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Quicksilver Resources Inc. found a silver lining in the recent decision by Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) to reject TransCanada Corp.’s Komie North Extension pipeline project in the Horn River Basin.

The Interior Department has finalized plans to lease to natural gas and oil operators nearly 12 million acres — more than half — of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A), which would allow, among other things, pipelines to be built to transport offshore Chukchi and Beaufort seas production.

The Interior Department has finalized plans to lease to natural gas and oil operators nearly 12 million acres — more than half — of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A), which would allow, among other things, pipelines to be built to transport offshore Chukchi and Beaufort seas production.

National Oilwell Varco Inc. (NOV) CEO Pete Miller believes a slump in North American onshore drilling will continue through this year, but offshore activity is strong, and international activity is high on his radar, particularly in China.

National Oilwell Varco Inc. (NOV) CEO Pete Miller believes a slump in North American onshore drilling will continue through this year, but the international energy equipment business is high on his radar, particularly in China.

National Oilwell Varco Inc. (NOV) finished 2012 with a record backlog of rig technology orders, but there’s a “cross current” for the markets in 2013, especially in North America’s land operations, according to the management team.

Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) has refused to let TransCanada Corp. grab an early lead in building new pipelines for shale gas in northern British Columbia (BC) by rejecting immediate construction of a jumbo link to the main drilling target, the Horn River Basin.

Coming on the heels of the departure of chemical giant Dow Chemical Co. from the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) over a dispute involving liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports and a decision by chemical firm Huntsman Corp. to join a coalition opposing gas exports, associations representing interstate natural gas pipelines and gas distribution lines expressed their unwavering support for U.S. sales of domestically produced gas to foreign countries.

Members of the Western Governors’ Association (WGA) said Thursday that states can work collaboratively and individually to develop “a cogent, bipartisan national energy strategy.”