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Sens. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and Larry Craig (R-ID) introduced bipartisan energy security legislation last Wednesday that, among other things, would permit domestic producers to explore for oil and natural gas in U.S. and Cuban waters located as close as 45 miles from Florida.

Sens. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and Larry Craig (R-ID) plan to introduce bipartisan energy security legislation Wednesday that, among other things, would permit U.S. producers to explore for oil and natural gas in Cuban waters located as close as 45 miles from Florida.

Echoing remarks by energy analysts, Devon Energy Corp. CEO J. Larry Nichols last week said weak demand should continue to push down natural gas prices through the summer. About 60% of the Oklahoma City-based independent’s production is natural gas.

Echoing remarks by energy analysts, Devon Energy Corp. CEO J. Larry Nichols said Wednesday that weak demand should continue to push down natural gas prices through the summer. The Oklahoma City-based independent has about 60% of its production tied to gas.

Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID) is planning to offer legislation that would give U.S. producers an exemption to explore for oil and natural gas in the Cuban waters of the Florida Straits.

Nova Scotia’s energy policy is outdated, said Larry Hughes, a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Dalhousie University in Halifax, citing a 60% collapse in estimated natural gas reserves offshore Nova Scotia last year to only 1.35 Tcf (from an original estimate of 3.5 Tcf), the production declines at the Sable Offshore Energy Project and the industry’s turn to liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports.

Seattle-based Cascade Natural Gas Corp. has named Larry L. Pinnt, an outside director since 1995, as the new chairman of the board, effective Jan. 1. W. Brian Matsuyama, president and CEO, also had carried the chairman’s duties before the announcement.

Seattle-based Cascade Natural Gas Corp. has named Larry L. Pinnt, an outside director since 1995, as the new chairman of the board, effective Jan. 1. W. Brian Matsuyama, president and CEO, also had carried the chairman’s duties before the announcement.

After seven technical conferences and four alternative dispute-assisted settlement conferences addressing the capacity allocation problems on El Paso Natural Gas, FERC Chairman Pat Wood told the pipeline, its customers and state regulators last week that “we kind of need to close this baby out.” El Paso President Patricia Shelton agreed, adding “it’s getting ugly.”