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Chevron Corp. said Monday it will work with Irving Oil Ltd. to study the costs and other factors involved in building a C$500 million (US$320 million) liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Saint John, NB. Irving Oil, a family-owned company with energy interests in eastern Canada, announced two months ago that it was considering construction of an LNG plant at its ice-free Canaport deepwater facility, where it has operated an oil terminal since 1970 (see Daily GPI, July 26).

Unocal Corp. said yesterday that Ocean Energy Inc. and anunnamed company have agreed to participate in multiple prospects inits Keathley Canyon leases in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Theprospects are south and west of the Green Canyon area, and Unocalsaid the first wildcat would be on the Ponza prospect.

The American Gas Association (AGA) has formed a new LeadershipCouncil to serve as a forum for member company senior executives tomanage and participate in association activities. The council willinclude senior executives not serving on the AGA board.

FERC has decided to give Atlanta Gas Light (AGL) a short-termextension of waivers to Commission regulations to preserve the”status quo” of natural gas unbundling in the state while itexplores other non-waiver options for utilities.

Houston-based Michael Petroleum Corp. said it invested $1.5million in a venture to participate in the drilling of 38 naturalgas wells for Pemex in the Burgos Basin in Northern Mexico. MichaelFarmar, Michael Petroleum president, said the project has drillednine gas wells to date and anticipates drilling the remaining 29wells before Dec. 31, 1999.