FERC 'open to persuasion' as it mulls action on Amaranth, ETP, says chairman
The commission is considering the next step in the market manipulation cases involving Amaranth Advisors and Energy Transfer Partners, Chairman Joseph Kelliher said Friday morning. "We do
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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FERC feels heat to ditch rate cap on primary pipeline capacity despite shipper opposition
Gas pipelines pressed FERC last week to take bold action to deregulate releases of primary capacity, attracting the ire of shippers that endorsed the commission's more limited
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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FERC lets SPP change interconnection tariffs, reimburse customers for using upgrades
Southwest Power Pool can change its large generator interconnection process and agreement to allow interconnection customers to be reimbursed for using network upgrades that they have paid
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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FERC should hold quick hearings on facts of QF purchase obligation cases, says Kelly
FERC should not have released two utilities from their obligations to buy power and capacity from qualifying facilities because the facts of the case were credibly questioned
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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FERC sides with PJM, MISO on transmission pricing
A deal governing the recovery of fixed costs stemming from transmission service between Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator and PJM Interconnection was endorsed by the commission late
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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Failure to offer key elements is main rap in comments hitting MISO adequacy plan
If Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator was harboring notions of avoiding the protracted and contentious process that marked development of forward capacity markets by other grid operators,
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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Gas producers request some latitude on price transparency reporting rule
After taking a good look at FERC's new gas sales reporting rule, producers are asking the commission to extend some leeway for transactions that won't necessarily go
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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Groups say further limits needed on lifting of price caps for transmission reassignment
A two-year experiment to remove price caps on reassignment of transmission capacity fails to adequately protect consumers or define the data to be collected, public power and
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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ISO-NE says audit proves decisionmaking is independent of market participant control
An outside auditor's report shows that ISO New England is in compliance with the commission's independence requirements for regional transmission organizations, the grid operator said Wednesday. It
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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Kelliher: Siting of carbon dioxide pipe projects best left in state regulators' hands
Congress should think twice before handing FERC the right to preempt state siting authority for interstate carbon dioxide pipelines, Chairman Joseph Kelliher told a Senate panel Thursday.
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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Merger review strikes appropriate balance for investors and consumers, Kelliher says
Arguing the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 was no "bulwark against mergers," Chairman Joseph Kelliher last week maintained that its repeal "did not breach any
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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Northern Natural interconnection condition triggers complaint to FERC by REX shippers
Northern Natural Gas violated FERC regulations during an open season for capacity at a Nebraska receipt point, Rockies Express Pipeline shippers alleged in a complaint the commission
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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Plan to block gaming on ISO-NE accepted; technical conference to mull another option
ISO New England can implement a market rule fix to prevent potential manipulation reminiscent of schemes that plagued the West during the 2000-01 energy crisis. The grid
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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REX operator may extend pipeline past Princeton, New Jersey, termination point
Rockies Express Pipeline operator Kinder Morgan last week indicated that it may extend the termination point of the proposed Northeast Express pipeline beyond its original destination in
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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Tennessee plan to buy Gulf Coast pipeline assets from Columbia goes before FERC
Two Gulf Coast pipelines that were embroiled in a messy interconnection dispute last year are looking to put it behind them. Tennessee Gas Pipeline has asked FERC
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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TransCanada proposal for Alaska pipeline doesn't satisfy AGIA conditions, attorneys say
TransCanada's plan to build a massive gas pipeline from Alaska to the Lower-48 states isn't all it's cracked up to be, at least in the legal sense,
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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CFTC's Lukken lauds advances in oversight, sees need for better collaboration with FERC
The acting head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission earlier this month proclaimed that recent efforts to boost regulation of energy markets have been beneficial. But Acting
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Cal-ISO mulls ways to clear backlog of interconnection requests, improve process
As a first step to reforming its interconnection process, California Independent System Operator intends to clear the existing backlog of requests in its queue, according to a
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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DC Circuit again chides FERC on settlement stance
In a decision tied to a lengthy series of tax-related refund disputes dating back more than a decade, a US appeals court ruled last week that FERC's
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Downeast LNG project proposes pipeline rerouting to avoid national wildlife refuge
Downeast Pipeline, which would run from a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal in Maine, wants to build a 7-mile section to help it avoid a national wildlife
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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El Paso pipeline operations get big boost as '08 budget aims at project completions
El Paso has set its highest-ever capital expenditure budget for pipeline and storage operations in 2008, capitalizing on a strong showing last year and gearing up to
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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FERC gets earful on thorny MLP growth issues tied to pipeline rate-setting formula
FERC staffers and financial experts last week chewed over a particularly vexing rate-setting issue: how to project long-term growth for pipelines organized as master limited partnerships.
