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The board of directors of New York Mercantile Exchange Inc., (NYMEX) last week voted to elect J. Robert (Bo) Collins Jr. as president. Collins, until now the senior vice president of natural gas trading at El Paso Merchant Energy, has been serving on the NYMEX board since March as a trade representative. Before joining El Paso in 1997, Collins was a natural gas and crude options market maker with Pioneer Futures on the floor of the Exchange.

Rep. Robert Matsui (D-CA) last week introduced an energy tax bill as a companion to the comprehensive energy legislation that was unveiled by Senate Democrats earlier this year. The Energy Security and Tax Incentive Policy Act proposes a number of tax incentives and credits to spur the construction of new interstate electric and natural gas transmission facilities — notably an Alaska pipeline — and more gas distribution lines, as well as additional gathering to promote development in remote areas.

Rep. Robert Matsui (D-CA) last week introduced an energy tax bill as a companion to the comprehensive energy legislation that was unveiled by Senate Democrats earlier this year.

Despite the record rig count, gas production isn’t picking upspeed the way many expected, according to Robert Morris of SalomonSmith Barney. Gas production decline rates are extremely high andthe United States will be lucky to see production growth of 3% thisyear, Morris said during a conference call Friday.

Despite the record rig count, gas production isn’t picking upspeed the way many expected, according to Robert Morris of SalomonSmith Barney. Gas production decline rates are extremely high, andthe United States will be lucky to see production growth of 3% thisyear, Morris said during a conference call Friday.

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Robert Pitofsky has informed Rep.Henry J. Hyde (R-IL) that his concerns about rising natural gas prices will receive “careful consideration” at the agency, but he stopped short of promising to undertake a full-scale investigation.

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Robert Pitofsky onFriday informed Rep. Henry J. Hyde (R-IL) that his concerns aboutrising natural gas prices will receive “careful consideration” atthe agency, but he stopped short of vowing to undertake afull-scale investigation.

Robert Ray took on a new position with Dynegy Inc. yesterday.The nine-year company veteran was named vice president of StrategicInvestments, a job which entails strategic planning, valuation ofcorporate mergers and acquisitions, as well as the company’sinvestment in other business opportunities. Ray has held a numberof positions within Dynegy, most recently the title of vicepresident of Corporate Finance.

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky Thursdayoutlined some factors the FTC considers in determining whether andto what extent restructuring can save an otherwise anticompetitivemerger proposal. In remarks at the Cutting Edge AntitrustConference of Law Seminars International in New York City hestressed the need for transparency on behalf of federal regulatorsas restructuring proposals become more complex.