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Executives with BG Group plc, one of the world’s largest suppliers of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and an ever-larger U.S. shale gas producer, on Tuesday dismissed concerns about the bloated global gas market.

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is scheduled to mark up nine separate bills Thursday, which could be merged into a larger energy and climate package that the Democratic leadership will bring to the floor later this month.

As part of a larger nearly $70 million public-private effort, the California Energy Commission (CEC) last Friday awarded $20 million to 11 alternative fuel demonstration projects covering natural gas-powered, hybrid and electric trucks and buses that the CEC said will reduce petroleum use, cut pollution and create jobs.

A candidate for Alaska governor who favors an all-Alaska gas pipeline with export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) over a larger pipeline to Lower 48 markets has petitioned Gov. Sean Parnell’s office for documents related to the open season for the Lower 48 Project proposed by TransCanada Corp.

A candidate for Alaska governor who favors an all-Alaska gas pipeline with export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) over a larger pipeline to Lower 48 markets has petitioned Gov. Sean Parnell’s office for documents related to the open season for the Lower 48 Project proposed by TransCanada Corp.

Rebounding from Thursday’s 21.4-cent freefall following a larger-than-expected storage injection, May natural gas futures on Friday reached a high of $4.099 before closing the regular session at $4.039, up 5.4 cents from Thursday’s finish but 3.1 cents below last week’s close.

Rebounding from Thursday’s 21.4-cent freefall following a larger-than-expected storage injection, May natural gas futures on Friday reached a high of $4.099 before closing the regular session at $4.039, up 5.4 cents from Thursday’s finish but 3.1 cents below last week’s close.

The natural gas futures market sent mixed signals Tuesday as the April contract failed to record a new low for the larger down move, but still declined overall for the day. The prompt-month contract put in a low of $4.476 before finishing out Tuesday’s regular session at $4.516, down 1.1 cents from Monday’s close.

The natural gas futures market sent mixed signals Tuesday as the April contract failed to record a new low for the larger down move, but still declined overall for the day. The prompt-month contract put in a low of $4.476 before finishing out Tuesday’s regular session at $4.516, down 1.1 cents from Monday’s close.