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Natural gas purchasers say they are switching more of their fleet vehicles to natural gas, adding transport capacity and are trying to stay organized and get the best deal for gas. But they are also increasingly concerned about the public perception of the safety of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and its effects on the shale gas market.

Chesapeake Energy Corp. gained control of a blowout of a Marcellus Shale well in northeast Pennsylvania last week, but now must manage inquiries from state and federal regulators, and criticism from lawmakers, environmental groups and the public.

Chesapeake Energy Corp. said a Marcellus Shale well that blew out late last Tuesday is “stable,” but the company must now manage the public and regulatory fallout of the incident in northeast Pennsylvania.

Chesapeake Energy Corp. said a Marcellus Shale well that blew out late last Tuesday is “stable,” but the company must now manage the public and regulatory fallout of the incident in northeast Pennsylvania.

Noting that it has limited operational flexibility to manage imbalances due to testing of its Bear Creek storage fields, Tennessee said it would implement Saturday a systemwide Imbalance Warning that requires all delivery point operators to keep actual daily takes out of the system equal to or greater than scheduled quantities and all receipt point operators to keep actual daily receipts into the system equal to or less than scheduled quantities. Both conditions apply regardless of an operator’s cumulative imbalance position. The pipeline also declared a force majeure Thursday night in connection with a leak on its line 3 section downstream of Station 110 near Moorehead, KY. Tennessee said it immediately activated its emergency response plan and dispatched personnel to the scene to close valves and isolate the segment between Main Line Valves 111-3 and 111-3A. Based on current nominations, Tennessee did not anticipate any outage-related service restrictions for the gas days of Thursday and Friday.

Pacific Gas and Electric did not extend a systemwide Stage 2 low-inventory OFO beyond Thursday.

Citing limited operational flexibility to manage imbalances in market-area Zones 5 and 6 along with increased demand there, Tennessee issued an Imbalance Warning for the two zones Wednesday. Regardless of their cumulative imbalance positions, under the warning all delivery point operators are required to keep actual daily takes out of the system equal to or less than scheduled quantities, and all receipt point operators must keep actual daily receipts into the system equal to or greater than scheduled quantities, Tennessee said.

A Pennsylvania state lawmaker wants to form a cooperative so that local municipalities can share ideas and resources as they manage development of the Marcellus Shale.

Citing lower linepack and its limited operational flexibility to manage market-area imbalances, Tennessee declared an Imbalance Warning in downstream Zones 5 and 6 Thursday. It requires all delivery point operators to keep actual daily takes out of the system equal to or less than scheduled quantities, and all receipt point operators to keep actual daily receipts into the system equal to or greater than scheduled quantities. Both conditions apply regardless of cumulative imbalance positions.