EIA: gas to average $8.59/Mcf in 2008; global LNG demand cut into US imports
With chilly weather sending Henry Hub spot gas prices above $9/Mcf in March, the Energy Information Administration last week projected that second-quarter prices will slide to an
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Enstor Houston Hub gets FERC certificate; Gulf South files to sell offshore lines
With demand for natural gas storage increasing in major production areas, FERC issued an April 4 certificate authorizing Enstor Houston Hub Storage to build a salt dome
Publication Date: APR 2008
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FERC must do better job of explaining major decisions to general public, says Kelliher
Reiterating his belief that FERC must base its decisions on the law and the facts and within its legal authority, Chairman Joseph Kelliher last week stressed that
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Folder with Social Security numbers, names of former employees goes missing at FERC
FERC has lost a three-ring binder that held confidential information about 2,810 of its former employees, including prior commissioners, it recently revealed.
Publication Date: APR 2008
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ISO-NE wins changes to end payments for 'phantom' load response, but issues remain
While the commission voted recently to approve changes to market rules that govern ISO New England's day-ahead load response program (DALRP), two members were not entirely satisfied
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Jurisdictional hole seen in grid cyber security due to exemption for nuclear facilities
FERC created a regulatory gap in the cyber security of the nation's power grid when it exempted nuclear power generators from certain reliability standards, according to Nuclear
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Legislation proposed to strip FERC of LNG authority
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and three other US senators proposed legislation last week that would strip FERC of its primary jurisdiction to site liquefied natural gas
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Natural gas prices spike after Independence Hub is shut down due to leak on nearby pipe
Independence Hub in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico shut in its production last week due to a gas leak on the adjoining Independence Trail Pipeline. Enterprise Products
Publication Date: APR 2008
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PJM queue settlement approved; revised interconnection process may be filed in May
The commission late Thursday approved a contested settlement to resolve a complaint that PJM Interconnection failed to timely process an interconnection request. In addition to addressing the
Publication Date: APR 2008
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REX-East gets heat from Ohio coal interests, landowners as sponsors press for certificate
Kinder Morgan is champing at the bit for US regulators to certify the eastern segment of the Rockies Express Pipeline, but a brewing conflict over the pipeline's
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Texas remains top state for wind capacity; ERCOT sees billions needed for transmission
On the same day Texas was again ranked the top state for installed wind power capacity, that state's grid operator filed a report projecting costs of up
Publication Date: APR 2008
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The hits keep coming for Broadwater, as New York rejects application, Connecticut appeals
Throwing another significant obstacle in front of the embattled project, New York Governor David Paterson last week said the state would not issue a permit for the
Publication Date: APR 2008
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TransCanada, Northern Border plan pipelines to ship gas east out of Rocky Mountain basins
TransCanada and Northern Border last week became the latest set of companies to propose interstate pipelines to ship Rocky Mountain gas to customers in the Midwest.
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Accusing staff of employing 'junk science,' ETP pounds on FERC analysis of trading data
Energy Transfer Partners last week banged away at what it sees as the threshold question underpinning FERC's enforcement case against the Dallas-based company: Were ETP's trading practices
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Court says FERC cannot foist public interest standard on non-settling parties
A federal appeals court largely affirmed ISO New England's forward capacity market late last month, but its rejection of a provision applying the Mobile-Sierra public interest standard
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Cross Hudson wins right to negotiate rates, but FERC nixes exclusive use for Bergen plant
The developer of an eight-mile transmission line to connect a New Jersey generating plant with a New York City substation has won approval to negotiate a non-cost-based
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Driven by surprising growth in gas production, ETP unveils plans for 1.1 Bcf/d Texas pipeline
Seizing on the rapid production growth from the Bossier and Barnett Shale gas plays in Texas, Energy Transfer Partners last week announced plans to build a $485
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Duquesne delays plan to exit PJM in wake of MISO decision to push back ASM launch
Given its intention to join Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator only after functioning ancillary services and balancing markets are in place, Duquesne Light said last week that
Publication Date: APR 2008
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FERC OKs $85.7 million deal between Midway, California parties for trades during crisis
FERC last week approved a settlement under which Midway Sunset Cogeneration will pay a handful of state entities and utilities $85.7 million for transactions made in the
Publication Date: APR 2008
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FERC gives Startrans incentives for buying interest in two California lines
FERC last week approved incentive rates for a company proposing to buy ownership interest in two major transmission lines that bring power from the Southwest to California.
