Questions

With only one official North Slope gasline proposal to consider and many questions yet to be answered, at least one Alaska lawmaker is losing faith in the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act (AGIA) process, he told NGI last week.

The marine fisheries division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has raised serious questions about the adequacy of the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) being developed by FERC on NorthernStar Natural Gas’s proposed Bradwood Landing liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal.

Colorado unveiled a proposed new set of guidelines for oil and natural gas production in the state in a series of stakeholder meetings last Tuesday in Denver, drawing questions and concerns from the industry. The proposal won’t be posted on the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission’s (O&G commission) website until Dec. 14 to allow some initial feedback from stakeholders to be included. The deadline for finalizing the new rules is July 1 next year.

Colorado unveiled a proposed new set of guidelines for oil and natural gas production in the state in a series of stakeholder meetings Tuesday in Denver, drawing questions and concerns from the industry. The proposal won’t be posted on the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission’s (O&G Commission) website until Dec. 14 to allow some initial feedback from stakeholders to be included. The deadline for finalizing the new rules is July 1 next year.

Questions surrounding the duration of the nation’s near-term cold snap continued to unravel the recent strength in natural gas futures trading on Tuesday as the December contract dropped 16.6 cents on the day to close at $7.557. The January contract, which will take over prompt-month status in overnight Wednesday trading, shaved 20.4 cents on Tuesday to finish at $7.817.

Top Minerals Management Service (MMS) officials are opting for early retirement to avoid stinging questions by congressional and federal investigators about the agency’s oil and natural gas royalty recovery and royalty-in-kind (RIK) programs, said the chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee last Wednesday.

Top Minerals Management Service (MMS) officials are opting for early retirement to avoid stinging questions by congressional and federal investigators about the agency’s oil and natural gas royalty recovery and royalty-in-kind (RIK) programs, said the chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee Wednesday.

In Mastiogale’s 10th edition of its industrywide Natural Gas Marketer Customer Value Study, respondents to survey questions indicated that “reliability of supply” was their top need when choosing a gas supplier.

In Mastiogale’s 10th edition of its industrywide Natural Gas Marketer Customer Value Study, respondents to survey questions indicated that “reliability of supply” was their top need when choosing a gas supplier.