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Moving up the ladder to become the second largest acreage holder within the liquids-rich Bakken Shale oil play in North Dakota, Hess Corp. said Wednesday it has completed the acquisition of 167,000 net acres in the region from TRZ Energy LLC for $1.05 billion in cash.

The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) have urged U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to remember that BP plc’s Macondo well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico leaked a substantial amount of natural gas besides the millions of barrels of oil that got so much attention.

The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) have urged U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to remember that BP plc’s Macondo well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico (see Daily GPI, Aug. 4) leaked a substantial amount of natural gas besides the millions of barrels of oil that got so much attention.

ExxonMobil Corp., the largest holder of Alaska North Slope gas reserves, has reportedly told the state it “plans to be a co-owner” in a pipeline to commercialize those reserves to the extent of its share of the system’s throughput.

ExxonMobil Corp., the largest holder of Alaska North Slope gas reserves, has reportedly told the state it “plans to be a co-owner” in a pipeline to commercialize those reserves to the extent of its share of the system’s throughput.

Now that it has grown to a company with four local distribution companies (LDCs) as well as a holder of gas-fired power generation, Ameren Corp.’s strategy is to better integrate its operations and use its clout with suppliers.

Enhancements to the Trunkline liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Lake Charles, LA, costing about $250 million, will expand capacity and flexibility for BG LNG Services, holder of all of the plant’s capacity.

Enhancements to the Trunkline liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Lake Charles, LA, costing about $250 million, will expand capacity and flexibility for BG LNG Services, holder of all of the plant’s capacity.

CONSOL Energy Inc., the second largest natural gas producer and reserve holder in the Appalachian Basin, has reported increases in both coalbed methane (CBM) production and reserve totals for 2004. The company increased its CBM reserves by 4% or 90 Bcf, to more than a Tcf during 2004, at the same time increasing production to 50 Bcf during the year, about 12% more than the 44 Bcf produced in 2003.