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Enterprise Products Partners LP (EPE), Duncan Energy Partners LP (DEP) and Enterprise GP Holdings LP (EPGP) realigned the boards of the respective general partners to strengthen corporate governance policies. The majority of each board now is composed of nonmanagement directors. The EPGP board is to be helmed by CEO and President Michael A. Creel, Executive Vice President (EVP) A.J. “Jim” Teague and three nonmanagement directors. The DEP board is now composed of President and CEO W. Randall Fowler and four nonmanagement directors. EPE is now run by President and CEO Ralph S. Cunningham, EVP Richard H. Bachmann and five nonmanagement directors. The changes to the boards do not impact the business units’ structures or their strategic focuses, EPE said.

May 24, 2010

Interior, API Square Off over Impact of Obama Policies on Leasing

The Interior Department and American Petroleum Institute (API) President Jack Gerard engaged in a war of words Wednesday over the impact of the Obama administration’s policies on the development of onshore and offshore oil and natural gas.

January 28, 2010

Interior, API Square Off over Impact of Obama Policies on Leasing

The Interior Department and American Petroleum Institute (API) President Jack Gerard engaged in a war of words Wednesday over the impact of the Obama administration’s policies on the development of onshore and offshore oil and natural gas.

January 28, 2010

Browner: Gas Needs to Be ‘Bigger Part of Our Energy Future’

While Obama administration policies may tend to discourage the development of natural gas on public lands, environmental czar Carol Browner last Monday said natural gas is critical to the nation’s energy future.

January 18, 2010

Browner: Gas Needs to Be ‘Bigger Part of Our Energy Future’

While Obama administration policies may tend to discourage the development of natural gas on public lands, environmental czar Carol Browner Monday said natural gas is critical to the nation’s energy future.

January 13, 2010

House Ag Leaders Decry Federal Reserve as Back-Up Regulator

A House draft measure that would place the Federal Reserve in the role as back-up regulator in the futures and securities markets got a cool reception from regulators and the House Agriculture Committee last Tuesday.

November 23, 2009

IEA: Unconventional Gas to Prolong Supply Glut

Whatever global climate policies are put into place, natural gas for years to come will play a “bridging role” in meeting the world’s sustainable energy needs, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said last week.

November 16, 2009

IEA: Natural Gas to Bridge World’s Energy Needs for Years

Whatever global climate policies are put into place, natural gas for years to come will play a “bridging role” in meeting the world’s sustainable energy needs, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Tuesday.

November 11, 2009

Survey: Obama Policies Supportive of Natural Gas

Renewable energy stands to benefit the most from Obama administration policies, but natural gas will be lifted as well, according to energy executives who responded to a recent poll. However, energy independence is wishful thinking for at least the next two decades, and mass production of power from renewable sources won’t come any time soon either, they said.

May 5, 2009

U.S., Mexico to Cooperate on Climate Change, Energy Policies

While highlighting plans for improved border security and migration policies, President Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon meeting in Mexico City Thursday, also pledged cooperation across the border on measures to address climate change and energy resources.

April 20, 2009