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The North American onshore rig count may recover somewhat in 2013, but it likely will be lower than last year, Schlumberger Ltd. CEO Paal Kibsgaard said Friday.

The North American onshore rig count may recover somewhat in 2013, but it likely will be lower than last year, Schlumberger Ltd. CEO Paal Kibsgaard said Friday.

In the fall, a natural gas producer’s heart turns to selling more gas at higher prices. This winter should be somewhat colder — and more rewarding to producers — than last, according to the Natural Gas Supply Association’s (NGSA) Winter Outlook, released last Wednesday.

In the fall, a natural gas producer’s heart turns to selling more gas at higher prices. This winter should be somewhat colder — and more rewarding to producers — than last, according to the Natural Gas Supply Association’s (NGSA) Winter Outlook, released Wednesday.

Capping off a string of regulatory actions that have been favorable to the oil and natural gas industry — and somewhat embarrassing to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) — the regulator last week delayed the release of final air pollution standards for hydraulic fracturing (fracking).

Capping off a string of regulatory actions that have been favorable to the oil and natural gas industry — and somewhat embarrassing to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) — the regulator has said it will delay the release of final air pollution standards for hydraulic fracturing (fracking) for two weeks.

Capping off a string of regulatory actions that have been favorable to the oil and natural gas industry — and somewhat embarrassing to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) — the regulator has said it will delay the release of final air pollution standards for hydraulic fracturing (fracking) for two weeks.

The mild temperatures that have dominated this winter’s weather will fade somewhat over the next three months, with cooler-than-normal temperatures moving into much of the western United States and parts of the Northeast, according to forecasters at Andover, MA-based Weather Services International (WSI).

The mild temperatures that have dominated this winter’s weather will fade somewhat over the next three months, with cooler-than-normal temperatures moving into much of the western United States and parts of the Northeast, according to forecasters at Andover, MA-based Weather Services International (WSI).