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Gas sector shares in economic woes; analysts keep watch on credit conditions
Stocks in the natural gas sector couldn't escape the dramatic downdraft in the US economy in the first quarter, but analysts predict integrated gas companies will remain
Publication Date: APR 2008
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In major blow to Crown Landing LNG project, Supreme Court rules Delaware can block pier
In refusing to allow construction of the Crown Landing liquefied natural gas import terminal in New Jersey, the state of Delaware "acted within the scope of its
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Investment community urged to recognize energy MLPs as more-valuable asset class
Energy financiers need to keep "educating" the investment community on the benefits of master limited partnerships, so that MLPs can tap into additional investment cash to fund
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Kelliher: Commission has role to play in advising Congress to use sound energy policy
As Congress develops climate change legislation, FERC has a role to play in explaining to lawmakers why they must balance environmental measures with sound energy policy if
Publication Date: APR 2008
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May auction a 'real test' to show value of PJM capacity market, asserts new CEO
While the results of the first four base auctions under the PJM Interconnection reliability pricing model were "encouraging," next month's auction represents a "real test for the
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Munis say they unfairly foot $37 million bill to ensure against service outage on Cape Cod
Public power systems in southeastern Massachusetts say ISO New England overcharged them about $24 million in the prior two years and is on pace to overcharge them
Publication Date: APR 2008
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PIPELINE COMPANY STOCKS — Q1 2008
PIPELINE COMPANY STOCKS — Q1 2008
Publication Date: APR 2008
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PJM accused of withholding excess collateral in continuing tussle on FTR payments, defaults
An affiliated group of private investment companies that is the target of a PJM Interconnection complaint, and whose actions were cited in a call for credit policy
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Proposed CFTC/SEC merger puts oversight of energy futures market under fresh spotlight
As part of a sweeping blueprint for financial market reform, the Bush administration last week proposed merging the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange
Publication Date: APR 2008
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SPP proposes to add zonal reliability upgrades to its cost allocation tariff
Finding it has been excluding some transmission improvement projects from its cost-allocation process, Southwest Power Pool recently proposed to add a category for zonal reliability network upgrades.
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Seeing a need for more detailed information, EIA proposes changes to several filed reports
The Energy Information Administration wants to increase the level of detail in various reports submitted by the natural gas industry, covering every segment from producers to utilities
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Southern proposes stand-alone tariff for allocating upgrade costs among affiliates
To prevent retail customers of one utility from inadvertently paying for transmission upgrades that mostly benefit the end-users of an affiliate, Southern Company recently asked FERC to
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Spectra files Northern Bridge pipeline plan; staff issues good review of Vector proposal
FERC last week got a glimpse of a proposed pipeline project to fill in the gap between the Rockies Express termination point at Clarington, Ohio, and gas
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Stakeholders debate new market transparency plan
A FERC proposal to increase gas industry reporting requirements and boost market transparency ran into a surfeit of competing views last week when Texas producers and pipelines
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Study stresses importance of early dialogue between LNG project developers, communities
To enhance their chances of winning public acceptance, liquefied natural gas project developers should carefully reach out to communities where they plan to site facilities as early
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Weaver's Cove shifts gears on tanker traffic, proposes offshore berth for LNG deliveries
Having been battered by local opposition and critical rulings by the US Coast Guard involving tanker traffic, Weaver's Cove Energy has switched gears and is exploring the
Publication Date: APR 2008
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With customers hungry for more service, Falcon eyes expansion of storage, pipe capacity
Falcon Gas Storage last week announced plans to expand its storage and pipeline facilities near the Barnett Shale to accommodate strong demand.
