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The fledgling oil and gas industry emerging in parts of Idaho has raised a debate over proposed rules on drilling being considered at the city and county government level. Both sides are gearing up for a fight in the state legislature next year.

Liquefaction and export of domestic U.S. gas is no longer a pipe dream but an eventual certainty given the abundance of supplies from shales and thirst for gas in other parts of the world, particularly in Asian markets, said speakers at Deloitte’s annual Oil & Gas Conference in Houston Thursday. True, there are export naysayers; a recent Deloitte study commissioned by BG Group addresses at least some of their concerns.

Liquefaction and export of domestic U.S. gas is no longer a pipe dream but an eventual certainty given the abundance of supplies from shales and thirst for gas in other parts of the world, particularly in Asian markets, said speakers at Deloitte’s annual Oil & Gas Conference in Houston Thursday. True, there are export naysayers; a recent Deloitte study commissioned by BG Group addresses at least some of their concerns.

The biggest catalyst for growth in Canada’s provinces in the coming year will be in the natural resource sector, which in some parts of the country has seen strong growth in unconventional oil and natural gas, according to Royal Bank of Canada (RBC).

The biggest catalyst for growth in Canada’s provinces in the coming year will be in the natural resource sector, which in some parts of the country has seen strong growth in unconventional oil and natural gas, according to Royal Bank of Canada (RBC).

Other than parts of the South, desert Southwest and California, it was rare to find any forecasts for Thursday lows that didn’t range from around freezing to a few degrees below zero. But that was able to keep only a little more than half of the cash market from seeing losses Wednesday. One source suggested that increasing use of storage in lieu of spot gas purchases may have been limiting the price-boosting impact of the cold weather.

A moderate majority of points were up again Tuesday as a mix of rain and snow is expected to move into the Northeast and parts of the Mid-Atlantic before fading Thursday, and except for the eastern end of the South most regions can expect bottom-end temperatures ranging from the vicinity of freezing to much lower. Monday’s 12.3-cent screen dive had only a moderate impact on the softening locations.

The Federal Reserve Board took notice of an expanding shale gas industry in parts of the country as the national economy grew at a moderate pace, according to a report released Wednesday.

The House Financial Services Committee last Wednesday voted out three bills that clarify and polish up parts of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act, but make no substantive changes.