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U.S. manufacturers of ammonia-based nitrogen fertilizer made with low cost natural gas feedstock are raking in profits and moving ahead with plans to expand domestic operations.

SandRidge Energy Inc., which has been under fire from investors, has adopted a rights plan to counter any offers to take over the company that management deems to be unfair to investors.

Dramatically increasing the production of domestic natural gas, oil and coal offers the United States its best opportunity to create sustainable jobs, but political wrangling stands in the way of achieving that goal, according to a new report from the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research.

Dramatically increasing the production of domestic natural gas, oil and coal offers the United States its best opportunity to create sustainable jobs, but political wrangling stands in the way of achieving that goal, according to a new report from the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research.

Dramatically increasing the production of domestic natural gas, oil and coal offers the United States its best opportunity to create sustainable jobs, but political wrangling stands in the way of achieving that goal, according to a new report from the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett on Saturday signed the state’s $27.7 billion budget for 2012-13, which includes modifications to the tax code that could potentially offer billions in tax breaks to companies investing in an ethane cracker and associated manufacturing facilities.

Natural gas offers a long-term, sustainable solution for fueling commercial trucking fleets — with or without federal incentives — Ryder Systems Inc. CEO Greg Swienton said last Thursday on the final day of the alternative clean transportation conference, otherwise known as the ACT Expo, in Long Beach, CA. He echoed what other alternative fuel stakeholder executives stressed at the three-day conference.

The global liquefied natural gas (LNG) arena offers plenty to watch: Growing supplies in Australia coupled with growing demand from traditional and emerging Asian markets, for instance. But “one of the most startling developments” is what is happening in North America, Vinson & Elkins energy lawyer Jay Cuclis told a Houston audience last week.

The global liquefied natural gas (LNG) arena offers plenty to watch: Growing supplies in Australia coupled with growing demand from traditional and emerging Asian markets, for instance. But “one of the most startling developments” is what is happening in North America, Vinson & Elkins energy lawyer Jay Cuclis told a Houston audience Wednesday.