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The concept of a national highway for natural gas-fueled long-haul trucks received some roadside assistance Thursday when Shell Oil Co. and major truck stop operator TravelCenters of America LLC (TA) announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for Shell to provide liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the fueling station operator for sale to heavy-duty truck operators.

Truck traffic on Pennsylvania roads that is generated by Marcellus Shale drilling operations has cost the state $30-35 million more than the industry is providing for road repairs, according to a report by the state’s Department of Transportation (DOT).

With shipper contracts expiring in 2015, Alliance Pipeline Ltd. plans to develop receipt and short-haul services that take advantage of the pipeline’s location near developing gas shale plays in British Columbia and North Dakota, Alliance said. The new offerings will complement the pipeline’s “bullet line” service from Western Canada to Chicago, as well as provide hub services such as the Natural Gas Exchange and the Alliance Chicago Exchange project.

With shipper contracts expiring in 2015, Alliance Pipeline Ltd. said Friday it will develop receipt and short-haul services to complement its “bullet line” service from Western Canada to Chicago, as well as provide hub services such as the Natural Gas Exchange and the Alliance Chicago Exchange project.

With shipper contracts expiring in 2015, Alliance Pipeline Ltd. said last Friday it will develop receipt and short-haul services to complement its “bullet line” service from Western Canada to Chicago, as well as provide hub services such as the Natural Gas Exchange and the Alliance Chicago Exchange project.

Texas-based Peterbilt Motors Co., a major North American maker of trucks used in long-haul transportation fleets, said it is selling 180 liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fueled trucks to Canadian-based trucking company Robert Transport in Quebec. A Peterbilt spokesperson told NGI Tuesday that the company is pursuing a national market of LNG-fueled rigs.

Canadian regulatory approvals will be completed as much as a year faster for natural gas and oil projects such as long-haul pipelines as a result of an efficiency measure adopted by the Conservative regime in Ottawa, the National Energy Board (NEB) predicted.

Canadian regulatory approvals will be completed as much as a year faster for natural gas and oil projects such as long-haul pipelines as a result of an efficiency measure adopted by the Conservative regime in Ottawa, the National Energy Board (NEB) predicted.

Canadian regulatory approvals will be completed as much as a year faster for natural gas and oil projects such as long-haul pipelines as a result of an efficiency measure adopted by the Conservative regime in Ottawa, the National Energy Board (NEB) predicted.