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The Bartonville, TX, Town Council on March 30 instituted a 90-day moratorium on new permits related to natural gas drilling and production.

Having exited the global trading space and facing merchant power markets that are problematic, San Diego-based Sempra Energy will be placing renewed emphasis on its varied natural gas investments along with its California and foreign utilities. That was the essence of presentations at the energy holding company’s financial analysts’ meeting last Wednesday in New York City.

Having exited the global trading space and facing merchant power markets that are problematic, San Diego-based Sempra Energy will be placing renewed emphasis on its varied natural gas investments along with its California and foreign utilities. That was the essence of presentations at the energy holding company’s financial analysts’ meeting Wednesday in New York City.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is having to revise wastewater statistics after one producer misreported figures.

Even with an energy industry “sea change” to renewables, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) remains reliant on natural gas and the industry’s current shale boom, General Manager Ron Nichols told NGI’s Shale Daily on Thursday.

Having previously announced System Overrun Limitations (SOL) in all market-area zones for last Thursday and then extending them into Friday, Northern Natural Gas said late Thursday the SOLs would remain in place through Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

Having shed a lucrative commodities joint venture, San Diego-based Sempra Energy senior executives Thursday outlined a new focus on utility and natural gas infrastructure as the energy holding company’s strategic targets this year and beyond. This was the thrust of their remarks on a conference call with financial analysts to report decreased earnings year over year due to the exit from energy trading.

Having shed a lucrative commodities joint venture, San Diego-based Sempra Energy senior executives Thursday outlined a new focus on utility and natural gas infrastructure as the energy holding company’s strategic targets this year and beyond. This was the thrust of their remarks on a conference call with financial analysts to report decreased earnings year over year due to the exit from energy trading.

Prices were down nearly across the board Wednesday, even with a potent winter storm having occupied the Pacific Northwest/Rockies region and a new mass of arctic air from Canada bearing down on the Midwest and eventually the Northeast. However, much of the rest of the market was staying fairly moderate for late February, and the Northeast would get slightly warmer Wednesday before starting to see snow shows as the weekend got nearer.