Statement

Natural gas futures bulls made a strong statement Friday as they not only secured the gains of the week, but also built upon them, leaving market watchers to seriously ponder whether the lows for the extended downtrend were already in. The June contract soared another 23 cents Friday to close at $4.311, up an astonishing 76.5 cents from the previous week’s finish.

Four federal agencies last Wednesday issued a final programmatic environmental impact statement (final PEIS) proposing to designate more than 6,000 miles of energy transport corridors on federal lands in 11 western states.

Four federal agencies Wednesday issued a final programmatic environmental impact statement (final PEIS) proposing to designate more than 6,000 miles of energy transport corridors on federal lands in 11 western states.

Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) last Wednesday took its first step toward preparing an environmental statement and gathering public information on the first lease sale proposed off the East Coast in nearly three decades.

Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) Wednesday took its first step toward preparing an environmental statement and gathering public information on the first lease sale proposed off the East Coast in nearly three decades.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Friday issued a proposed resource management plan (PRMP) and final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for the Pinedale, WY, field office to help direct planning for lands and resources in the state’s natural gas-rich Sublette and Lincoln counties.

The U.S. Coast Guard and Maritime Administration (MARAD) Friday announced the availability of the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal offshore Alabama in the Gulf of Mexico proposed by Norwegian firm TORP Terminal LP. The agencies have scheduled a public hearing on the measure for Aug. 26 in Mobile.

A Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposed resource management plan (RMP) and final environmental impact statement (FEIS) was issued Friday for about 1.5 million acres in Utah’s Grand and northern San Juan counties. Among other things, the RMP would allow up to 432 oil and natural gas wells on a portion of the land.

The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) and the U.S. Coast Guard last week announced that a final environmental impact statement (FEIS) is available for Calypso LNG LLC’s proposed deepwater port off the southeastern coast of Florida.