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Alliance, Questar plan pipeline from Rockies to Canada; Williams eyes line to Northwest
Companies are gearing up build more pipeline capacity out of the Rocky Mountains to reach customers in the US Midwest, Pacific Northwest and central Canada, pushing the
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Cal-ISO announces delay in MRTU startup; board accepts transitional backstop mechanism
California Independent System Operator will not be able to launch its market redesign and technology upgrade until this fall, said Yakout Mansour, Cal-ISO president and CEO, during
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Clean Skies' ad campaigns, advocacy tactics shaking up energy sector
When Aubrey McClendon paid for an advertising campaign last spring that declared "Coal is Filthy," the founder of natural gas producer Chesapeake Energy effectively bulldozed over a
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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DOT issues interim pipeline safety rule extending authority on less-urgent risks
The Department of Transportation will have sweeping authority to order oil, natural gas and hazardous liquids pipelines to address non-urgent safety issues under an interim rule posted
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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FERC grants changes to PJM credit policies on FTR markets, reveals non-public investigation
Disclosing that it has been investigating Power Edge's activities in the PJM Interconnection financial transmission rights market since January, FERC last week accepted two proposed changes to
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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FERC looking into stock purchases by investment fund
FERC last week questioned whether an investment fund should have sought the commission's approval before acquiring more than 10% of the common stock in utility holding companies.
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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FERC moves back compliance deadline for new pricing rules on utility affiliate deals
Recognizing that there may be requests for rehearing of its merger and corporate review rules on non-power transactions between utilities with captive customers and their non-regulated affiliates,
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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FERC's Court 'surprised' at CFTC opposition, says enforcement roles complement each other
Susan Court, the head of FERC's enforcement division, said Thursday she was surprised by the intensity of opposition raised by her counterparts at the Commodity Futures Trading
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Following PJM default issues, Cal-ISO may seek to change credit policies on FTR market
California Independent System Operator is considering a series of changes to its pending financial transmission rights market, which is expected to begin with the launch of the
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Freeport LNG expects first cargo via Trinidad; concerns persist about supply in initial years
Freeport LNG's first cargo of liquefied natural gas, purchased from BG, is scheduled to arrive at the Texas terminal from Trinidad and Tobago in mid- to late-April,
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Gulf Crossing pipe out of Barnett, Floridian gas storage score FERC environmental nods
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners' plan to build a 374-mile gas pipeline system out of burgeoning production areas in Texas and Oklahoma has landed a favorable environmental review from
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Hodgepodge of state RPS programs clouds fundamental purpose, Moeller says
The mishmash of renewable portfolio standards among states is clouding the primary intent behind such programs, Commissioner Philip Moeller told a Washington audience Thursday.
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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ISO-NE seeks input on metrics for reviewing proposed economic transmission upgrades
ISO New England launched a stakeholder forum Wednesday to develop a new process and set modeling assumptions for reviewing economic transmission projects.
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Kelliher returns fire, assuring governor that Broadwater decision well-supported
Reiterating various points he brought up during the open meeting discussion of the issue, Chairman Joseph Kelliher in a recent letter to an opponent defended the commission's
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Kelly looks ahead to deployment of smart grid technology and 'optimal' transmission
While there is still "basic nuts and bolts work to do" in ensuring adequate energy infrastructure and efficient market rules, Commissioner Suedeen Kelly sees the need to
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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MISO proposal on FTR credit protections needs more ways to prevent defaults, say members
While members of the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator in recent comments voiced support for its proposal to tighten credit policies, they pressed the ISO to create
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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MISO resource adequacy plan wins FERC approval; states get say in setting reserves
The Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator won approval last week for its long-term resource adequacy proposal, the first standardized approach to reserve margins across the Midwest ISO's
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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New York gas storage provider files for FERC certificate as demand stays hot in Northeast
In an effort to build up natural gas storage in one of the most constrained energy markets in the country, Arlington Storage has requested FERC approval for
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Official: Alaska producers 'irrational' not to commit gas to pipeline project
It would be "commercially irrational" for North Slope gas producers to spurn a proposal to build a massive pipeline to connect to US gas customers, even if
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Oregon, FERC agree to work together in reviewing future wave energy projects
FERC and the state of Oregon last week signed a memorandum of understanding to coordinate efforts in processing and reviewing wave energy projects proposed along the state's
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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PJM proposes tariff changes for allocating excess congestion revenues more equitably
PJM Interconnection earlier this month proposed to modify its tariff to distribute excess congestion revenues remaining after transmission rights are fully funded on the same basis that
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Power generation leads big 2007 jump in gas consumption as stable prices drive end-use
