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Encana Corp. is exploring opportunities to bring more partners aboard to participate in “selective” joint ventures (JV) in North America, which would allow the company to double gas-weighted production over the next five years, CEO Randy Eresman said Thursday.

The Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) and the Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC) have launched an effort to disseminate information on chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing, Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) Chairman Victor G. Carrillo announced.

Mild weather in Canada and the northern United States fails to halt the continuation of cash advance.

Chief Oil & Gas LLC, which was the No. 2 natural gas producer in the Barnett Shale until it sold its leasehold three years ago, is taking on Canada’s Enerplus Resources Fund to help develop half a million acres in the Marcellus Shale.

IntercontinentalExchange (ICE), a major energy trading platform, Thursday said it welcomed the opportunity to participate in the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) upcoming hearings on position limits in energy trading markets, noting it has been an area of concern for some time. Independent oil and natural gas producers, however, were less receptive, warning that dramatic changes by the CFTC affecting their hedging activities could cripple development.

Denver-based Gasco Energy gained a partner in its Riverbend Project in the Uinta Basin of Utah after privately held NFR Energy LLC agreed to participate in a 30-well program in return for an interest in some of the wells. Once the program is completed, NFR will earn 67% of Gasco’s interest in 1,200 gross acres.

Chevron’s general manager in Alaska said the company plans to participate in the state’s gas pipeline project, currently backed by BP, ConocoPhillips and Exxon Mobil, the Anchorage Daily News reported last week.

Chevron’s general manager in Alaska said the company plans to participate in the state’s gas pipeline project, currently backed by BP, ConocoPhillips and Exxon Mobil, the Anchorage Daily News reported Tuesday.

Marauder Resources East Coast Inc. has executed a farm-in agreement with Encana to participate in the drilling of an exploratory natural gas well, Dominion J-14, located in the Grand Pre Block, offshore Nova Scotia in the same area as the earlier successful Deep Panuke discoveries.