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For the fourth time, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has extended the public comment period for its investigation into groundwater contamination near Pavillion, WY, this time until Sept. 30.

For the fourth time, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has extended the public comment period for its investigation into groundwater contamination near Pavillion, WY, this time until Sept. 30.

Hess Corp. said Wednesday it plans to spend $6.8 billion on capital expenditures (capex) in 2013, with the largest share — $2.7 billion, or 40% of the exploration and production (E&P) budget of $6.7 billion — devoted to unconventional resources.

Continuing low wholesale natural gas prices are not translating into expansion of San Diego-based Sempra Energy’s two utilities’ natural gas distribution pipeline systems. Other factors could be stimulating growth, but the commodity price isn’t, a Sempra spokesman told NGI.

GreenHunter Water LLC has acquired two oilfield water service and construction companies operating in the Eagle Ford Shale of South Texas. White Top Oilfield Construction LLC and Black Water Services LLC have common management and have been serving Eagle Ford operators since 2008.

The push to put more compressed natural gas (CNG) into the U.S. alternative transportation fuel mix has gained momentum in recent weeks with advances in vehicle equipment, model certification and in the local political arena.

FERC Wednesday granted Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line’s (Transco) request to place into service some of its Mid-Atlantic Connector expansion facilities to meet the growing demand for natural gas in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, DC.

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line (Transco) has asked FERC for the go-ahead to place certain of its Mid-Atlantic Connector expansion facilities into service by the end of the month.

The cost of integrating expanded wind power sources into the overall generation mix in the Pacific Northwest was reduced fivefold in the past two years through greatly reduced natural gas prices, according to a draft updated 2012 integrated resource plan (IRP) by Portland, OR-based PacifiCorp.