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EnCana Corp., which endured minor explosions along its natural gas pipeline near Dawson Creek, BC, three times in October, was probably targeted by a local person with a grievance against the company, according to Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) investigators.

EnCana Corp., which endured minor explosions along its natural gas pipeline near Dawson Creek, BC, three times in October, was probably targeted by a local person with a grievance against the company, according to Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) investigators.

U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) buyers who are disappointed at the dearth of spot cargoes available on the world market have but one consolation: If they could get a spot cargo, they probably couldn’t afford it.

U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) buyers who are disappointed at the dearth of spot cargoes available on the world market have but one consolation: If they could get a spot cargo, they probably couldn’t afford it.

Low natural gas prices probably will continue until this fall, and it would not be a surprise to see the front-month contract price for gas drop below $5/MMBtu, an energy analyst said Friday.

BP plc Chairman Peter Sutherland acknowledged Thursday that the past couple of years have been “one of the most varied and probably turbulent [periods] in the company’s history, but he said the London-based producer will continue to take risks as it moves forward.

Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI) said its $22 billion management-led buyout received approvals from regulators in Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming, but the deal probably won’t be completed until August because of a procedural schedule recently released by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), which also must approve the transaction.

If El Paso were to sell ANR Pipeline, as has been rumored since early October, it probably would fetch about $2.7 billion in after-tax proceeds, said CreditSuisse analyst Carl Kirst. El Paso hasn’t commented on the rumors, but Kirst said the demise of the Continental Connector project, which would have fed gas into ANR, competition and low growth prospects in ANR’s upper Midwest market area make such a deal “conceivable.”

If El Paso were to sell ANR Pipeline, as has been rumored since early October, it probably would fetch about $2.7 billion in after-tax proceeds, said CreditSuisse analyst Carl Kirst. El Paso hasn’t commented on the rumors, but Kirst said the demise of the Continental Connector project, which would have fed gas into ANR, competition and low growth prospects in ANR’s upper Midwest market area make such a deal “conceivable.”