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After dancing around the issue for a few minutes last Thursday, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said federal officials plan to “move expeditiously” on applications to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to countries without free trade agreements (FTA) with the United States.

More announcements continued to move last week for building the compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) market for natural gas vehicles (NGV).

After dancing around the issue for a few minutes, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz Thursday said the department plans to “move expeditiously” on applications to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to countries with which the United States does not have free trade agreements (FTA).

While two pipeline projects have been proposed to move natural gas liquids (NGL) out of the Northeast to the Gulf Coast, more capacity will be needed to keep the Marcellus/Utica Shale region from becoming overwhelmed with NGLs, a Williams executive said at Wells Fargo Securities’ recent Energy Fundamentals Forum in Houston.

Fuel switching policies to move more end-users to natural gas should be a part of each state’s energy strategy, particularly in rural areas, according to a panel of experts speaking Wednesday at a National Regulatory Research Institute (NRRI) teleseminar.

While two pipeline projects have been proposed to move natural gas liquids (NGL) out of the Northeast to the Gulf Coast, more capacity will be needed to keep the Marcellus/Utica Shale region from becoming overwhelmed with NGLs, a Williams executive said at Wells Fargo Securities’ recent Energy Fundamentals Forum in Houston.

Pro and con on the proposed northern segment of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) rachetted up their campaigns this week in anticipation of a U.S. State Department hearing on the project Thursday in Grand Island, NE.

Proposed energy bills in the North Dakota legislature continue to hold the spotlight as state lawmakers move closer to their scheduled May adjournment. At least one proposal that could have had a negative impact on oil/natural gas operators was defeated last Friday.

In a move that involves replacing some existing coal-fired electric generation units, Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy said Monday it proposes to add up to 645 MW of natural gas-fired peaking generation in Minnesota and North Dakota by 2019.