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ANR Official Blasts Guardian ‘Secrecy’

Coastal’s ANR Pipeline is continuing its battle against aproposed pipeline that would challenge its dominance of theWisconsin market. ANR is calling for backers of the GuardianPipeline project to make costs of the project public to provewhether it would reduce Wisconsin gas prices.

February 15, 2000

Nicor Jumps onto the Horizon Bandwagon

Nicor Inc. has signed on as an equal partner in the plannedHorizon Pipeline with Kinder Morgan Inc.’s Natural Gas PipelineCompany of America (NGPL), the companies said. The partners alsosubmitted Horizon’s application to FERC this week.

February 11, 2000

TransCanada Files Rate Hike; Producers, Industrials Oppose Design

While producers and end users were marshalling their argumentsagainst plans by TransCanada Pipelines Ltd. for long-term ratedesign changes to adapt to the budding era of competition, thepipeline opened up a second front, calling for an 11% hike in itscurrent rates effective Jan. 1.

January 10, 2000

Producers Attack Bradley’s Plan to Cut Tax Breaks

The Independent Petroleum Association of America came outstrongly against a tax proposal presented earlier this week byDemocratic presidential candidate Bill Bradley that would do awaywith several loopholes currently benefiting oil and gas producers.

January 10, 2000

Producers Blast Bradley’s Plan to Cut Tax Breaks

The Independent Petroleum Association of America came outstrongly against a proposal presented earlier this week byDemocratic presidential candidate Bill Bradley that would do awaywith several tax loopholes currently benefiting oil and gasproducers.

January 6, 2000

Producers, Industrials Oppose TransCanada’s Rates

Both sides of the Canadian natural gas market have lined upsolidly against the first attempt by the pipeline establishment toadapt to the budding era of competition in delivery services northof the border with the United States.

January 4, 2000

Royalty Owners Suit Targets UPR

More than 27,000 Texas royalty owners were granted class actionstatus in a suit against Ft. Worth-based Union Pacific ResourcesGroup Inc. Other defendants include UPR affiliates Union PacificResources Co., Union Pacific Fuels Inc., Union Pacific Oil and GasCo., and Union Pacific Austin Chalk Co.

December 21, 1999

Ohio Legislates Against Hostile Gas Takeovers

Ohio Gov. Bob Taft signed into law a bill requiring the state’sPublic Utilities Commission to investigate any hostile takeover biddirected at an Ohio gas utility at the time the bidder’s tenderoffer is made.

November 15, 1999

Ohio Legislates Against Hostile Gas Takeovers

Ohio Governor Bob Taft signed into law a bill requiring thestate’s Public Utilities Commission to investigate any hostiletakeover bid directed at an Ohio gas utility at the time thebidder’s tender offer is made.

November 15, 1999

Kansas Regulators Vote Against Statewide Customer Choice

Following the Tortoise and the Hare maxim that slow and steadyoften wins the race, the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) hasdecided to approach retail competition at a turtle’s pace. The KCClast week tossed out the idea of installing statewide customerchoice and instead chose to leave open the possibility that MidwestEnergy, one of the state’s many LDCs, can, if it chooses, file anapplication for a small retail pilot program.

November 8, 1999