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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FERC rejects SPP proposal to designate unscheduled energy flows as non-firm
Southwest Power Pool cannot change its designation of unscheduled flows to non-firm in its real-time energy imbalance service market because it has not shown why the use
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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FERC's lead agency status for gas projects seen as model for petroleum infrastructure
Congress and the executive branch should consider assigning a lead federal agency to coordinate the permitting of petroleum infrastructure expansions, just as they put FERC in charge
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Formula rates do not preclude need for separate incentive rate filings, FERC says
The transmission pricing reform final rule does not distinguish between stated rates or formula rates, meaning that "a case-by-case showing must be made for all transmission incentive
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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In split opinion, FERC ends two utilities' QF power purchase obligations in SPP
In a divided opinion last week, FERC released Oklahoma Gas and Electric and American Electric Power Service from the obligation to enter into new power or capacity
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Ingleside LNG sponsors get FERC permission for three-year delay of Texas import project
The sponsor of the Ingleside Energy Center has until April 30, 2011, to build and place into service a planned liquefied natural gas terminal near Corpus Christi,
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Iroquois seeks interest in capacity on MetEx gas pipeline project to serve New York City
Iroquois Gas Transmission System last week kicked off an open season for its proposed MetroExpress Expansion Project, which is designed to increase capacity to the New York
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Outstanding liability clouds TransCanada's involvement with Alaska pipe, says producer
A $9 billion liability being carried by TransCanada is a major impediment to getting a 4.5 Bcf/d gas pipeline built from the North Slope to the Lower-48
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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PG&E appeal for rate incentives on planned power line is premature, commission told
Pacific Gas & Electric's request for incentive rate treatment for a proposed transmission line that would run from Canada to California should be rejected as premature, said
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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PJM members act to block opportunity to game current default allocations rules
Moving to further tighten protections against risk shifts, PJM Interconnection members on Thursday ratified a revision to default allocation provisions in the PJM operating agreement. The goal
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Pace of REX-East environmental analysis slows as missing, incomplete data piles up
FERC staff turned around the draft environmental impact statement for the eastern segment of the Rockies Express Pipeline five weeks ahead of schedule, but keeping on pace
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Queue position sets cost responsibility, not access, for competing interconnections
While affirming an earlier order that granted one transmission project's complaint and bounced a competing project from the New York Independent System Operator interconnection queue, FERC pointed
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Stakeholder processes, not ANOPR, seen as proper place to address market design issues
Existing stakeholder processes offer an appropriate alternative to a broad, undefined investigation into the competitiveness of wholesale power rates in the organized markets, a group of grid
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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State agencies, tribe seek rehearing of FERC decision to license Makah Bay wave project
FERC violated federal law when it issued a license for the Makah Bay wave energy project without a water quality certification from Washington's Department of Ecology, the
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Storage-related pipe planned
Storage-related pipe planned: Alton Natural Gas Storage plans to build a pipeline from its proposed storage facility in Nova Scotia to markets in eastern Canada and the
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Transmission project incentives threaten to become norm, not exception, Kelly warns
Rather than continuing to reward unique or excessive risk, FERC's incentive ratemaking is "poised to become the new, normal rate recovery methodology for transmission investment," according to
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Utilities said to fear costs of breaching NERC standards, frustrated with FERC's role
According to one industry observer, two words describe how electric utilities feel about the mandatory reliability standards and FERC's dominant role in developing them: fear and frustration.
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Applications for hydropower licenses likely to dramatically increase in 2008: FERC staff
Applications for new traditional hydropower licenses are expected to increase in 2008 from previous years, the director of FERC's hydropower division told a Washington panel Wednesday.
