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Calling his company a “growth-oriented” utility, Sempra Energy CFO Mark Snell said the natural gas infrastructure part of Sempra’s business is being redefined and growing at a slower pace. Snell made these observations last Wednesday at the Barclays Capital CEO Energy-Power Conference in New York City.

Calling his company a “growth-oriented” utility, Sempra Energy CFO Mark Snell said the natural gas infrastructure part of Sempra’s business is being redefined and growing at a slower pace. Snell made these observations Wednesday at the Barclays Capital Energy-Power CEO Conference in New York City.

The recently announced mergers and acquisitions of smaller, growth-oriented independents by large exploration and production (E&P) companies bodes “very well” for U.S. drilling activity over the intermediate term, especially in the Rocky Mountains and the Permian Basin, according to Raymond James analysts.

The recently announced mergers and acquisitions of smaller, growth-oriented independents by large exploration and production (E&P) companies bodes “very well” for U.S. drilling activity over the intermediate term, especially in the Rocky Mountains and the Permian Basin, according to the latest Raymond James’ Stat of the Week.

One of the most significant regulatory events at FERC in 1998went by practically unnoticed: the word “proposed” was put backinto the notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR), said CommissionerCurt Hebert Jr. in reflecting on his first full year at the agency.Commissioner Linda K. Breathitt, who also just ended her initialyear, agreed “proposed” took on a “stronger meaning” in a specificNOPR last year, but she hardly found it to be precedent-setting.