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Chesapeake Energy Corp. CEO Aubrey McClendon, who sold his antique map collection in 2008 to the company in a deal that gave him a big profit in a year in which Chesapeake’s stock plunged by 60%, has agreed to reimburse the company with interest, according to court records.

November natural gas advanced Tuesday as players sensed some angst developing in traders who last week sold short and are now being forced to cover since their market objectives are not being realized. At the close November had risen 7.5 cents to $3.616 and December added 2.3 cents to $3.859. November crude oil added 40 cents to $85.81/bbl.

The Alberta Energy Ministry said it has sold a record C$2.68 billion in drilling rights so far this year, eclipsing the previous record of C$2.39 billion set in 2010.

The Alberta Energy Ministry said it has sold a record C$2.68 billion in drilling rights so far this year, eclipsing the previous record of C$2.39 billion set in 2010.

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. is backing out of the Rockies to focus on Appalachia and the Midcontinent.

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. is backing out of the Rockies to focus on Appalachia and the Midcontinent.

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. is backing out of the Rockies to focus on Appalachia and the Midcontinent.

The Pearl gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant in Ras Laffan Industrial City in the state of Qatar has sold its first commercial shipment of GTL gasoil, partners in the project Qatar Petroleum and Royal Dutch Shell plc said Monday. Pearl GTL is the largest energy project ever launched in the state of Qatar, they said.

Mexico’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal, which opened five years ago along the Gulf of Mexico coast, has been sold by its tripartite owners to Dutch-based Royal Vopak NV and Spain’s Enagas SA, it was announced Friday. Vopak will be the majority owner (60%).