Allocation

In a year’s time, production from shale plays has gone from 6% of Calgary-based Talisman Energy Inc.’s North American gas production to 36%, the company said Tuesday.

Congressional allocation last year of $5 billion for the Department of Energy’s (DOE) weatherization assistance program has so far resulted in very few homes in the nation being weatherized and jobs being created, according to an interim status report by the department’s inspector general (IG).

Congressional allocation last year of $5 billion for the Department of Energy’s (DOE) weatherization assistance program has so far resulted in very few homes in the nation being weatherized and jobs being created, according to an interim status report by the department’s inspector general (IG).

California regulators on Thursday unanimously approved a 2007-08 natural gas hedging program for Sempra Energy’s San Diego Gas and Electric Co. (SDG&E) unit and a revised allocation of firm core capacity on parts of Pacific Gas and Electric Co.’s (PG&E) backbone transmission pipeline system.

California regulators Thursday unanimously approved a 2007-08 natural gas hedging program for Sempra Energy’s San Diego Gas and Electric Co. (SDG&E) unit and a revised allocation of firm core capacity on parts of Pacific Gas and Electric Co.’s (PG&E) backbone transmission pipeline system.

California’s large industrial customers are fighting over El Paso’s $1.6 billion settlement payment, which was approved earlier this month by a California Superior Court in San Diego. The state attoney general’s office confirmed that it is the largest antitrust class action settlement in the state’s history.

Among the California large industrial parties there is still a bit of disagreement over the eventual allocations of the monies even as last Friday a California Superior Court in San Diego approved the $1.6 billion settlement between El Paso Corp. and four western states, including California. The state court phase of the settlement approval process drew one vocal objection from the California League of Food Processors (CLFP).

While many El Paso Natural Gas shippers were thankful that the contract conversion on Sept. 1 finally ended years of nomination cuts on the system, a new FERC order could lead to new constraints and may bring back nomination cuts in a hurry, according to some observers.

While many El Paso Natural Gas shippers were thankful that the contract conversion on Sept. 1 finally ended years of nomination cuts on the system, a new FERC order could lead to new constraints and may bring back nomination cuts in a hurry, according to some observers.