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While the “Pickens Army” continues to add new members daily to fight for the cause of energy independence in the United States, billionaire T. Boone Pickens said Tuesday the recent drop in energy commodity prices — especially natural gas — has led him to scale back his mammoth wind farm project in Texas.

One of four members of the Clatsop County (OR) Commission who is supporting a land-use change for a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal along the Columbia River was recalled by local voters Tuesday by a 2-1 margin.

Members of the Railroad Commission of Texas elected Railroad Commissioner Michael L. Williams to serve as chair of the state’s oldest regulatory agency. Williams last chaired the Commission from September 1999 to September 2003. Since that time, both Commissioner Victor Carrillo and Commissioner Elizabeth Ames Jones have served as chairs. Williams noted how the energy industry has changed since he was last chairman. “This new century already has become an exciting one for the energy industry. Eight years ago, oil and natural gas producers were struggling to keep their businesses afloat. Today, world energy demand has swollen to such levels that producers struggle to meet the demand. Eight years ago, the Barnett Shale was a promising natural gas play in rural North Texas. Today, it is one of the largest producing fields in the nation and includes production in downtown Fort Worth. Eight years ago, the commission rolled out a pilot project for the on-line filing of one form. Today, over 20 forms can be filed on-line, with additional forms to be added this year. Eight years ago, the state had over 25,000 noncompliant wells. Today, fewer than 12,000 wells are on the Oilfield Cleanup Fund plugging list with over 12,000 plugged in the past eight years.”

The natural gas industry needs to spend more time targeting members of Congress who aren’t traditionally viewed as energy-friendly, said a top staff member for Oklahoma Democrat Rep. Dan. Boren Thursday.

The natural gas industry needs to spend more time targeting members of Congress who aren’t traditionally viewed as energy-friendly, said a top staff member for Oklahoma Democrat Rep. Dan. Boren Thursday.

More than 350 members of the natural gas industry, including 200 of its customers, are already pre-registered to attend GasMart 2007, an annual conference and networking event scheduled to be held May 9-11 this year in downtown Chicago, according to host Intelligence Press Inc. (IPI).

More than 350 members of the natural gas industry, including 200 of its customers, are already pre-registered to attend GasMart 2007, an annual conference and networking event scheduled to be held May 9-11 this year in downtown Chicago, according to host Intelligence Press, Inc. (IPI).

Members of the Maryland congressional delegation have called on FERC to extend the public comment period for the proposed Sparrows Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Baltimore County, MD.

FERC’s Office of Energy Projects has agreed to meet with members of the Connecticut LNG Task Force Tuesday to discuss the state’s concerns about Broadwater Energy LLC’s controversial deepwater liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal to be sited in Long Island Sound, about 11 miles off the coast of Connecticut and nine miles offshore Long Island.