Attorneys on both sides of the legal battle over Act 13, Pennsylvania’s omnibus Marcellus Shale law, spent two hours in a packed Pittsburgh courtroom Wednesday giving oral arguments before the state Supreme Court.
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CNG Coalition Backs Spectra New Jersey-New York Pipe Expansion
In a crowd packed with opponents, a coalition of prospective end-users of compressed natural gas (CNG) for vehicular use has expressed support for Spectra Energy’s proposed expansion of its Texas Eastern Transmission (Tetco) and Algonquin Gas Transmission systems to serve the New Jersey and New York gas markets.
Chesapeake CEO: Gasifying Transport System ‘Holy Grail’ of Industry
Finding a way to use natural gas as a mainstream transportation fuel is the “holy grail’ for the industry, Chesapeake Energy Corp. Aubrey McClendon told a packed audience last week at the World Shale Gas Conference & Exhibition in Grapevine, TX.
Chesapeake CEO: Gasifying Transport System ‘Holy Grail’ of Industry
Finding a way to use natural gas as a mainstream transportation fuel is the “holy grail’ for the industry, Chesapeake Energy Corp. Aubrey McClendon told a packed audience Wednesday at the World Shale Gas Conference & Exhibition in Grapevine, TX.
Bearish Storage Build, Small Production Revision Equal Sub-$4 Futures
On a jam-packed information day for U.S. natural gas, traders were dealt two bearish reports on Thursday, which ended up sinking June natural gas futures back below $4.
Storage Brims Over At Multiple Fields But Prices Rise
The colder weather appears to be providing some much needed relief to a packed pipeline and storage system, with storage withdrawals reported on Dominion Transmission’s system in the East, at the Egan salt dome in the Gulf Coast producing region and at Jackson Prairie and Colorado Interstate Gas’ (CIG) Latigo storage field in the West, according to Denver-based consulting firm Bentek Energy.
Enron Defense Contends Government Failed to Prove Case
Speaking to a packed courtroom, defense lawyers for Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay and ex-CEO Jeffrey Skilling made their final arguments to the jury on Tuesday, telling the eight women and four men that the prosecution had “rewritten history” to make its case and failed to prove the two former chiefs had committed any crimes.
FERC Approves Two LNG Import Terminals; Providence LNG Fails on Safety Issues
In front of a packed crowd that included some concerned local, state and federal officials Thursday, the last day of Chairman Pat Wood’s term, FERC rejected the Fields Point LNG facility proposed by KeySpan in Providence, RI, saying that it did not meet current federal safety standards. However, the Commission conditionally approved the Weaver’s Cove LNG import terminal in Fall River, MA, and approved the Golden Pass LNG terminal in Sabine Pass, TX.
Long Beach Council Votes 5-4 to Continue LNG Talks
Before a packed chamber split about equally between opponents and supporters, the Long Beach, CA, City Council just past midnight Wednesday morning voted 5-4 to continue discussions with proponents of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal in the city’s harbor. As a result, the city municipal energy department will resume talks that were cut off more than a year ago for a pipeline and LNG supplies from the proposed plant for the city’s natural gas distribution utility.
Long Beach Council Votes 5-4 to Continue LNG Talks
Before a packed chamber split about equally between opponents and supporters, the Long Beach, CA, City Council just past midnight Wednesday morning voted 5-4 to continue discussions with proponents of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal in the city’s harbor. As a result, the city municipal energy department will resume talks that were cut off more than a year ago for a pipeline and LNG supplies from the proposed plant for the city’s natural gas distribution utility.