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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is operating under a “misperception of initial production from gas wells,” which “has led to a drastic overestimate of methane emissions from hydraulically fractured [fracked] natural gas wells,” according to Darren Smith, environmental manager for Devon Energy Corp.

A coalition of environmental groups is calling on Pennsylvania lawmakers to take a new approach in their ongoing efforts to approve an impact fee on natural gas drilling in the state, either by starting the process over or dividing the omnibus legislation into four separate bills.

Tennessee lifted Wednesday an Imbalance Warning in Zones 0, L, 1, 2, 3 and 4 but continued to request that all parties match physical flow with scheduled quantities.

Tennessee lifted Wednesday a longstanding Imbalance Warning in upstream Zones 0-4 but said it continues to request that all parties match physical flow with scheduled quantities.

Tennessee lifted Wednesday an Imbalance Warning on Line 300 downstream of Station 313 but asked customers to match physical flow with scheduled quantities. The pipeline also delayed a line abandonment project on its 523M-7300 and 523M-7600 lines, previously scheduled from Wednesday through Sept. 29, until Saturday through Oct. 2. The work will cause the suspension of flows at four Vermilion meters offshore Louisiana, but no additional service impact is anticipated.

An attempt by Williams late last month to snatch Southern Union Co. has forced Energy Transfer Equity LP (ETE) to strike back with a sweetened offer of $40/share.

It’s well documented by now that due to low natural gas prices a number of producers and oilfield service companies have been switching drilling efforts and asset buildup from the primarily dry gas Haynesville to “wetter” [that is, richer in crude oil and natural gas liquids (NGL)] plays such as the Eagle Ford and Marcellus. But quite a few in the industry see Haynesville as remaining a strong shale resource and eventually strengthening. It may take a few years, but many expect gas prices to eventually begin making up for ground lost to the soaring crude market.

Global demand for energy could triple by 2050 compared with 2000 levels, and production of easily accessible oil and natural gas will not match the projected rate of demand growth worldwide by the end of this decade, according to a report from Royal Dutch Shell. And environmental concerns could make gas even more popular.

Global demand for energy could triple by 2050 compared with 2000 levels, and production of easily accessible oil and natural gas will not match the projected rate of demand growth worldwide by the end of this decade, according to a report from Royal Dutch Shell. And environmental concerns could make gas even more popular.