Spokesman

Pennsylvania Continues Push for Marcellus Ethane Cracker

Members of Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett’s cabinet were joined by supporters from the state’s general assembly and local and regional officials Thursday at the Community College of Beaver County in Monaca, PA, to lobby for construction of a petrochemical complex, including an ethane cracker, in the southwestern Pennsylvania borough.

June 18, 2012

CNYOG Urges Quick Action on Marcellus Pipe Project

Officials with Inergy subsidiary Central New York Oil & Gas Co. LLC (CNYOG) have called on FERC to quickly issue a certificate so the company can begin construction of its MARC Hub Line project in northeastern Pennsylvania, saying failure to do so “would have significant adverse commercial consequences for CNYOG and its shippers.” The project would give northern markets greater access to Marcellus Shale gas.

October 26, 2011

Jilted Partner Sues Over Oil Pipeline

Energy Transfer Partners LP, the former partner with Enterprise Products Partners LP in a proposed oil pipeline from Cushing, OK, to Houston, is suing Enterprise and its new partner in a similar project, Enbridge Inc.

October 4, 2011

Magnum Hunter, Seller Countersue Again in North Dakota

Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. and a private seller of assets in the Williston Basin have leveled a second round of lawsuits against each other in federal court in North Dakota, the latest in a series of legal battles involving about 15,500 gross oil and gas acres.

August 23, 2011

Another International Heavyweight Buys Into U.S. Shales

Australian energy giant BHP Billiton Petroleum has become the latest international energy heavyweight to buy into U.S. shale plays with a transaction to acquire Chesapeake Energy Corp.’s Fayetteville Shale portfolio for $4.75 billion cash.

February 23, 2011

Royalty Underpayment Alleged in Barnett Shale

A Barnett Shale landowner is suing units of Chesapeake Energy Corp. alleging underpayment of royalties via a scheme involving gas sales to an affiliate at less than full value. The lawsuit seeks class action status.

October 5, 2010

‘Incident’ Shuts in Sable Island Production

Gas production at the Sable Offshore Energy Project off the coast of Nova Scotia was shut in early Tuesday morning due to an “operational incident,” a spokesman for ExxonMobil, operator of the field, told NGI.

April 8, 2009

New Gas Alliance Drawing Producers Large and Small

Some of the nation’s top independent producers plan to meet in Houston in mid-March to formulate their action plan for the American Natural Gas Alliance (ANGA), a spokesman told NGI Thursday.

February 27, 2009

Dynegy Moving ‘Expeditiously’ to Secure Midstream Buyer; Company Merger Rumored

Dynegy Inc. is “moving forward as expeditiously as possible” to find a buyer for its midstream natural gas business, a company spokesman said Thursday. However, with the midstream assets nearly sold, Dynegy also is rumored to be looking for a merger opportunity — the CEO said recently that Dynegy’s remaining power assets by themselves would not be a “sustainable business model.”

June 17, 2005

Industry: ‘This is the Year’ that Congress Will Pass a Broad Energy Bill

“This is the year we will get comprehensive energy legislation,” said a spokesman for the Natural Gas Supply Association (NGSA) at the 19th annual GasMart conference Thursday.

March 21, 2005