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APGA Concerned About Threat of an LNG Cartel

The possibility that LNG exporting countries might someday attempt to operate a cartel similar to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in an attempt to control world gas prices and production appears to be a real threat to officials at the American Public Gas Association (APGA).

May 2, 2005

Williams to Step Up Drilling in Piceance Basin; Signs Contract for 10 New Rigs

The Williams Cos. last Wednesday said it signed agreements to operate 10 new rigs as part of its program to step up production in the gas-rich Piceance Basin in western Colorado.

March 28, 2005

Williams to Step Up Drilling in Piceance Basin; Signs Contract for 10 New Rigs

The Williams Cos. said Wednesday it has signed agreements to operate 10 new rigs as part of its program to step up production in the gas-rich Piceance Basin in western Colorado.

March 24, 2005

Industry Briefs

Pioneer Natural Resources Alaska Inc., Doyon Drilling Inc. and Akita Drilling Ltd. signed a four-year contract to build and operate a rig to perform exploratory drilling services on the North Slope of Alaska. The rig will be built in Canada during the summer of 2005 and operated beginning in 2006 by the newly formed Joint Venture-Doyon Akita J.V. This is a long term drilling contract for a new rig on the North Slope of Alaska.

March 15, 2005

FERC Says Ingleside LNG Terminal Will Have ‘Limited’ Environmental Impact

Ingleside Energy Center LLC’s proposal to build and operate a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal on the Texas Gulf Coast and a companion proposal to construct pipeline facilities would have “limited adverse environmental impact,” FERC staff said last Thursday in its draft environmental impact statement on the related projects.

February 28, 2005

FERC Says Ingleside LNG Terminal Will Have ‘Limited’ Environmental Impact

Ingleside Energy Center LLC’s proposal to build and operate a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal on the Texas Gulf Coast and a companion proposal to construct pipeline facilities would have “limited adverse environmental impact,” FERC staff said Thursday in its draft environmental impact statement on the related projects.

February 25, 2005

Scotian Offshore Projects Now Require Single Application

New offshore energy projects developed in Nova Scotia will now operate under a more efficient approval process, following a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the province’s energy minister and the Canadian government Friday.

February 22, 2005

ChevronTexaco, BG Report ‘Significant’ Gas Find Offshore Trinidad

ChevronTexaco Corp. and BG Group, which jointly operate some wells offshore Trinidad and Tobago, confirmed last week that their Manatee 1 exploration well has encountered “significant” amounts of natural gas.

February 21, 2005

Scotian Offshore Projects Now Require Single Application

New offshore energy projects developed in Nova Scotia will now operate under a more efficient approval process, following a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the province’s energy minister and the Canadian government Friday.

February 21, 2005

ChevronTexaco, BG Report ‘Significant’ Gas Find Offshore Trinidad

ChevronTexaco Corp. and BG Group, which jointly operate some wells offshore Trinidad and Tobago, confirmed this week that their Manatee 1 exploration well has encountered “significant” amounts of natural gas.

February 16, 2005