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Forest Service Rule to Offer More ‘Certainty’ to Oil, Gas Producers

The Agriculture Department’s Forest Service has issued a final rule that is aimed at improving the forest management planning of 155 national forests and 20 grasslands. A key part of the rule will allow the government to complete forest planning (i.e. ecological, social and economic issues) much quicker, which would provide more “certainty” to oil and natural gas producers about whether they can drill in these areas, said U.S. Forest Service spokesman Dan Jiron.

January 3, 2005

Generators Press for FERC FPA Probes of Entergy, Southern

Recent filings made by Southern Company Services and Entergy Services Inc. aimed at satisfying new, interim generation market power tests adopted by FERC offer nothing that should preclude the federal agency from moving forward with Federal Power Act (FPA) Section 206 investigations of Southern and Entergy, generators told FERC this week.

December 13, 2004

Futures Plummet Following Wednesday’s Surprise Rally

After climbing by $1.018 in Wednesday’s market-shocking regular session, January natural gas futures aimed to take some of that excess back in trading on Monday.

November 30, 2004

Futures Plummet Following Wednesday’s Surprise Rally

After climbing by $1.018 in Wednesday’s market-shocking regular session, January natural gas futures aimed to take some of that excess back in trading on Monday.

November 30, 2004

U.S. Mexican Regulators Ink Cooperative Energy Agreement

Top U.S. and Mexican energy regulatory officials late Thursday signed a letter of intent aimed at bolstering interagency coordination and cooperation on cross-border energy projects.

November 8, 2004

U.S., Mexican Regulators Ink Cooperative Energy Agreement

Top U.S. and Mexican energy regulatory officials late Thursday signed a letter of intent aimed at bolstering interagency coordination and cooperation on cross-border energy projects.

November 8, 2004

U.S. Mexican Regulators Ink Cooperative Energy Agreement

Top U.S. and Mexican energy regulatory officials late Thursday signed a letter of intent aimed at bolstering interagency coordination and cooperation on cross-border energy projects.

November 8, 2004

Peoples Continues Strategic Reorganization With Employee Buy-out Plan

The on-going “strategic reorganization” at Peoples Energy in Chicago is aimed at addressing lower returns from its regulated local distribution companies, the result of rising costs and declining deliveries engendered by 10 years of relatively mild winters in the upper Midwest, conservation and increasing numbers of new, energy efficient buildings.

July 26, 2004

Peoples Continues Strategic Reorganization With Employee Buy-out Plan

The on-going “strategic reorganization” at Peoples Energy in Chicago is aimed at addressing lower returns from its regulated local distribution companies, the result of rising costs and declining deliveries engendered by 10 years of relatively mild winters in the upper Midwest, conservation and increasing numbers of new, energy efficient buildings.

July 23, 2004

Calpine ‘Advertises’ Excess Capacity in Case of Hot Summer

In a marketing move aimed at selling some of its excess generation capacity, Calpine Corp. announced Thursday that its national generation fleet of 25,000 MW “stands ready” to meet what some states, including California, are predicting could be isolated power shortages during unusually hot weather this summer.

June 21, 2004