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Appalachian Midstream Partners (AMP) will use a $176 million equity commitment from Avista Capital Partners to develop and expand its Bear Print system to serve Marcellus Shale gas production in north central Pennsylvania, the Columbus, OH-based company said.

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Friday called on Energy Secretary Steven Chu to broaden the membership of the panel charged with reviewing the hydraulic fracturing (fracking) practice used to develop shale natural gas.

Following up on President Obama’s mandate earlier this spring, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced a group of environmental, industry and state regulatory experts that will make recommendations to improve the safety and environmental performance of natural gas hydraulic fracturing in shale formations.

Following up on President Obama’s mandate earlier this spring, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced a group of environmental, industry and state regulatory experts that will make recommendations to improve the safety and environmental performance of natural gas hydraulic fracturing in shale formations.

Following up on President Obama’s mandate earlier this spring, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced a group of environmental, industry and state regulatory experts that will make recommendations to improve the safety and environmental performance of natural gas hydraulic fracturing in shale formations.

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu said last Monday that he was comfortable with the Obama administration’s decision to resume allowing leases to move forward in the Gulf of Mexico, but he did not address the ongoing controversy over the speed of that process (see NGI, April 4a). He did, however, mention the new offshore drilling requirements.

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu said Monday he was comfortable with the Obama administration’s decision to resume allowing leases to move forward in the Gulf of Mexico, but he did not address the ongoing controversy over the speed of that process (see Daily GPI, March 31). He did, however, mention the new offshore drilling requirements.

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu said Monday the Obama administration was looking for the “best practices” to move forward with hydraulic fracturing (fracking) of shale gas.

Labeling the success of China and other countries in clean energy industries as a new “Sputnik Moment” for the United States, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu told an audience at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, Monday that America needs to mobilize its innovation machine “so that we can compete in the global race for the jobs of the future.”