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Trunkline Gas Co.’s proposal to abandon by sale 770 miles of its system has come under fire at FERC from Michigan customers served by the pipeline because it would reduce Trunkline’s service into the state to a single natural gas pipeline from the current two lines.

Chesapeake Energy Corp.’s Aubrey McClendon, who has served as chairman and CEO since he co-founded the company in 1989, will no longer be running the board of directors after Friday (June 22). Questions remain about how the incoming nonexecutive chairman may change the company’s direction — and how McClendon conforms in his more tightly defined role.

Chesapeake Energy Corp.’s Aubrey McClendon, who has served as chairman and CEO since he co-founded the company in 1989, will no longer be running the board of directors after Friday (June 22). Questions remain about how the incoming nonexecutive chairman may change the company’s direction — and how McClendon conforms in his more tightly defined role.

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) appointed Zak Covar executive director for the agency effective May 1. Covar has served as deputy executive director since August 2009. He succeeds Mark Vickery, who is retiring from state government after 25 years of service. From 2005 to 2007, Covar worked as the environmental and natural resource adviser to Gov. Rick Perry and was responsible for advising the governor and senior staff on all major budget and policy issues pertaining to the TCEQ, the Railroad Commission of Texas and Texas Parks and Wildlife.

Vincente Martinez, who most recently served as an enforcement official with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has been tapped as the first director of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) new Whistleblower Office.

Southwestern Energy Services Co. (SESC), an anchor shipper on a Millennium Pipeline expansion project that will transport Marcellus Shale gas, has urged FERC to approve the mostly compression expansion of Millennium by Feb. 1 so that it can be in operation by Nov. 1, delivering additional supplies to Northeast and New England markets.

Aboriginal leaders have served notice that the north Pacific coast of British Columbia is open for energy business with Asia, at least when the tanker cargoes are liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Aboriginal leaders have served notice that the north Pacific coast of British Columbia is open for energy business with Asia, at least when the tanker cargoes are liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) Friday announced his intention not to seek re-election to a sixth term. He has served as chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee for nearly eight years (2001-2003 and 2007-2011), making him the top poliucymaker on Capitol Hill on energy issues. Bingaman, who is 67 years old, informed Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) of his decision Thursday. He is the fourth senator aligned with Democrats to not seek re-election, following announcements already this year by Sens. Kent Conrad of North Dakota, Jim Webb of Virginia and Joe Lieberman, the Connecticut independent who caucuses with Democrats, the Wall Street Journal reported..