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Texas Cities Hindering Gas Development, Says Attorney

Natural gas exploration and production began in urban areas of the Barnett Shale in North Texas nearly a decade ago, and early municipal regulation of the activity was less onerous than it is today, an industry lawyer told a Texas House committee Thursday.

November 22, 2010

New York County Weighing Marcellus Drilling Options

One New York county in the midst of the Marcellus Shale may be looking to promote natural gas drilling in an effort to regain jobs that have left the area since the Empire State instituted a de facto moratorium on drilling two years ago.

October 25, 2010

NorthernStar Unfazed by Issues Raised in Oregon LNG Plans

NorthernStar Natural Gas Co. was neither surprised nor concerned by reports surfacing late in June that a local planning/zoning review could delay permitting of its proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal along the Columbia River in Oregon. Senior Vice President Joseph Desmond told NGI Thursday he welcomes the critical look at the company’s plans.

July 2, 2007
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