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The hunt is on for shale gas in Europe and it’s likely to be successful with a “substantial impact on global gas markets,” according to a recent analyst’s report. That impact could come as early as 2015.

Apache Corp. is off to “fast start” in 2010 with eight consecutive successful wells in the Gulf of Mexico, CEO G. Steven Farris said Thursday.

Apache Corp. is off to “fast start” in 2010 with eight consecutive successful wells in the Gulf of Mexico, CEO G. Steven Farris said Thursday.

Williams has completed a successful binding open season for its proposed Northeast Supply Project, which would expand the Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line (Transco) from Station 195 in York County, PA, to delivery points in Zone 6. An open season was launched in June for the project, which would expand Transco’s existing system with the addition of the Rockaway Delivery Lateral (see NGI, June 29). According to open season results, shippers for the Northeast Connector executed firm precedent agreements for 100,000 Dth/d, and Rockaway Delivery Lateral shippers executed firm precedent agreements for 647,000 Dth/d, Williams said. The project could be available for service beginning late 2012, subject to approval by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Williams said Thursday it completed a successful binding open season for its proposed Northeast Supply Project, which would expand the Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line (Transco) from Station 195 in York County, PA, to delivery points in Zone 6.

With another successful appraisal well completed, BP plc has “firmly established” the Mad Dog Field as the third giant field in the producer’s Gulf of Mexico (GOM) portfolio, a company executive said Friday.

With another successful appraisal well completed, BP plc has “firmly established” the Mad Dog Field as the third giant field in the producer’s Gulf of Mexico (GOM) portfolio, a company executive said Friday.

Enbridge Inc. has completed a successful nonbinding open season for its proposed interstate LaCrosse Pipeline, the company said Wednesday. The pipe would carry 1-1.8 Bcf/d of growing regional gas supplies from the company’s Carthage Hub in East Texas to an interconnect with Southern Natural Gas in southeastern Louisiana.

The Senate moved the $10 billion omnibus lands bill a step closer to passage Monday and put into play a strategy that, if successful, could get the legislation over some of the procedural hurdles that have stalled the measure in the House. The bill would take millions of acres of public lands in the West off the table for potential oil and natural gas development.