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A majority of large long-haul, heavy-duty trucking fleet operators are turning thumbs down on liquefied natural gas (LNG) options for their vehicles, preliminary results from a survey by a logistics consulting firm for freight shippers showed Thursday.

Chevron Corp. on Thursday gave a thumbs-up to develop the $4 billion Big Foot project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GOM), two months after the company sanctioned the long-awaited Jack/St. Malo project.

Chevron Corp. on Thursday gave a thumbs-up to develop the $4 billion Big Foot project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GOM), which comes two months after the company sanctioned the long-awaited Jack/St. Malo project.

Fitch Ratings on Friday gave a thumbs-up to the credit ratings for El Paso Corp. (EP) and its core pipeline and exploration and production (E&P) subsidiaries and said the outlook is “stable.”

Fitch Ratings on Friday gave a thumbs-up to the credit ratings for El Paso Corp. (EP) and its core pipeline and exploration and production (E&P) subsidiaries, and said the outlook is “stable.”

Is BHP Billiton, the global Australian mining and energy giant, down to its last strike in California after two state agencies turned an emphatic thumbs down on the company’s proposed $800 million, 800 MMcf/d offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal? That’s the salient question hovering over the Southern California coast as BHP’s permitting and appeals processes play out.

The American Gas Association (AGA) and American Public Gas Association (APGA) gave a thumbs-up to FERC’s proposed rule issued in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita that would beef up the Commission’s pipeline reporting requirements in the event of pipeline damage that disrupts supply. However, Nevada-based Pauite Pipeline said the rule is vague, overly broad and could sharply raise the reporting burden on pipeline companies while inundating the Commission with insignificant information on minor pipeline events.

The American Gas Association (AGA) and American Public Gas Association (APGA) gave a thumbs-up to FERC’s proposed rule issued in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita that would beef up the Commission’s pipeline reporting requirements in the event of pipeline damage that disrupts supply. However, Nevada-based Pauite Pipeline said the rule is vague, overly broad and could sharply raise the reporting burden on pipeline companies while inundating the Commission with insignificant information on minor pipeline events.

Against the backdrop of apparent voter confusion, strong opposition from various state newspaper editorial boards and a thumbs down from all five members of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), Proposition 80, California’s retail electricity reregulation ballot initiative, was rejected by California voters last Tuesday. The rejection was part of a broader avalanche of opposition at the ballot box to a number of initiatives up for consideration this year in the state.