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The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has issued a final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for its revised Rawlins, WY, Resource Management Plan (RMP), outlining possible actions and their corresponding impacts for the millions of acres of natural gas-rich land in southern Wyoming. And now the agency is awaiting comments and the expected protests.

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) last Thursday voted unanimously to look into the possible change of control of National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp. and the actions of New Mountain Vantage and others acting in concert with New Mountain.

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Thursday voted unanimously to look into the possible change of control of National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp. and the actions of New Mountain Vantage and others acting in concert with New Mountain.

Despite word that a possible tropical storm could be swirling in the Gulf of Mexico as early as Thursday, natural gas futures traders put downward pressure on the October contract in Wednesday’s trade. The prompt month recorded a low of $6.160 before closing out at $6.180, down 38.8 cents from Tuesday’s close.

SEMCO Energy Gas Co. said Thursday that it is alerting customers of possible deceptive marketing tactics targeting natural gas customers in the utility’s service areas. The company said it has received complaints of customers being contacted by people claiming to be marketing natural gas contracts to residential and business customers and implying they are associated with SEMCO Energy. SEMCO Energy said it does not solicit residential or commercial customers for natural gas contracts and is urging its customers to be “extremely cautious” about any personal information they provide in telephone solicitations. The utility advised customers who have questions about being contacted by someone representing SEMCO Energy to call 1-800-624-2019.Customers of the utility have the option to buy their natural gas from a third-party provider, however, SEMCO Energy said it does not solicit customers to sign up for the customer choice program. The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) provides a list of all natural gas marketers licensed in Michigan on the MPSC website: http://www.cis.state.mi.us/mpsc/gas/choice.htm. The site includes a tab showing eligible customer choice marketers active in SEMCO Energy’s service areas. The utility distributes natural gas to more than 400,000 customers combined in Michigan, as SEMCO Energy Gas Co. and in Alaska, as ENSTAR Natural Gas Co.

Pogo Producing Co. confirmed last week that it is still exploring the possible sale or merger of the company after announcing the sale of Canadian subsidiary Northrock Resources Ltd. for $2 billion in cash to Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. (TAQA).

Pogo Producing Co. confirmed Tuesday that it is exploring the possible sale or merger of the company after announcing the sale of Canadian subsidiary Northrock Resources Ltd. for $2 billion in cash to Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. (TAQA).

The energy industry has done all it can to prepare for possible hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico this summer, but a “fragile people situation” remains, Chevron Corp. CEO Dave O’Reilly said Wednesday.

The energy industry has done all it can to prepare for possible hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico this summer, but a “fragile people situation” remains, Chevron Corp. CEO Dave O’Reilly said Wednesday.