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Looking to expand the types of customers it serves, AGL Resources announced Monday that it is acquiring Compass Energy Services Inc., a privately held Richmond, VA-based commercial and industrial energy services company.

With its expertise in selling and trading all types of commodities all over the world for more than 150 years, Louis Dreyfus’ success in marketing natural gas in North America should come as no surprise. What may have surprised industry watchers is the speed at which its physical gas sales have grown.

With its expertise in selling and trading all types of commodities all over the world for more than 150 years, Louis Dreyfus’ success in marketing natural gas in North America should come as no surprise. What may have surprised industry watchers is the speed at which its physical gas sales have grown.

The New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) is planning to release a report before the end of this year detailing the types of participants in the natural gas and crude oil futures markets, Nymex President James Newsome, former chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), said in an interview with NGI on Thursday.

The New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) is planning to release a report before the end of this year detailing the types of participants in the natural gas and crude oil futures markets, Nymex President James Newsome, former chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), said in an interview with NGI on Thursday.

Almost three months after TradeSpark LP lost half of its staff when the towers of the World Trade Center collapsed on Sept. 11, the company reported that it has seen steady growth in activity and participants on its electronic energy marketplace for the trading of a variety of energy products. In addition, the company said it saw a “significant jump” when EnronOnline went offline last week.

The price picture looked pretty bleak for bullish types earlierthis week, but they were taking heart Wednesday from a cashrebound, further strength in futures and signs that winter weatherlikely will return for a new siege, just as the groundhog predictedlast Friday. Most eastern gains tended to be in the teens, but mostwestern points rose by 20 cents or more, with the PG&E citygate(up almost $1.50) as the leader of the pack.

Amid the “uncertainty” over its interconnection policy, FERClast week clarified its procedures to give all types of electricgenerators, especially new market entrants, a “fair shake” athooking up to the interstate transmission grid.

Amid the “uncertainty” over its interconnection policy, FERCearlier this week clarified its procedures to give all types ofelectric generators, especially new market entrants, a “fair shake”at hooking up to the interstate transmission grid.