Analyst Says Ohio Figures Misleading, Predicts Surge in Gas, NGLs North America Onshore Activity 'Up Overall' Southwestern's Fayetteville Comes Alive With $4 NatGas Wyoming Landowner Group Seeks E&P Rule Revisions Poland Nixes Shale Gas Taxes Until 2020 Range Sees 8 Bcf/d Potential from Marcellus Northeast Shale Challenges Bigger, Not Different, Says Williams Exec EDF 'Co-opted' by NatGas Industry, Grassroots Groups Say Laredo Giving Permian Sole Focus Colorado Becoming 'War Zone' for Fracking Debate Pioneer Gets A 'Strong Mabee' on Wolfcamp B Prospectivity Shales Are a Means, Not an End, Says CERA Co-Founder New York Landowners Sue Norse Over Expired Leases Ohio Water District Sells More Water to Gulfport, Enacts New Policy Warren Resources Plans 25 Coalbed Methane Wells in Wyoming New Refinery Would Handle Eagle Ford Crude Chesapeake Taps Anadarko Veteran to Succeed McClendon Cabot to Use Marcellus Gas to Power Pennsylvania Fracking $2B in Tax Revenue Expected from Shale-Driven Chemical Projects West Virginia Enviro Groups Ask USDA to Require Tracers U.S. NatGas Demand Increases Unlikely to Spark Price Spikes, Study Finds Public Webinar Series on NY Fracking to Begin Wednesday Ohio's Utica Oil Figures Disappoint, But Sweet Spots Emerging DOE Lets Out A Little More of the Shale Gale Producers, Environmentalists Alike Lament Draft Fracking Rule Texas Firm Seeks to Provide Gas-Based Well Site Services New Rail Parks Slated for Eagle Ford Country Ninth New NatGas Power Plant Approved for Pennsylvania

Sempra CEO: DOE Freeport OK is Mandate for LNG Exports
Breaking News from NGI's Daily Gas Price Index  posted May 24, 8:28 AM
Sempra expects U.S. approval by year-end and it is eyeing export possibilities longer term in Mexico. ( more )

Deep Panuke Ramp-Up By June's End, Claims Builder
Breaking News from NGI's Daily Gas Price Index  posted May 24, 8:28 AM
The Encana Corp. natural gas field offshore Nova Scotia has been in development for more than 10 years. ( more )

Traders Keeping Powder Dry; June Called 4 Cents Lower
Breaking News from NGI's Daily Gas Price Index  posted May 24, 8:08 AM
Futures eased in overnight trading on heavy volume. ( more )

East, Northeast Lead Broad Retreat, But Futures Bound Higher
from NGI's Daily Gas Price Index  May 24, 2013
Cash and futures prices moved in opposite directions following a government inventory report. ( more )

U.S. NatGas Prices Facing Pressure 'For Many Years'
from NGI's Daily Gas Price Index  May 24, 2013
King Coal's overthrow by natural gas "looks increasingly inevitable from 2020 onwards," says Credit Suisse's Ed Westlake. ( more )

Coal Regains Some Market Share From Natural Gas
from NGI's Daily Gas Price Index  May 24, 2013
The Energy Information Administration predicts that coal will account for 40.1% of power generation in the United States this year, while natural gas will have a 27.8% share. ( more )

Atlantic Hurricane Season Could Be 'Extremely Active,' NOAA Says
from NGI's Daily Gas Price Index  May 24, 2013
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration joins a growing list of forecasters expecting more than the average number of named storms, hurricanes and major hurricanes forming in the Atlantic Basin this year. ( more )

FERC Sets Freeport LNG for Environmental Review
from NGI's Daily Gas Price Index  May 24, 2013
Last week, the project received its long-sought authorization to export U.S. liquefied natural gas to non-free trade agreement countries. ( more )

Virginia Senators Want State in Offshore Leasing Plan
from NGI's Daily Gas Price Index  May 24, 2013
On Wednesday Democrats Mark Warner and Tim Kaine introduced legislation to include the state in offshore leasing, similar to a bill proposed by Virginia House Republican Scott Rigell. ( more )

Nevada Utility Plan for Coal Rollback Advances
from NGI's Daily Gas Price Index  May 24, 2013
Revised language in a state legislative bill has reduced opposition to the proposal. ( more )

