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Coalbed methane producer CONSOL Energy Inc. has entered into an agreement to allow Triana Energy Inc. to explore for and produce conventional natural gas that may be found beneath CONSOL Energy’s coalbed properties in southwestern Virginia.

A U.S. district court judge last week said that he would defer to FERC’s authority in ruling on whether bankrupt NRG Power Marketing must comply with contractual obligations to provide electricity to Connecticut Light & Power (CL&P).

FERC last week put on hold a proposed tariff change that would allow Northern Natural Gas to reserve for future expansions any unsubscribed capacity or capacity under expiring transportation capacity contracts that are not subject to right-of-first-refusal (ROFR).

FERC on Wednesday put on hold a proposed tariff change that would allow Northern Natural Gas Co. to reserve for future expansions any unsubscribed capacity or capacity under expiring transportation capacity contracts that are not subject to right-of-first-refusal (ROFR).

The Minerals Management Service (MMS) Gulf of Mexico OCS Region on Wednesday introduced an online oil and gas public information database to allow viewing and downloading of public documents on the industry. Available documents will include Well Summary Reports, Sundry Notices, Applications for Permit to Drill, Plans, Pipeline Rights-of-Way Files and Suspensions of Production and Operations.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should continue to allow interstate gas pipelines to offer their customers customized negotiated rates as an alternative to maximum recourse rates, both shippers and pipelines said Monday. But they were divided on the issue of whether the Commission ought to make some nips and tucks to its negotiated-rate program.

In an effort to allow trading firms to automatically submit trades for confirmation regardless of execution means or proprietary data formats, IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) last week unveiled its web-enabled eConfirm, an electronic trade confirmation service for global energy and metals markets.

FERC has agreed to allow UBS AG to sell energy, capacity and ancillary services at market-based rates, a decision that follows on the heels of UBS Warburg Energy, a U.S.-based unit of UBS, last month purchasing the North American natural gas and power trading business of Enron Corp.

The Georgia Public Service Commission on Tuesday approved a plan to establish a provider of last resort (POLR) to allow natural gas customers disconnected for non-payment to reconnect their service. The commission chose Florida-based marketer Infinite Energy Inc. as the POLR, overcoming what was thought to be strong support for the frontrunners, considered to be Atlanta Gas Light, Georgia Natural Gas Services and Scana Energy.