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Wednesday, 03/07/2012 10:44:27 AM

Wednesday, March 07, 2012 10:44:27 AM

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Government Pushes Natural Gas -- Chesapeake Energy and Westport Innovations
Poised to Benefit

The Paragon Report Provides Equity Research on Chesapeake Energy & Westport
Innovations

NEW YORK, NY, Mar 07, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Natural gas prices are
bordering on decade low levels this week as above normal temperatures across the
nation push usage down. The dramatic drop in natural gas prices, combined with
the United States' abundant supplies has prompted fuel switching by utilities
away from coal into cheaper gas. Moreover, the large supply of natural gas has
prompted the government to consider boosting exports of liquefied natural gas.
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Last month, Energy Secretary Steven Chu said that the U.S. Energy Department will
not make a decision on future liquefied natural gas exports until it has weighed
the potential consequences of sending U.S. gas abroad. Chu explained that there
was concern that exporting the nation's surplus natural gas could lead to higher
prices, but that had to be balanced against the economic benefits of increasing
the U.S. exports.

Louisiana state Economic Development Secretary Stephen Moret says that --
provided natural gas prices remain low, but not too low -- Louisiana will see
tens of billions invested in petrochemical plants and LNG export terminals and
also thousands of construction and permanent jobs that accompany them.

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Earlier this month, Senator Jeff Bingaman, and chairman of the Energy and Natural
Resources Committee, introduced a measure to force electricity companies to use
an increasing share of energy produced from "clean" sources over the next two
decades. Bloomberg reports that natural gas, which already is edging aside coal
in American electricity generation, would be one of the biggest beneficiaries of
a clean-energy mandate.

"The obvious goal is to expand it beyond renewables in order to get enough
votes," said Dan Simmons, director of regulatory and state affairs at the
Institute for Energy Research in Washington, a group critical of the legislation.
"By including natural gas, it's a way to broaden support."

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