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Aboriginal leaders have served notice that the north Pacific coast of British Columbia is open for energy business with Asia, at least when the tanker cargoes are liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Aboriginal leaders have served notice that the north Pacific coast of British Columbia is open for energy business with Asia, at least when the tanker cargoes are liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Environmentalists say Delaware Gov. Jack Markell will be in a key position to oppose hydraulic fracturing (fracking) when the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) meets on Monday, but they admit they are unsure of where he stands on Marcellus Shale development within the basin.

Although emphasizing its utility assets more in recent years, Rapid City, SD-based Black Hills Corp. has found new life in its oil/gas exploration and production (E&P) unit with the advent of the Mancos shale play in the Piceance and San Juan basins, CEO Dave Emery recently told an energy financial audience in Orlando, FL.

The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) later this month plans to consider adopting water quality regulations that would apply to all natural gas development projects in the basin, including the construction and operation of all gas wells, regardless of the target geologic formation, whether a well is for production or exploration, or whether high-volume or low-volume hydraulic fracturing (fracking) is being considered.

Enterprise Products Partners LP is holding a binding open season through Nov. 10 for capacity on its proposed pipeline to transport ethane from the Marcellus and Utica shales to the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Questar Pipeline Co. is holding a nonbinding open season through Oct. 31 for 8 Bcf of additional firm storage capacity at its Clay Basin Storage Reservoir, as well as projects to connect Clay Basin directly to Overthrust Pipeline Co. and other pipelines near Kanda, WY.

DCP Midstream is holding a binding open season through Oct. 31 for capacity on its proposed Southern Hills Pipeline. The company said it is moving toward a fourth quarter close on its acquisition of Seaway Products Pipeline Co., whose assets would be part of the Southern Hills natural gas liquids (NGL) project.

Turtle Bayou Gas Storage Co. said it will hold a nonbinding open season Oct. 3 through Oct. 14 for capacity in its 12 Bcf salt dome storage facility proposed for Southeast Texas.