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Tulsa-based Williams has launched a bold campaign to become a leader in building out North America’s natural gas infrastructure, CEO Alan Armstrong said Tuesday.

ConocoPhillips has launched a nationwide campaign to convince lawmakers and consumers that domestic natural gas production holds the key to not only energy security but to thousands of new jobs, a task that the industry is more than ready to handle, said CEO Jim Mulva.

ConocoPhillips launched a nationwide campaign Wednesday to convince lawmakers and consumers that domestic natural gas production holds the key to not only energy security but to thousands of new jobs, a task that the industry is more than ready to handle, CEO Jim Mulva said.

An investigation involving FERC was launched Friday following a widespread power blackout that started during maintenance of a high-voltage transmission line near Yuma, AZ, leaving more than four million people in the dark Thursday afternoon.

A voluntary first-of-its-kind groundwater sampling program was launched this month by Colorado’s energy industry to “proactively” address concerns associated with drilling and hydraulic fracturing.

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, the state’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the industry’s Colorado Oil & Gas Association (COGA) this month launched the first of its kind voluntary baseline groundwater quality sampling program for the energy industry to “proactively” address concerns associated with drilling and hydraulic fracturing.

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, the state’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the industry’s Colorado Oil & Gas Association (COGA) this month launched a voluntary baseline groundwater quality sampling program for the energy industry to “proactively” address concerns associated with drilling and hydraulic fracturing.

Encana Corp. has launched a plan to sell its 52,000 net acres of property in the Barnett Shale of North Texas, which currently produce 125 MMcfe/d.

A large coalition of public health and environmental groups has launched a campaign to regulate chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and other exploration and production (E&P) processes at the source, petitioning the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to require disclosure from chemical manufacturers and processors.