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Shale gas plays generally, and the still-fledgling Utica play specifically, are promoting the potential for a reemergence of the U.S. industrial sector, according to industry experts who spoke Monday at the opening of the LDC Gas Forum Midcontinent meeting in Chicago.

DCP Midstream LLC is promoting a number of Midcontinent-focused projects currently under way that combined represent an investment of $2 billion. Among them is infrastructure development to provide natural gas liquids (NGL) takeaway capacity to Mont Belvieu, TX.

A legislator in the Pennsylvania General Assembly has introduced a bill designed to encourage the use of natural gas vehicles (NGVs) and the construction of fueling stations to support them within the state that his home to the heart of the Marcellus Shale.

In a week’s time the bullishness for natural gas as a transportation fuel moved up considerably, with the Obama administration and industry promoting the increased use of natural gas-fueled vehicles.

The House Appropriations Committee last Tuesday voted out a $33.3 billion spending bill promoting renewable energy, energy efficiency and electricity grid modernization programs in fiscal year (FY) 2010. Oil and natural gas were given short shrift.

The House Appropriations Committee Tuesday voted out a $33.3 billion spending bill promoting renewable energy, energy efficiency and electricity grid modernization programs in fiscal year (FY) 2010. Oil and natural gas were given short shrift.

Three House lawmakers last week introduced bipartisan legislation (HR 1835) that would expand and extend by 18 years tax incentives promoting the use of natural gas as a transportation fuel.

Three House lawmakers have introduced bipartisan legislation (HR 1835) that would expand and extend tax incentives promoting the use of natural gas as a transportation fuel by 18 years.

Prospects that an Alaska gas pipeline will move ahead are raising anxiety in the Canadian camp promoting construction of a Mackenzie project first. Bob Reid, Calgary president of Aboriginal Pipeline Group, let the concern show in a blistering statement intended to light a fire under the stalled Canadian regulatory process.