Refine

Natural gas utilities, commercial firms and state regulators have called on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to refine its proposed definitions for swap dealers and major swap participants, which — unlike commodity end-users — will be subject to mandatory clearing of swaps under the agency’s proposed reforms.

Looking to refine and improve the timeliness of natural gas production data, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced on Friday plans for a new monthly survey (EIA-914), which will sample well operators. It is calling for comments on the proposed survey form.

Looking to refine and improve the timeliness of natural gas production data, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced on Friday plans for a new monthly survey (EIA-914), which will sample well operators. It is calling for comments on the proposed survey form.

The Department of Energy (DOE) announced it will fund aBillings, MT, company’s proposal to further refine and test acoal-based filtering product that could remove the impurities inthe water produced by stripper gas wells, thereby greatly reducingwaste-water disposal costs for producers and royalty owners. In theend, the DOE believes the product has the potential tosignificantly prolong the life of the thousands of stripper gaswells in the United States.