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New Mexico state officials promised Monday not to go quietly in the wake of White House intervention to speed up consideration of Houston-based El Paso Corp.’s plans to drill for coalbed methane in a pristine national forest region in the northeastern part of the state. An energy task force set up by the Bush Administration has overridden U.S. Forest Service opposition, according to a front page report in the Los Angeles Times.

The Rocky Mountain region is seen by many as the supply savior of the U.S. natural gas marketplace, but production growth in the region probably will be lower than many expect for the same reasons that have hindered development historically: pipeline takeaway constraints and the slow regulatory process, particularly drilling permitting, said Stu Wagner, an analyst with Petrie Parkman in Denver.

The Rocky Mountain region is seen by many as the supply savior of the U.S. natural gas marketplace, but production growth in the region probably will be lower than many expect for the same reasons that have hindered development historically: pipeline takeaway constraints and the slow regulatory process, particularly drilling permitting, said Stu Wagner, an analyst with Petrie Parkman in Denver.

After finalizing new technology that will speed up construction times on liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co. said Friday that it has licensed the patented LNG storage tank technology to U.K.-based Skanska Whessoe, an engineering, procurement and construction contractor with specialized, worldwide experience in storage and handling of low-temperature fluids.

After finalizing new technology that will speed up construction times on liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co. said that it has licensed the patented LNG storage tank technology to U.K.-based Skanska Whessoe, an engineering, procurement and construction contractor with specialized, worldwide experience in storage and handling of low-temperature fluids.

Those advocating a fast track for approval of infrastructure projects should get their message through to energy bill conferees, FERC Chairman Pat Wood said last Tuesday, noting that energy legislation only “comes around one time in about 10 years.”

Those advocating a fast track for approval of infrastructure projects should get their message through to energy bill conferees, FERC Chairman Pat Wood said Tuesday, noting that energy legislation only “comes around one time in about 10 years.”

Natural gas pipeline growth is moving full speed ahead in the Rocky Mountains, Southern California and the Northeast, but expansion of West-to-East transportation capacity, pipelines in Atlantic Canada and Gulf Coast infrastructure has slowed considerably — marking a huge change from the outlook just two years ago, a panel of energy executives said Wednesday.

Natural gas pipeline growth is moving full speed ahead in the Rocky Mountains, Southern California and the Northeast, but expansion of West-to-East transportation capacity, pipelines in Atlantic Canada and Gulf Coast infrastructure has slowed considerably — marking a huge change from the outlook just two years ago, a panel of energy executives said Wednesday.