Planting

Protesters who tried to halt sour-gas production in northern British Columbia (BC) by planting bombs at four industry sites have lost their war. Development of the hazardous natural gas reserves, laced with lethal hydrogen-sulphide, will continue and possibly expand under a ruling handed down March 26 by Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB).

Protesters who tried to halt sour-gas production in northern British Columbia (BC) by planting bombs at four industry sites have lost their war. Development of the hazardous natural gas reserves, laced with lethal hydrogen-sulphide, will continue and possibly expand under a ruling handed down March 26 by Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB).

Pogo Producing Co. announced two transactions last week that have it pulling one foot out of the Gulf of Mexico and planting it in the Permian and Anadarko basins.

Lower natural gas prices and the approach of the spring planting season prompted Terra Industries to restart ammonia production on March 1 at its plants in Yazoo City, MS, and Billingham, Teesside, UK.

Lower natural gas prices and the approach of the spring planting season have prompted Terra Industries to plan the restart of ammonia production on March 1 at its plants in Yazoo City, MS, and Billingham, Teesside, UK.

The current commissioners on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission “may be planting the seeds for a massive failure of the energy infrastructure,” a veteran market analyst said on Wednesday, citing “the most unprecedented and blatantly political decision” made by FERC’s chief law judge against El Paso Corp.

The current commissioners on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission “may be planting the seeds for a massive failure of the energy infrastructure,” a veteran market analyst said on Wednesday, citing “the most unprecedented and blatantly political decision” made by FERC’s chief law judge against El Paso Corp.