Performances

In the film industry, directors give notes to actors about how to improve their performances. The energy industry has turned the tables on Gasland director Josh Fox, giving him some pointers for the sequel to his anti-hydraulic fracturing (fracking) film.

In the film industry, directors give notes to actors about how to improve their performances. The energy industry has turned the tables on Gasland director Josh Fox, giving him some pointers for the sequel to his anti-hydraulic fracturing (fracking) film.

Continued growth in the U.S. and Canadian onshore unconventional businesses will help to offset disappointing performances in 2Q2011 from the pressure pumping, U.S. offshore and international units, Nabors Industries Ltd. CEO Gene Isenberg said Monday.

Strong performances from natural gas pipeline, carbon dioxide (CO2) and terminals business segments helped Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (KMP) achieve its best quarter ever in 1Q2008, with earnings hitting $685 million, up 36% from $503 million in 1Q2007, the company said.

Strong performances from natural gas pipeline, carbon dioxide (CO2) and terminals business segments helped Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (KMP) achieve its best quarter ever in 1Q2008, with earnings hitting $685 million, up 36% from $503 million in 1Q2007, the company said.

Flat performances at the Southern California border and the Kern Delivery point in Arizona/Nevada were the only exceptions to cash prices continuing to rise across the board Tuesday. Forecasts of Wednesday lows in the 20s and 30s (and occasionally in the teens) from the Northeast through the Midwest and Upper Plains into the Rockies kept heating load at a relatively strong level for late March, and the cash market had extra support from the previous day’s 26.4-cent increase by April futures.

Despite good performances by its natural gas production and pipeline businesses in the first quarter, The Williams Cos. reported flat profits from a year ago due to heavy losses suffered on the power side.

Except for flat performances at Kingsgate and Texas Eastern M-2, weekend prices dropped at all points in Friday’s trading. Support from a strong screen Thursday and from very hot weather continuing across the South and in much of the West was unable to overcome the decline in power generation load in key northern market areas and the weekend’s typical loss in industrial demand.

Cruising on strong performances from its pipeline unit and master limited partnership, Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI) on Wednesday reported a 15% increase in 1Q earnings, with income from continuing operations of $145.7 million ($1.17/share), compared with 1Q2004 income of $127 million ($1.02).