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The Bureau of Land Management in Colorado (BLM) has said it will issue oil and gas leases in the natural gas-prone watersheds of the town of Palisade and the city of Grand Junction in the southern Piceance Basin, but it will suspend those leases for up to one year, directing that oil and gas development be delayed to allow the lessee to work with the two jurisdictions to prepare a “community-based development plan” to address additional community concerns.

The Bureau of Land Management in Colorado (BLM) has said it will issue oil and gas leases in the natural gas-prone watersheds of the town of Palisade and the city of Grand Junction in the southern Piceance Basin, but it will suspend those leases for up to one year, directing that oil and gas development be delayed to allow the lessee to work with the two jurisdictions to prepare a “community-based development plan” to address additional community concerns.

New administrative lines drawn by the Interior Department that place the eastern boundaries of offshore Louisiana and Alabama deep into the gas-prone eastern Gulf of Mexico area of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) have come under fire from Florida lawmakers and House Resources Committee Chairman Richard Pombo (R-CA).

Troubleshooting a 268-mile stretch of pipeline in the state of Washington that has been susceptible to ruptures, the Williams Companies’ Northwest Pipeline filed an application with FERC last week requesting authorization to construct and operate an estimated $333 million pipeline replacement project.

Troubleshooting a 268-mile stretch of pipeline that has been susceptible to ruptures, a unit of Williams on Monday filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission requesting authorization to construct and operate an estimated $333 million project to replace natural gas capacity on its Northwest Pipeline in western Washington.

Troubleshooting a 268-mile stretch of pipeline that has been susceptible to ruptures, a unit of Williams on Monday filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission requesting authorization to construct and operate an estimated $333 million project to replace natural gas capacity on its Northwest Pipeline in western Washington.

Calgary, AB-based Canadian Superior Energy Inc. said last week that it has entered into an agreement with the Canadian division of El Paso Corp. to acquire El Paso’s Drumheller Area oil and gas assets, production facilities, gas plants and undeveloped lands located in Central Alberta.

Calgary, AB-based Canadian Superior Energy Inc. said Monday that it has entered into an agreement with the Canadian division of El Paso Corp. to acquire El Paso’s Drumheller Area oil and gas assets, production facilities, gas plants and undeveloped lands located in Central Alberta.