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New Pennsylvania wastewater treatment requirements have prompted Fountain Quail Water Management to add a third evaporator unit at its shared facility in Williamsport, PA, the company said.

Late Friday Anadarko Petroleum Corp. spoke up in defense of its creditworthiness following a ratings downgrade by Moody’s Investors Service that was prompted by the company’s potential liability for the Macondo well catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico.

Fuel switching from coal to natural gas, which was prompted by an almost 50% decline in gas prices, helped drive down the electric power sector’s carbon intensity nearly 4.3% in 2009, according to an Energy Information Administration (EIA) analysis of the level and drivers of energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2009.

Fuel switching from coal to natural gas, which was prompted by an almost 50% decline in gas prices, helped drive down the electric power sector’s carbon intensity nearly 4.3% in 2009, according to an Energy Information Administration (EIA) analysis of the level and drivers of energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2009.

As could be expected following Thursday’s 36.8-cent drop by June futures prompted by a bearish storage report, cash numbers tumbled at nearly all points Friday.

Complaints from area residents have prompted the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) to increase its enforcement presence in the five-county area of northeastern Pennsylvania connected to the Marcellus Shale, the agency said Friday.

Complaints from area residents have prompted the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) to increase its enforcement presence in the five-county area of northeastern Pennsylvania connected to the Marcellus Shale, the agency said Friday.

A sharp reversal in the near-term weather forecast prompted heavy buying of natural gas futures Monday. Short-term traders suggested the market still had room to advance further, but also saw the day’s advance as a prime selling opportunity.

A sharp reversal in the near-term weather forecast prompted heavy buying of natural gas futures Monday. Short-term traders suggested the market still had room to advance further, but also saw the day’s advance as a prime selling opportunity.