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The Bowland-Hodder Shale of northern England has between 822 and 2,281 Tcf of natural gas in place, according to a new study that is the first to integrate all existing seismic data, geological analyses and well samples from the shale, the British Geological Survey (BGS) said Thursday. The assessment is higher than earlier estimates.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently approved plans by a subsidiary of LS Power to build a 900 MW natural gas-fired power plant about 50 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, bringing to nine the number of gas-fired plants proposed in and around the state’s Marcellus Shale resource.

Responding to a legislative mandate, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on Wednesday launched a rulemaking to examine how to integrate biomethane into the state’s extensive natural gas pipeline grid.

NuStar Energy LP is buying Eagle Ford Shale crude oil pipeline, gathering and storage, and natural gas liquids (NGL) assets for $425 million from TexStar Midstream Services LP. The deal is part of NuStar’s transition to a fee-based pipeline and storage business and away from margin-based refining and marketing.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) needs to pare down the data points required, set threshold volumes and integrate information collection in its existing reports with those encompassed in its proposed rule creating an account ownership and control report (OCR) to be filed weekly by exchange entities handling futures and derivatives trading, according to exchange operators.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) needs to pare down the data points required, set threshold volumes and integrate information collection in its existing reports with those encompassed in its proposed rule creating an account ownership and control report (OCR) to be filed weekly by exchange entities handling futures and derivatives trading, according to exchange operators.

There is enough low-carbon natural gas to reliably supply the nation’s electrical grid for more than a century and help integrate wind and solar power into the grid, the heads of three major gas groups told FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff Monday.

TransCanada Corp. has launched the first in a pair of extensions planned for up to C$880 million (US$700 million) to integrate growing British Columbia (BC) natural gas supplies into its NOVA pipeline grid and international trading hub spanning Alberta.

TransCanada Corp. has launched the first in a pair of extensions planned for up to C$880 million (US$700 million) to integrate growing British Columbia (BC) natural gas supplies into its NOVA pipeline grid and international trading hub spanning Alberta.