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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As economy turns south, analyst says MLPs shielded from worst of subprime credit woes
Pipeline master limited partnerships can breathe fairly easy as the economy turns sour, with little exposure to the subprime credit crisis or swings in commodity prices, according
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Cal-ISO to postpone launch of MRTU for additional market integration tests
California Independent System Operator has indefinitely delayed the launch of its market redesign and technology upgrade until after it performs and reviews the results of another market
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Cheniere kicks off pre-filing process for Louisiana-to-Florida gas pipeline
Cheniere Energy Partners is starting the FERC pre-filing process of lining up local support and addressing initial environmental concerns for its proposed Southern Trail Pipeline.
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Columbia plan to expand gas storage capacity to serve markets in the East approved by FERC
FERC last week approved a plan by Columbia Gas Transmission to make key upgrades to gas storage caverns and related facilities in Ohio, West Virginia and Virginia
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Court asked to invalidate DOE designation of transmission corridor though Mid-Atlantic
Nearly a dozen regional and national environmental groups on Monday filed suit to block DOE's designation of a national interest electric transmission corridor through several Mid-Atlantic states.
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Duquesne cleared to end PJM membership, join MISO
Duquesne Light can withdraw from PJM Interconnection after it meets conditions to ensure it fulfills all obligations and does not leave fellow members holding the bag, FERC
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Energy market players advised to recognize growing oversight authority of federal agencies
While it may be a bitter pill to swallow, US gas and electric companies must accept that federal energy regulators have far more discretion than ever before
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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FERC extends helping hand to gas storage developers as LNG projects drive demand
Natural gas storage development is a top priority among FERC's infrastructure gurus as projects tied to liquefied natural gas terminals proliferate, according to a top Office of
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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FERC gives the OK for sister regulator CFTC to intervene in Amaranth dispute
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has asked to intervene in a legal fracas between hedge fund Amaranth Advisors and FERC, repeating its assertion that Congress gave the
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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FERC proposes changes to financial forms to require more details from electric utilities
The commission is looking to change its annual and quarterly financial reporting forms to require electric utilities to provide more information on formula rates and affiliate transactions.
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Favorable EIS for Broadwater LNG project draws lawsuit threats, praise from sponsors
The controversial Broadwater liquefied natural gas terminal received a favorable environmental impact statement from FERC earlier this month, prompting the governor of Connecticut to promise to fight
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Gas-fired generation drives Florida Gas proposal for eighth pipeline expansion
Florida Gas Transmission wants to expand its Gulf Coast gas pipeline for an eighth time so it can keep up with a nearly insatiable demand for gas-fired
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Give us chance to address problems with interconnection queues, RTOs tell FERC
Ongoing regional efforts to address interconnection queue management issues should be allowed "to come to fruition in lieu of the issuance of a generic rulemaking," the ISO/RTO
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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ISO-NE rate accepted to recoup costs of grid operator's regional state committee
The proposed rate to cover the New England States Committee on Electricity's 2008 budget was accepted Tuesday by FERC, which largely rejected limited opposition as a collateral
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Ingleside sponsors ask commission for more time to complete Texas LNG project
Sponsors of the Ingleside Energy Center and related pipeline facilities need more time to develop the liquefied natural gas project. In a January 17 letter to FERC,
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Kinder Morgan unveils new MidContinent pipeline to deliver Rockies gas to Chicago
Kinder Morgan just kept plowing ahead last week with plans for another long-haul gas pipeline project, despite concerns about market conditions voiced by traders and analysts.
