ExxonMobil Corp. this week launched a public relations campaign while Chevron Corp. is working with industry groups to assure the public that drilling unconventional wells using hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking) is safe. The moves preceded separate annual meetings where shareholders voiced growing support for more disclosure about the well stimulation practices.
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TransCanada’s Final Rate Offer Would Raise Tolls 50%
Tolls on TransCanada Corp.’s Canadian natural gas mainline will stay at elevated levels set as an “interim” measures last winter if the National Energy Board (NEB) approves an application for final 2011 rates filed last Friday morning.
TransCanada’s Final Rate Offer Would Raise Tolls 50%
Tolls on TransCanada Corp.’s Canadian natural gas mainline will stay at elevated levels set as an “interim” measures last winter if the National Energy Board (NEB) approves an application for final 2011 rates filed Friday morning.
Maryland Lawmakers Seek Regulatory Review
On the heels of a legislative session that failed to pass any Marcellus Shale development measures, two Maryland lawmakers are seeking an independent review of their state’s regulatory framework.
Court: New York Landowners Entitled to Payments Despite Moratorium
Even if producers are prevented from hydraulically fracturing (fracking) wells in New York, they may not declare a force majeure and still must pay property owners to hold the leases, a district court judge has ruled.
Task Force: Shales, Price Stability Keys to Growing Gas Role
Domestic natural gas — particularly that from shales — is the fix for a host of problems, including the need for national energy security and measures to address pollution, as well as volatile energy prices, a task force formed last year said in a report released last week.
Task Force: Shales, Price Stability Keys to Growing Gas Role
Domestic natural gas — particularly that from shales — is the fix for a host of problems, including the need for national energy security and measures to address pollution, as well as volatile energy prices, a task force formed last year said in a report released Monday.
Cost-Control Measures Buffer SCANA Earnings Decline
SCANA Corp. trimmed operating and maintenance expenses by $15 million in 4Q2009, but the cost-control measures were not enough to offset electric margin erosion, dilution and reduced income from asset sales in 2008. The Cayce, SC-based company on Thursday reported 4Q009 earnings of $76 million (62 cents/share), an 11.6% decline compared with $86 million (73 cents) in 4Q2008.
Cost-Control Measures Buffer SCANA Earnings Decline
SCANA Corp. trimmed operating and maintenance expenses by $15 million in 4Q2009, but the cost-control measures were not enough to offset electric margin erosion, dilution and reduced income from asset sales in 2008. The Cayce, SC-based company on Thursday reported 4Q009 earnings of $76 million (62 cents/share), an 11.6% decline compared with $86 million (73 cents) in 4Q2008.
Gas, Power Groups in Last Minute Push for Finance Bill Exemptions
As the House of Representatives moved toward floor debate starting Thursday with a possible vote within a few days on financial reform measures, all the major natural gas and electric power organizations joined in a letter to House members urging that the end-user exemption from mandatory clearing or exchange trading of derivatives or swaps be preserved.