OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Oil majors rush to dominate U.S. shale as independents scale back; No link between Barnett Shale natural gas production and methane in groundwater, studies conclude; Fractionation constraints limit ethane supply as demand rises; SE Texas sitting pretty as nat gas booms; LNG industry eyes natural gas being flared in the Permian Basin; NATIONAL: Florida Congressman champion “Small Scale LNG Access Act”; EPA & Army Corps request voluntary dismissal of their WOTUS-related appeal.