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TransCanada Corp. is poised to chalk up a success for northern natural gas development by giving aboriginal communities a piece of the action.

Royal Dutch Shell plc on Friday agreed to pay $4.7 billion to acquire subsidiaries of privately held East Resources Inc., instantly giving the supermajor, which is based in The Hague, Netherlands, a substantial foothold in the Marcellus Shale and even more acreage in the Eagle Ford Shale.

Royal Dutch Shell plc on Friday agreed to pay $4.7 billion to acquire subsidiaries of privately held East Resources Inc., instantly giving the supermajor, which is based in The Hague, Netherlands, a substantial foothold in the Marcellus Shale and even more acreage in the Eagle Ford Shale.

The Alberta government reached out Thursday to retrieve a share in the next generation of natural gas supply development by cutting royalties on all types of drilling and giving the industry a chance to make a special case for more reductions for shale projects.

The Alberta government reached out Thursday to retrieve a share in the next generation of natural gas supply development by cutting royalties on all types of drilling and giving the industry a chance to make a special case for more reductions for shale projects.

The Alberta government reached out Thursday to retrieve a share in the next generation of natural gas supply development by cutting royalties on all types of drilling and giving the industry a chance to make a special case for more reductions for shale projects.

President Obama has announced his intent to nominate a former New England electricity executive for the fifth seat on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, giving the panel a Democratic majority and filling the last vacancy.

President Obama has announced his intent to nominate a former New England electricity executive for the fifth seat on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, giving the panel a Democratic majority and filling the last vacancy.

Australia’s Macquarie Group is combining its North American gas and power marketing businesses — Macquarie Cook Energy LLC and Macquarie Cook Power Inc. — under Macquarie Energy LLC, effective Feb. 1, giving the firm a single brand in North America. Last year saw the firm’s gas and power businesses grow through the acquisition of weaker players that had faltered.