Northwest Pipeline has flouted FERC’s turn-back policy by imposing an “unreasonable and fundamentally defective” turn-back fee requirement that blocked shippers from shedding more than 200,000 Dth/d of unused and unwanted pipeline transportation capacity on its system, complained two Duke Energy subsidiaries.
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Northwest Pipeline Accused of Assessing ‘Unreasonable’ Shipper Fee to Turn Back Capacity
Northwest Pipeline has flouted FERC’s turn-back policy by imposing an “unreasonable and fundamentally defective” turn-back fee requirement that blocked shippers from shedding more than 200,000 Dth/d of unused and unwanted pipeline transportation capacity on its system, complained two Duke Energy subsidiaries.
Former BP Trader Settles with CFTC, Ex-El Paso Employees Said to be Targeted
A former trader for BP Energy Co. accused for six illegal “wash” trades between April and June 2000 last week settled with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for $30,000. Byron G. Biggs, who did not admit or deny the findings, was employed as a power trader by BP from 1999-2003.
Former BP Trader Settles with CFTC, Ex-El Paso Employees Said to be Targeted
A former trader for BP Energy Co. accused for six illegal “wash” trades between April and June 2000 has settled with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for $30,000. Byron G. Biggs, who did not admit or deny the findings, was employed as a power trader by BP from 1999-2003.
Sempra, Utilities Sued Over Pricing by Bay Area Counties
San Diego-based Sempra Energy and its two utilities, Southern California Gas Co. and San Diego Gas and Electric Co., were accused of driving up wholesale natural gas prices, along with several other natural gas companies, in a lawsuit filed in a California Superior Court in San Diego Thursday. Separate suits were filed by the city/county of San Francisco and the county of Santa Clara.
Byrd Presses President about Promised Benefits in His National Energy Plan
Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV) has accused President Bush of failing to deliver on any of the promised benefits in his national energy plan, which marked its three-year anniversary last week.
FGT Accused of Frustrating Plans for Bahamas-to-Florida LNG Pipeline
Florida Gas Transmission (FGT), by placing “onerous” conditions on AES Ocean Express LLC in its pursuit of an interconnection with FGT’s system, is frustrating the company’s plans to construct a proposed Bahamas-to-Florida line to deliver regasified liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the southern Florida market, AES Ocean Express said last week.
FGT Accused of Frustrating Plans for Bahamas-to-Florida LNG Pipeline
Florida Gas Transmission (FGT), by placing “onerous” conditions on AES Ocean Express LLC in its pursuit of an interconnection with FGT’s system, is frustrating the company’s plans to construct a proposed Bahamas-to-Florida line to deliver regasified liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the southern Florida market, AES Ocean Express contends.
VA Distributor Claims Columbia Not Fulfilling Service Obligations in Peak Winter Months
Norfolk,VA-based Virginia Natural Gas Inc. (VNG) has accused Columbia Gas Transmission pipeline of failing to meet its firm service obligations during peak winter months due to poorly maintained facilities. As a result, the local distribution company (LDC) said it suffered damages of more than $37 million because it was forced to pay for firm service that Columbia Gas did not deliver, and had to scramble elsewhere to meet the gas needs of its firm customers.
VA Distributor Claims Columbia Not Fulfilling Service Obligations in Peak Winter Months
Norfolk,VA-based Virginia Natural Gas Inc. (VNG) has accused Columbia Gas Transmission pipeline of failing to meet its firm service obligations during peak winter months due to poorly maintained facilities. As a result, the local distribution company (LDC) said it suffered damages of more than $37 million because it was forced to pay for firm service that Columbia Gas did not deliver, and had to scramble elsewhere to meet the gas needs of its firm customers.