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The expansion of the Dominion Cove Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal facilities on the eastern shore of Maryland went into service on New Year’s Day, said Dominion spokesman Dan Donovan. He declined to say when the expanded plant would receive its first LNG shipment.

Looking to shore up county, municipal and school district budgets without raising taxes on residents, Pennsylvania House Majority Whip Bill DeWeese (D-Greene County) is turning to Marcellus Shale oil and natural gas producers to foot the bill. He has introduced legislation that would allow counties to assess value to natural gas, oil and coalbed methane resources before they are produced and tax the producers.

Looking to shore up county, municipal and school district budgets without raising taxes on residents, Pennsylvania House Majority Whip Bill DeWeese (D-Greene County) is turning to Marcellus Shale oil and natural gas producers to foot the bill. He has introduced legislation that would allow counties to assess value to natural gas, oil and coalbed methane resources before they are produced and tax the producers.

Looking to shore up its resources and renewable base, along with creating a national model, the Wyoming legislature is considering at least three more bills this session dealing with carbon sequestration and some of the nontechnical barriers it faces. Heading the charge is a Gillette, WY, legislator Tom Lubnau, who responded last Wednesday to questions from NGI.

Looking to shore up its resources and renewable base, along with creating a national model, the Wyoming legislature is considering a least three more bills this session dealing with carbon sequestration and some of the nontechnical barriers it faces. Heading the charge is a Gillette, WY, lawyer/legislator, Tom Lubnau, who responded Wednesday to questions from NGI.

Running out of time to shore up its finances ahead of a bank facility expiration Dec. 22, Commerce Energy Wednesday announced an agreement to sell off most of its remaining customer base. Commerce has through Nov. 26 to carve out a deal with Universal Energy Group Ltd (UEG), according to Commerce CEO Gregory Craig.

Eastern Shore Natural Gas (ESNG), a subsidiary of Chesapeake Utilities, received FERC approval for a $33.6 million, 36% increase (47,450 Dth/d) in its pipeline capacity in Delaware and Pennsylvania in 2006, 2007 and 2008. The project will add 55 miles of pipeline looping and two new delivery points.

In its continuing effort to pare down debt and shore up its domestic exploration and production program, El Paso Corp. on Monday announced that it has agreed to sell almost all of the rest of its Asian power assets to a subsidiary of Globeleq Ltd. for $109 million.

After spending the past two years shedding assets to shore up its balance sheet, Dynegy Inc. on Tuesday announced it is buying Sithe Energies and Sithe Independence LP from Exelon Corp., which includes a 1,042 MW combined-cycle power generation facility near Scriba, NY, four natural gas-fired merchant facilities in New York and four hydroelectric generation facilities in Pennsylvania.