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It's High Stakes for Oil, Gas Industry in Pennsylvania Governor's Race

Polls show Pennsylvania's Republican Gov.Tom Corbett narrowing the double-digit lead that Democratic challenger Tom Wolf has enjoyed for much of the campaign. The election has high stakes for the oil and gas industry as Wolf has pushed a severance tax and made energy reform a mainstay of his campaign. Read More

Union Gas Joins Calls for TransCanada to Build Separate Oil Pipeline

A second central Canadian natural gas distribution company stepped forward Friday with a demand for TransCanada Corp. to pay all costs of partially converting its Mainline to oil service. Read More

PG&E Gas Matters in Limbo After Email Scandal

Two billion-dollar state regulatory cases crucial to Pacific Gas and Electric Co.'s (PG&E) future natural gas operations are in limbo following the recent email-driven communications violations scandal involving the combination utility and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) (see Daily GPI, Sept. 16). Read More

Maine PUC Moves Forward to Consider Pipeline Expansions

The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) voted 2-1 to move forward with a plan to consider natural gas pipeline expansions in the state, and for regulators to pay up to $75 million a year for the expansion costs. Read More

TransCanada’s Formal Gas-to-Oil Filing Sets Off Battle Royale

TransCanada Corp. gave natural gas shippers a promise Thursday that the proposed partial conversion of its Mainline to oil service will only proceed when all their firm transportation requirements are fulfilled. Read More

More Gas Generation, Low Gas Prices in PGE's Future, CEO Says

Portland General Electric (PGE) has more than a billion dollars worth of new generation coming to fruition in the next two years, and $750 million is tied up in two new natural gas-fired plants, according to PGE CEO Jim Piro. Read More

B&V Survey Finds NatGas and Power Increasingly Linked

The thirst for natural gas among power generators is predicted to see "material" increases by 2020, according to a survey of energy industry participants... Read More

No Quick Fix for CPUC Gas Cases, PG&E CEO Says

Pacific Gas and Electric Co.'s (PG&E) regulatory and legal woes will not be over anytime soon, and in the meantime the combination utility continues to push back against what it considers excessive penalties proposed by state regulators, CEO Tony Earley said Tuesday. Read More

North Dakota Expects More Action on Methane Emissions

In tandem with natural gas flaring, methane emissions promise to be a growing issue for North Dakota state officials and the oil and gas industry, the head of the state environmental health section in the Department of Health told NGI'sShale Daily on Monday. Read More

FERC Begins Environmental Work on Proposed Gas Pipe in North Dakota

FERC said Thursday its staff has opened the environmental assessment process for a new natural gas pipeline project in North Dakota that bids to serve... Read More