Significant increases in US natural gas consumption occurred in all end-use segments other than the industrial sector in 2007 as consumers felt less price volatility due to
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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SPP utilities propose postage stamp rates for wind project network upgrade costs
The costs of network upgrades for future wind projects serving load in Southwest Power Pool should be collected through a region-wide postage stamp rate, according to a
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Appellate court allows FERC case against ETP to move forward; company settles with CFTC
Last week was momentous for Energy Transfer Partners. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission late Monday announced a $10 million settlement to resolve charges of attempted manipulation against
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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COMPETE sees innovation in restructured markets, but APPA continues to raise alarm
Unabashed supporters of electric competition took a break last week from a seemingly endless argument over prices to tout innovation as a significant benefit "that is often
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Chiding local officials, FERC approves controversial Broadwater LNG terminal
Acting over the strong objections of various state and federal government officials and agencies, FERC last week approved development of the controversial Broadwater Energy liquefied natural gas
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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DC Circuit calls on FERC to justify decision in contract case involving Williston Basin, NSP
A federal appellate court last week demanded a better explanation from FERC of a 2005 decision that allowed a customer to change the nature of its service
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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DOT safety office proposes option for pipelines to increase operating pressure
In an effort to help ease natural gas supply constraints, the US Department of Transportation has proposed that pipelines be allowed to operate at higher pressures if
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Dropping effort to fixed 'flawed' standards of conduct, FERC sets new course
In a rare reversal of course, FERC on Thursday proposed to scrap complex and confusing standards of conduct for transmission providers that were adopted more than four
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Even with recent cold weather, 'unprecedented' growth in gas production seen softening prices
Despite a colder-than-normal end to winter that has supported gas prices so far this year, price are poised for a downturn in 2008, according to analysts with
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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FERC affirms TAPS Quality Bank cost issue, affirms method for gauging refining costs
FERC on Thursday affirmed a processing cost adjustment structure for West Coast heavy distillates under a system set up to compensate oil companies for the different qualities
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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FERC allows incentives for two power lines, denies rate request for hydropower project
Continuing its quest to promote needed infrastructure development, FERC last week granted incentive rates for two transmission projects, while denying a bid by a hydropower project developer
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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FERC amps up financial reporting rules, opens door to more pipeline rate scrutiny
In an effort to enhance the usefulness and clarity of financial forms it requires, the commission last week declared that interstate gas pipelines must submit more earnings
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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FERC calls for improvements in queuing practices
Given concerns that some transmission providers are not processing generator interconnection requests fast enough, FERC on Thursday directed regional transmission organizations and independent system operators to file
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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FERC joins investigation into Florida blackout in conjunction with NERC, FRCC
FERC on Wednesday said it would join an ongoing probe into the February 26 blackout in Florida that cut off power to hundreds of thousands of customers
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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FERC to consider license for new 1,120 MW hydropower project proposed in Idaho, Utah
FERC has launched licensing proceedings for a proposed 1,120 MW hydropower project that would be built near a lake straddling Idaho and Utah.
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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FERC turns thumbs up on CIG High Plains, Iroquois 08/09 pipeline expansion projects
Two pipeline expansions, sited across the country from each other, passed muster at FERC last week. In orders approved at its regular agenda meeting on Thursday, the
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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FERC: Pipeline boom going smoothly as power generation rises in nearly every US region
The huge build-up of pipeline infrastructure is going a long way toward meeting rising US natural gas demand, but electric transmission projects that are every bit as
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Gas trade groups debate effectiveness of FERC plan to require pipes to post flow data
FERC should abandon a proposed rule that would require pipelines to post flow data, industry representatives said recently, rejecting outright FERC's assertion that the data is needed
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Having obtained all permits, Finavera gets FERC clearance to build wave power project
FERC last week gave Finavera Renewables the green light to begin construction of its 1 MW wave energy project in Clallam County, Washington.
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Hearing ordered on whether Milford Power remains eligible for RMR deal with ISO-NE
A complaint asking FERC to terminate a reliability-must-run agreement between ISO New England and Milford Power's 555 MW combined-cycle plant in southwest Connecticut has been set for
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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High court won't hear NYMEX/ICE appeal
High court won't hear NYMEX/ICE appeal:The US Supreme Court last week refused to hear an appeal by NYMEX over the right of global market participants to use
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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ISO-NE disputes claim it did not comply with order to consider capacity for FCM
ISO England did not ignore a commission order when it declined to qualify certain capacity offered for bidding into its forward capacity market auction, the grid operator
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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