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Moeller chides parties for inconsistent references to review standard in settlements
Hoping to put a stop to a nettlesome practice, Commissioner Philip Moeller on Thursday asked parties to ensure that settlement documents are consistent in their reference to
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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More parties urge FERC to reject call for investigation of rates in organized markets
Fundamental redesign of regional wholesale electric markets "would be counterproductive," and a recent call for FERC to investigate rates in those markets is "simply a rehash of
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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PJM mitigation exemptions had costly impact on 2006 LMPs, complaint alleges
Sweeping exemptions from offer caps for certain generation resources on the PJM Interconnection system are "relics of a market structure that has radically changed" and cost customers
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Palin defends Alaska gas pipeline initiative; Rejected port authority vows to keep pushing
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin last week defended her administration's efforts to get a North Slope gas pipeline built. In her annual State of the State address, the
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Passing milestone, FERC approves mandatory standards to boost cyber security
A final rule setting mandatory reliability standards that guard against potential cyber attacks on the electric grid "looks these threats straight in the eye and establishes strong"
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Power groups urge Supreme Court to uphold remand of Western energy crisis contract case
The Federal Power Act does not allow FERC to sanctify contracts tainted by the exercise of market power, manipulation or uncompetitive conditions, public power and cooperative groups
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Proposed collection of cyber security data enflames industry concern on confidentiality
Before collecting any data about electric industry efforts to address potential cyber vulnerabilities, the commission must ensure it asks only for what it needs and that the
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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REX begins flowing gas
REX begins flowing gas: Rockies Express Pipeline began interim service last week on about 500 miles of its REX-West leg from the Cheyenne Hub in Weld County,
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Southern Star solicits interest
Southern Star solicits interest:Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline last week said it may build a new delivery point to connect with the Enogex pipeline system in Oklahoma
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Spectra has big infrastructure plans
Spectra has big infrastructure plans:Spectra Energy is planning to bring some $1.5 billion of new gas pipeline, processing, storage and distribution facilities into service this year and
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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TVA veteran tapped to lead PJM through 'challenging times' facing power industry
PJM Interconnection has reached into the ranks of the nation's largest public power system and named Terry Boston, executive vice president of power system operations at Tennessee
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Utilities find common incentives to collaborate on major transmission projects
For the first time in decades, utilities in the West are joining forces to develop major transmission lines that would cross multiple state and national borders to
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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And then there was one: TransCanada plan to build Alaska pipe can move forward
When the smoke cleared in Alaska last week, only one of six plans to build a massive pipeline to move gas from the North Slope to the
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Buyers challenge FERC review of power deals as ineffective before Supreme Court
Beseeching the Supreme Court to uphold a pair of decisions by a lower court, power buyers last week re-asserted that FERC disregarded its statutory directive to uphold
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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EIA: Winter gas spot price to stay at $8; 2008 demand to increase a modest 0.6%
With gas storage levels strong as the US enters the coldest months of the year, and expectations that a return to normal weather will slash demand in
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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EPSA warns of threat to investment from price inquiry in organized power markets
A request by 41 groups for a FERC investigation of wholesale electric prices in the nation's organized markets would produce a sweeping, open-ended process that could be
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Energy MLPs see clearer road ahead as political and regulatory hurdles fall aside
It was touch and go for master limited partnerships just six months ago. The nation's biggest gas companies seemed transfixed by the idea that spinoffs of pipeline
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Extension of Cal-ISO reliability services tariff makes sense, says grid operator and generators
FERC should extend the reliability capacity services tariff of the California Independent System Operator until a backstop mechanism is created or the market redesign and technology upgrade
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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FERC OKs final settlement, dismisses Enron from all Western energy crisis proceedings
The commission last week set another milestone in its efforts to wrap up proceedings related to the Western energy crisis when it approved an $18 million settlement
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Fine-tuning of RTO capacity market rules continues in decisions on recent complaints
Acknowledging the complexity of new regimes designed to ensure resource adequacy in regional bulk-power markets, the commission earlier this month took up implementation and rate issues raised
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Groups head to court to fight corridor designation
The Center for Biological Diversity on Thursday asked a federal district court to reject DOE's October 2007 designation of the Southwest national interest electric transmission corridor. Two
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Lack of planning, resources contributing to vulnerability of fuel tankers, GAO warns
Tankers remain "potentially vulnerable" to terrorist attacks and will require greater efforts at the federal level to ensure their protection, the Government Accountability Office warned last week.
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Negotiated GTN general rate settlement trimming rate hike wins commission support
FERC has accepted a deal between Gas Transmission Northwest and its shippers that significantly scales down a proposed rate increase after nearly 18 months of tough negotiations.
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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Open seasons aim at Rocky Mountain gas, explore Texas, Mississippi storage options
Pipeline companies are testing the waters to see just how much interest there is in moving more Rocky Mountain and MidContinent natural gas to East and West
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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PetroLogistics gets staff environmental nod for Gulf Coast gas storage project
A high-deliverability Gulf Coast gas storage project sponsored by PetroLogistics has received an environmental endorsement from FERC staff despite some concern about erosion control and water quality.
Publication Date: JAN 2008
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