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The Alberta government is spending more but enjoying it less after accepting industry projections of a steady decline ahead in natural gas production. While hiking spending by 10.7% to help services from schools to sewers catch up with growth lubricated by oilsands development, the province braced for erosion of gas as its biggest revenue earner.

The Alberta government is spending more but enjoying it less after accepting industry projections of a steady decline ahead in natural gas production. While hiking spending by 10.7% to help services from schools to sewers catch up with growth lubricated by oilsands development, the province braced for erosion of gas as its biggest revenue earner.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued an order accepting in part and rejecting in part Columbia Gas Transmission’s proposed natural gas quality specifications.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued an order accepting in part and rejecting in part Columbia Gas Transmission’s proposed natural gas quality specifications.

Major liquefied natural gas (LNG) suppliers have protested a crucial administrative law judge (ALJ) initial decision accepting restrictive interchangeability standards that were proposed by Florida Gas Transmission (FGT), saying it could limit the availability of Atlantic Basin LNG supplies to import terminals along the Gulf Coast.

Idaho’s Public Utilities Commission announced Monday that it is accepting written comments and will hold a public workshop May 16 regarding a request by Spokane, WA-based Avista Utilities to form a new holding company to be called AVA Formation Corp. Written comments to the PUC will be accepted through June 16.

As it prepared for a winter of discontent among retail natural gas customers, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. faced the year’s shortest day Wednesday acknowledging violations and accepting civil penalties handed out by the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for the giant combination utility’s mishandling of the record-keeping at its long-closed Humboldt Bay Nuclear Power Plant in the far northwest end of California.

Houston Hub Storage and Transportation L.P. an affiliate of Enstor Operating Co. LLC, will be accepting bids through Oct. 14 for firm storage capacity at its planned Houston Storage Hub for service starting April 1 in the spring of 2008, according to a Tuesday announcement.

Effective with Monday’s Cycle 4 nominations, Destin removed a force majeure notice and said it was accepting nominations from all receipt points. However, due to the approach of Hurricane Rita, at 1 p.m. CDT Tuesday Destin said it was claiming force majeure again until further notice and would be unable to provide transportation services from offshore receipt points. Onshore receipt and delivery points will remain in operation, Destin said.