Ed Rendell’s administration put state forest land off limits to drillers and pushed for a 5% severance tax on drilling, according to Marcellus Shale Coalition President Kathryn Klaber.

The administration of Pennsylvania Gov.-elect Tom Corbett, who is scheduled to be inaugurated in Harrisburg Jan. 18, should be a breath of fresh air for the natural gas industry, which saw outgoing Gov. Ed Rendell’s administration put state forest land off limits to drillers and push for a significant severance tax of 5% on drilling, according to Marcellus Shale Coalition President Kathryn Klaber.