Halliburton, Baker See Upturn in U.S., Canada
from NGI's Daily Gas Price Index  May 23, 2013
However, Mexico's state-owned Petroleos Mexicanos reduced its rig allocations for the year, and business there has nearly dried up, said executives. ( more )

Jordan Cove Seeks FERC Nod to Build West Coast LNG Export Facility
from NGI's Daily Gas Price Index  May 23, 2013
A companion application to build a 234-mile, 36-inch diameter pipeline will be filed within weeks, officials said. ( more )

Most U.S. Voters Found to Support Natural Gas Exports
from NGI's Daily Gas Price Index  May 23, 2013
A recent poll by the American Petroleum Institute found that a majority of registered American voters see numerous benefits of domestic natural gas exports. ( more )

NERC Raises Concerns on Reliability Risks to Gas-Dependent Power System
from NGI's Daily Gas Price Index  May 23, 2013
Natural gas now is the largest fuel source for power generation and is expected to climb in the years ahead. ( more )

E&P Role Disputed in Northern Colorado Water Price Spike
from NGI's Daily Gas Price Index  May 23, 2013
The amounts of water used for natural gas and oil operations are small, according to energy industry and state water officials. ( more )

Wyden Calls on DOE to Update LNG Export Policy
from NGI's Daily Gas Price Index  May 22, 2013
The Obama administration is mum on when it will act on its next gas export permit. ( more )

NatGas-Weighted Company Shares Rise on DOE Export Approval
from NGI's Daily Gas Price Index  May 22, 2013
Prospects for a global market lift outlook for North America gas producers. ( more )

Williams Bullish on Natural Gas, Liquids Prospects
from NGI's Daily Gas Price Index  May 22, 2013
"A tremendous amount of demand is building up in this country for natural gas from those trying to take advantage of low-cost energy prices," said CEO Alan Armstrong. ( more )

Summer 2013 to Offer Reprieve from 2010-2012's 'Big Heat'
from NGI's Daily Gas Price Index  May 22, 2013
The Northeast and West will average warmer than normal through August, while most of the Southeast will remain cooler than normal, according to forecasters at Weather Services International. ( more )

Judge Dismisses Obstruction Charge Against BP Exec
from NGI's Daily Gas Price Index  May 22, 2013
Democratic Massachusetts Rep. Ed Markey, whose inquiry into the Macondo well blowout was the basis for the charge, called the ruling "deeply troubling." ( more )

Market for Trucking CNG Expands in Northeast U.S., Canada
from NGI's Daily Gas Price Index  May 22, 2013
It is enabling large, multi-site industrial and institutional customers to switch to natural gas. ( more )

Bigger Role for Gas-Fired Generation, Wyoming Officials Told
from NGI's Daily Gas Price Index  May 22, 2013
Who has the fastest ramp-up time for natural gas-fired generation is a key. ( more )

Halliburton Rolls Out CNG Light-Duty Trucks
from NGI's Daily Gas Price Index  May 22, 2013
Eventually, the company looks to have a bigger fleet of natural gas trucks nationally. ( more )

Plains OKs $6.6B Freeport Merger
from NGI's Daily Gas Price Index  May 21, 2013
The mega-merger was approved after the companies agreed to pay shareholders one-time special cash dividends. ( more )

Anadarko's Lawler to Lead Chesapeake
from NGI's Daily Gas Price Index  May 21, 2013
The industry veteran will bring considerable expertise in overseeing U.S. exploration and production, both onshore and offshore. ( more )

Natural Gas Supply Ready to Weather Increased Demand, Study Finds
from NGI's Daily Gas Price Index  May 21, 2013
Gas demand increases from power generation, LNG exports, industry and the transportation sectors unlikely to spike domestic prices, Bipartisan Policy Center study finds. ( more )

U.S. Exports to Mexico Predicted to Continue Higher
from NGI's Daily Gas Price Index  May 21, 2013
The country could be importing 2.2. Bcf/d from the United States by 2014, according to Barclays Capital. ( more )

Western Senators: Energy Swaps Fly Under CFTC Radar Screen
from NGI's Daily Gas Price Index  May 21, 2013
The senators called on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to assess how many energy swap dealers have registered with the agency and how many energy swap dealers are claiming an exemption from registration requirements. ( more )

Alaska 'Steps Up' to Assess ANWR Energy Resource
from NGI's Daily Gas Price Index  May 21, 2013
Gov. Sean Parnell said Monday that since the federal government has not committed to determining the energy potential of ANWR, the state will do so. ( more )