Stirred

The current debate over the impact of hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking) on water supplies got stirred up Wednesday by decades-old documents touted by both proponents and critics of the process.

The $4.3 billion tie-up that would merge shale player Atlas Energy Inc. with Chevron Corp. has stirred up a controversy with Atlas’ well-heeled joint venture (JV) partner Reliance Industries Ltd., whose management suggested in recent correspondence that it may be considering a counter proposal.

The $4.3 billion tie-up that would merge shale player Atlas Energy Inc. with Chevron Corp. has stirred up a controversy with Atlas’ well-heeled joint venture (JV) partner Reliance Industries Ltd., whose management suggested in recent correspondence that it may be considering a counter proposal.

While the two partners stayed mum, active solicitation of potential buyers by investment bank Lazard Ltd. has stirred speculation that an announcement is coming soon on the European Commission-mandated sale of the Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS) 51% stake in a joint venture commodities trading operation with San Diego-based Sempra Energy. The U.S. energy holding company has made clear that it wants to remain in the highly lucrative trading space.

While the two partners stayed mum, active solicitation of potential buyers by investment bank Lazard Ltd. has stirred speculation that an announcement is coming soon on the European Commission-mandated sale of the Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS) 51% stake in a joint venture commodities trading operation with San Diego-based Sempra Energy. The U.S. energy holding company has made clear that it wants to remain in the highly lucrative trading space.

While the two partners are staying mum, active solicitation of potential buyers by an investment bank has stirred speculation that an announcement is coming soon on the European Commission-mandated sale of the Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS) 51% stake in a joint venture commodities trading operation with San Diego-based Sempra Energy. The U.S. energy holding company has made clear that it wants to remain in the highly lucrative trading space.

The plan by sponsors of the $1.27 billion, 500-mile long Midcontinent Express system to lease 500,000 Dth/d on the Enogex system in Oklahoma as part of their project has stirred up opposition from current Enogex customers that say the lease is discriminatory since they have been unable to get firm transportation on the intrastate line.

The plan by sponsors of the $1.27 billion, 500-mile long Midcontinent Express system to lease 500,000 Dth/d on the Enogex system in Oklahoma as part of their project has stirred up opposition from current Enogex customers who say the lease is discriminatory since they have been unable to get firm transportation on the intrastate line.

Canada’s northern natural gas pipeline project stirred up a hornet’s nest of environmental protest when roving regulatory hearings made their sole foray into a big southern city, but project sponsors didn’t shrink from the swarm.