Asked

FERC Asked to Probe SoCal Border Basis

Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) yesterday called on FERC to conduct astudy into why there is such a huge differential between prices fornatural gas in the supply basin and prices for the gas delivered tothe Southern California border.

March 16, 2001

Industry Briefs

Chandeleur Pipe Line Co. has asked FERC for the go-ahead toincrease the capacity of its 12-inch mainline to 321 MMcf/d from280 MMcf/d. In an application filed Monday, the pipeline said itwas seeking the additional capacity to accommodate greaterproduction levels and a planned new interconnection with DestinPipeline Co. L.L.C., which is being built under the blanketconstruction certificates of both Destin and Chandeleur. Theinterconnection will serve a refinery in Pascagoula, MS, owned byChevron Products Co., an affiliate of Chandeleur’s. The pipelinenoted that it already has conducted an open season for the proposednew mainline capacity, and is in the process of completingprecedent agreements with shippers. The Chandeleur system — whichconsists of an 80-mile, 12-inch mainline; a parallel 82-mile,16-inch mainline; and an 11-mile, 12-inch lateral — extends fromoffshore Louisiana and Mississippi to onshore Mississippi. Inaddition to serving Chevron Products, Chandeleur hasinterconnections with Gulf South Pipeline and Texas EasternTransmission.

February 7, 2001

Williams Seeks to Reactivate, Upgrade LNG Terminal

Williams last week asked FERC for the green light to reactivate and expand its liquefied natural gas (LNG) import services at its Cove Point terminal in Lusby, MD, to meet the growing demand on the East Coast.

February 5, 2001

Williams Seeks to Reactivate, Upgrade LNG Terminal

Williams yesterday asked FERC for the green light to reactivateand expand its liquefied natural gas (LNG) import services at itsCove Point terminal in Lusby, MD to meet the growing demand on theEast Coast.

January 31, 2001

MHP Seeks to Further Expand Egan, LA, Storage

Market Hub Partners L.P., a division of Duke Energy GasTransmission, last week asked FERC for the go-ahead toincrementally expand its natural gas storage facility in Egan, LA,by 4 Bcf.

January 22, 2001

MHP Seeks to Further Expand Egan, LA, Storage

Market Hub Partners L.P., a division of Duke Energy GasTransmission, yesterday asked FERC for the go-ahead toincrementally expand its natural gas storage facility in Egan, LA,by 4 Bcf.

January 17, 2001

Marketers Seek Halt to ISO, PX Disclosures in CA

In an emergency motion filed at FERC last week, eight powermarketers serving California asked the Commission to bar theCal-ISO and Cal-PX from disclosing confidential information abouttheir companies and/or practices – absent adequate safeguards – tostate agencies investigating the out-of-control electricity marketin the state.

December 25, 2000

Marketers Seek Halt to CA ISO, PX Disclosures

In an emergency motion filed at FERC this week, eight powermarketers serving California asked the Commission to bar theCal-ISO and Cal-PX from disclosing confidential information abouttheir companies and/or practices — absent adequateconfidentiality safeguards — to state agencies investigating theout-of-control electricity market in the state.

December 21, 2000

Oklahoma Gets Cold Feet on Electric Deregulation Deadline

Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson has asked the stateSenate to postpone the July 2002 deadline for deregulatingOklahoma’s electricity market in light of power market problems andhigh prices in deregulated states such as California, New York andMontana.

November 20, 2000

Oklahoma Gets Cold Feet on Deregulation

Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson has asked the stateSenate to postpone the July 2002 deadline for deregulatingOklahoma’s electricity market in light of power market problems andhigh prices in deregulated states such as California, New York andMontana.

November 16, 2000