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Northern Natural Gas has called on FERC to approve by the end of the month its application to increase the capacity at its Redfield storage field in Dallas County, IA.

Sen. Wayne Allard (R-CO) Friday called on FERC to promptly approve Colorado Interstate Co.’s (CIG) proposed High Plains Expansion Project that would serve growing natural gas demand along the Colorado Front Range, particularly in the Denver metropolitan area.

National Grid has abandoned plans for the Fields Point Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal in Providence, RI, and has dropped its appeal of a FERC decision not to approve the project to convert an existing LNG peak shaving plant there for LNG importation, the company said last week.

National Grid has abandoned plans for the Fields Point Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal in Providence, RI, and has dropped its appeal of a FERC decision not to approve the project to convert an existing LNG peak shaving plant there for LNG importation, the company said Tuesday.

El Paso Natural Gas and a large number of shippers on its pipeline have called on FERC again to quickly approve an offer of settlement that has been pending at the agency for several months.

El Paso Natural Gas and a large number of shippers on its pipeline have called on FERC again to quickly approve an offer of settlement that has been pending at the agency for several months.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last Monday asked Congress to approve a $28 million increase in funding for fiscal year 2008, bringing the agency’s proposed budget for the year to $255.4 million.

The decision by Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney last Tuesday to approve the proposed Northeast Gateway and Neptune offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals represents the last major hurdle for the two projects, which could become the first new LNG import terminals along the East Coast of the United States to successfully navigate through the challenging regulatory and political process.

The decision by Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney on Tuesday to approve the proposed Northeast Gateway and Neptune offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals represents the last major hurdle for the two projects, which could become the first new LNG import terminals along the East Coast of the United States to successfully navigate through the challenging regulatory and political process.