1.   Gas utility companies fell after the government said it was considering allowing non-gas companies to enter the retail gas Market.

2.   The Mexican petrochemical area would largely be opened to foreign investment and foreign gas companies would be allowed to sell gas, under PEMEX supervision, to Mexican industry.

3.   Analysts see more acquisitions by electric utilities of gas companies ahead.

4.   Analysts predict that during the next decade the U.S. will have only seven electricity and gas companies, down from hundreds today.

5.   An old-line gas pipeline company had been transformed into a brilliant energy trader that could apply its magic around the world.

6.   And, turn off the gas, or have the gas company do it, either in the house or at the street.

7.   Andrew Bowey was shuttling from country to country, overseeing the installation of pipes and operating systems for gas companies.

8.   Another favorite is the Howell Corp., an integrated oil and gas company in Houston.

9.   Arakis Energy Corp. President and Chief Executive Terry Alexander Tuesday quit the Vancouver, British Columbia-based oil and gas company amid questions about his stock trading activity.