Gearing

With two new joint ventures in hand, Consol Energy Inc. is gearing up for a big year in Appalachian shale.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering adding two Texas counties — Wise and Hood — overlying the Barnett Shale in North Texas to the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) nonattainment area, which has failed to meet federal standards for ozone. Gas drilling activities in the region are thought by EPA to be contributing to the ground-level ozone, or smog, problem.

With congressmen on recess testing public sentiment in their home territories, opponents of the House-passed climate change legislation are gearing up to stage public rallies at key points across the country to stir up opposition before companion legislation shows up in September in the Senate. The first rally against the climate change measure and proposed producer tax hikes is scheduled to take place in Houston Tuesday.

Plans for a jumbo, expandable processing plant confirm that Canadian producers are gearing up for sustained development of shale gas in northern British Columbia on a large scale.

Plans for a jumbo, expandable processing plant confirm that Canadian producers are gearing up for sustained development of shale gas in northern British Columbia on a large scale.

Sempra Energy is gearing up for the June 30 launch of a major operational overhaul of its Southern California natural gas transmission and storage system. The new system — six years in the making and including a bid-based market for firm pipeline access rights (FAR) and off-system deliveries (OFF) — is designed to provide more flexibility, reliability and a new citygate pricing point.

Sempra Energy is gearing up for the June 30 launch of a major operational overhaul of its Southern California natural gas transmission and storage system. The new system — six years in the making and including a bid-based market for firm pipeline access rights (FAR) and off-system deliveries (OFF) — is designed to provide more flexibility, reliability and a new citygate pricing point.

Pushed by regulators and the aggressive approach unfolding in California, the industry supporting advanced meter infrastructure (AMI) technology is gearing up for growth it could only hope for a decade ago. A combination of improved technology and regulatory-induced incentives for major utilities to change out their entire systems is sparking the growth.

Pushed by regulators and the aggressive approach unfolding in California, the industry supporting advanced meter infrastructure (AMI) technology is gearing up for growth it could only hope for a decade ago. A combination of improved technology and regulatory-induced incentives for major utilities to change out their entire systems is sparking the growth.