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Natural Gas is a highly flammable hydrocarbon consisting primarily of methane and ethane. It is a type of petroleum that commonly occurs in association with crude oil. Natural gas is often found dissolved in oil at the high pressures existing in a reservoir, and it also can be present as a gas cap above the oil. Such natural gas is known as associated gas.
Natural Gas is a highly flammable hydrocarbon consisting primarily of methane and ethane. It is a type of petroleum that commonly occurs in association with crude oil. Natural gas is often found dissolved in oil at the high pressures existing in a reservoir, and it also can be present as a gas cap above the oil. Such natural gas is known as associated gas.
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Unitil completes NiSource subsidiary purchase
Unitil Corp. has completed the purchase of two New England-based subsidiaries of NiSource Inc. in a deal valued at more than $200 million that was first announced in February. Unitil said Monday it purchased Northern Utilities Inc. and Granite State Gas...Tags: Nisource Incorporated, Natural Resources, Energy Resources
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Supreme Court won't disturb Conn. decision to deny permit for Long Island Sound gas pipeline
WASHINGTON (AP) _ The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a pipeline company over denial of environmental permits for a proposed natural gas pipeline through Long Island Sound. Connecticut regulators refused to issue permits for the 50-...Tags: Local Authority, Natural Resources, Long Island Sound, Keyspan, Environmental Pollution
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High Court Turns Down Appeal For L.I. Sound Pipeline
Associated PressThe Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a pipeline company over denial of environmental permits for a proposed natural gas pipeline through Long Island Sound. Connecticut regulators refused to issue permits for the 50-mile project to Islander...Tags: Local Authority, Natural Resources, Long Island Sound, Environmental Pollution, Energy Saving
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In drive for energy independence, crisscrossing natural gas pipelines leave some only cross
AP Energy WriterDENVER (AP) _ In the push toward more energy independence, massive infrastructure projects that will help to deliver it have clashed with cherished rights of land ownership. Proven natural gas reserves have jumped 10 of the past 11 years, according to...Tags: TransCanada Corporation, Natural Resources, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, El Paso Corporation, Petroleum Industry
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Serbia says it won't sell oil monopoly to Russia unless it builds strategic pipeline
Associated Press WriterBELGRADE, Serbia (AP) _ Serbia said it won't sell its energy monopoly to Russia unless it gets firm guarantees from Moscow it will build a strategic pipeline through the Balkan country. The $13 billion South Stream natural gas pipeline to be laid under...Tags: European Union, Contracts, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Natural Resources, Energy Resources
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3 south Orange homes evacuated in gas leak
Orange County Fire Rescue evacuated three homes in the Peppermill Subdivision in south Orange County about 4 p.m. Saturday because of a gas leak at 12206 Romero St. Homeowners doing yard work accidentally nicked the 2-inch natural gas line and contacted...Tags: Natural Resources, Disasters, Energy Resources, Fires, Orange County (Florida)
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When it comes to utilities, better the devil you know?
You're fed up with your phone company, but how do you know its competitors will be any better? As I've dug into your complaints over the past four months, I too have wondered, how do you measure a phone company's performance? How many complaints are...Tags: Consumers, Natural Resources, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Allentown, Cell Phones
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Argentine government cuts natural gas subsidies to large consumers, will boost public works
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) _ Argentina has eliminated 1.4 billion pesos ($415 million) in natural gas subsidies, the planning minister announced Friday. The cuts affect the top one-third of residential gas consumers and 1.5 percent of industrial users,...Tags: Natural Resources, Government, Energy Resources, National Government
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Chesapeake Energy seeks to raise up to $1.8 billion via stock sale to shore up cash position
AP Business WriterChesapeake Energy Corp., the nation's largest producer of natural gas, seeks to raise up to $1.8 billion through common stock sales in an effort to fund its drilling and exploration activities and mitigate the impact of lower natural gas prices on cash...Tags: Oklahoma City, Natural Resources, Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Energy Resources, Prices
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UGI to cut gas rates 16%
Natural gas customers in the greater Lehigh Valley received an early Christmas present from their service provider Monday with the announcement that their rates will drop by the start of next month. UGI Utilities, Inc. -- Gas Division, headquartered in...Tags: Natural Resources, UGI Utilities, Energy Resources, Petroleum Industry
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Plans dropped for Indiana coal gasification plant
A developer has shelved plans to build a $1.5 billion plant in southwestern Indiana capable of turning coal into natural gas in a process that also removes pollutants. The move came after Vectren Corp., which along with Northern Indiana Public Service...Tags: Heads of State, Natural Resources, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Duke Energy Corporation, Global Warming
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Hurricanes Gustav, Ike destroyed 60 drilling platforms, heavily damaged 31
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Hurricanes Gustav and Ike destroyed 60 drilling platforms that drew about 1 percent of the oil and natural gas from the Gulf of Mexico, the Interior Department said Wednesday in a final damage assessment of the two September storms. The...Tags: Natural Resources, Meteorological Disasters, Hurricane Damage, Disasters, Hurricanes
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Nov 26, 2008
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