The energy industry is seeking to shoot down a bill (HB 1341) pending in the Colorado General Assembly that would significantly change the make-up of the state commission that manages oil and natural gas operations.
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Economic Forces Drive Gas to Bigger Global Markets, ExxonMobil Exec Says
Natural gas’ share of worldwide energy use will shoot up to 25% from its current level of about 20%, said Scott Nauman, gas marketing manager for the Americas at ExxonMobil, predicting that oil and natural gas will continue for the next 50 years to be the dominant fuels, with gas’ proportion growing as its annual growth rate outstrips both oil and coal.
Analyst: Terrorist-Induced Energy Price Spurts Only Short Term
Prices for natural gas and crude will shoot up in the short term, but the upward movement isn’t likely to be sustained for the longer term in the wake of last Tuesday’s terrorist attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center in New York and badly damaged the Pentagon near Washington D.C., according to Raymond James & Associates.
Alberta Regulators Shoot Down Shell’s Drilling Plans
The Alberta Energy and Utilities Board dealt a blow to Shell Canada Ltd. by rejecting an application to drill a prime target that the company wanted badly enough to invest more than two years in seeking approval. The dramatic regulatory setback has left industry executives voicing hope that it was an isolated case and confirmed that the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers has been right to target access to drilling targets as a priority issue.
Fingers Crossed, Alliance, Vector Shoot for Dec. 1
Alliance Pipeline informed its shippers last week that all debris has been cleared from the pipe, all connections are up and running, and that commercial service will begin on Dec. 1. Commercial service originally was expected to begin on Oct. 1 but was delayed several times because of commissioning problems (see NGI, Nov. 13).
Fingers Crossed, Alliance, Vector Shoot for Dec. 1
Alliance Pipeline informed its shippers yesterday that all debrishas been cleared from the pipe, all connections are up and running,and that commercial service will begin on Dec. 1. Commercial serviceoriginally was expected to begin on Oct. 1 but was delayed severaltimes because of commissioning problems (see Daily GPI, Nov. 10).