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More than 35,000 manufacturing jobs could be created in Louisiana thanks to affordable supplies of natural gas from shale plays, American Chemistry Council (ACC) CEO Cal Dooley said.

Companies that aim to export domestic shale gas can expect to face a tough spot market, according to Terry Engelder, the Penn State University geosciences professor who helped prove the value of the Marcellus Shale.

Royal Dutch Shell plc is taking a bigger bet on future growth of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by agreeing to become a natural gas supplier and equity partner in Chevron Corp.’s Wheatstone, one of two mega projects now under way in Australia.

A subsidiary of natural gas giant Encana Corp. last week clinched a deal to be the sole fuel supplier to a California-based water company that will use trucks powered with liquefied natural gas (LNG) to service Haynesville Shale producers.

A subsidiary of natural gas giant Encana Corp. agreed Tuesday to be the sole fuel supplier to a California-based water company that will use trucks powered with liquefied natural gas (LNG) initially to service Haynesville Shale producers.

The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Monday cited National Grid, a major supplier of natural gas and electricity to the U.S. Northeast, for alleged serious violations of trenching safety standards that led to an employee being injured following the June collapse of a natural gas line trench in Boston. National Grid faces a total of $36,500 in proposed fines.

Chicago-based Nordic Energy Services LLC, an independently owned alternative retail electric supplier, has finalized an agreement to provide natural gas delivery and consulting services supplying approximately 400 facilities managed by the City of Chicago’s Department of General Services. Under the five-year agreement Nordic also will advise the city on long-term purchasing opportunities. Formed in 2002, Nordic supplies natural gas, electricity and related services to commercial and industrial customers in deregulated markets. Nordic also provides customized risk management and hedging solutions, energy scheduling, bill audit services and other energy related consulting services.

It appears that TransCanada’s new natural gas pipeline project across northern Alberta has confirmed that Canada will reduce its role as an international natural gas supplier in order to raise its profile in oil.

It appears that TransCanada’s new natural gas pipeline project across northern Alberta has confirmed that Canada will reduce its role as an international natural gas supplier in order to raise its profile in oil.