Wants

The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Kemmerer, WY, office wants a broader cross-section of public comment on a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the Moxa Arch Area (MAA) Infill Gas Development Project before selecting a preferred alternative — something the agency has rarely if ever done before.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) wants to revise five different land use plans (LUP) now in place in the south-central part of Utah to put in place one resource management plan (RMP) for about 554,000 acres of public land surface estate administered by the agency. Under BLM’s preferred alternative, about 48% of the publicly administered land in the Kanab, UT, region would be open for oil and natural gas leasing.

The Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) Tuesday ordered an investigation of the safety practices of Northern Utilities. The commission also wants to know how the natural gas utility manages its operations and maintenance program.

The chairman of Chesapeake Energy Corp. wants an apology from Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell — but it’s not likely the Republican governor will oblige.

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (APC) wants to sell its stakes in 155 producing wells on about 100,000 gross acres in the Washakie Basin of Wyoming and the Sand Wash Basin of Colorado. Total production for the fields, which are 96% weighted to natural gas, averaged 39.4 MMcfe/d net in the first seven months of the year, which is equal to nearly 5% of APC’s daily gas production in the Rockies in 2Q2007.

The chairman of Chesapeake Energy Corp. wants an apology from Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell — but it’s not likely the Republican governor will oblige.

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (APC) wants to sell its stakes in 155 producing wells on about 100,000 gross acres in the Washakie Basin of Wyoming and the Sand Wash Basin of Colorado. Total production for the fields, which are 96% weighted to natural gas, averaged 39.4 MMcfe/d net in the first seven months of the year, which is equal to nearly 5% of APC’s daily gas production in the Rockies in 2Q2007.

There’s a downside to being a top energy marketer — everyone wants to hire your employees. BP plc CEO Tony Hayward said last week the company has lost its fair share of energy traders to investment banks in recent months, but the company will not overpay to retain talent.

There’s a downside to being a top energy marketer — everyone wants to hire your employees. BP plc CEO Tony Hayward said Tuesday the company has lost its fair share of energy traders to investment banks in recent months, but he said the company will not overpay to retain talent.