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The Alaskan LNG project, proposed by Sempra Energy and the Alaska Gasline Port Authority, is least likely to go forward among the three projects proposed to tap northern natural gas resources — the Alaska and Mackenzie pipelines being the other two. But an uncertain regulatory process and competition from multiple liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals make the fate of all three northern projects uncertain, according to a new report by Calgary-based Tristone Capital.

The Alaskan LNG project, proposed by Sempra Energy and the Alaska Gasline Port Authority, is least likely to go forward among the three projects proposed to tap northern natural gas resources — the Alaska and Mackenzie pipelines being the other two — but an uncertain regulatory process and competition from multiple liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals make the fate of all three northern projects uncertain, according to a new report by Calgary-based Tristone Capital.

Congress should put in place a process to begin lifting the congressional and executive branch moratoria to unlock “very significant potential resources” in the eastern Gulf of Mexico and off the East and West Coasts, independent producer and local distribution company (LDCs) groups recommended to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Friday.

Congress should put in place a process to begin lifting the congressional and executive branch moratoria to unlock “very significant potential resources” in the eastern Gulf of Mexico and off the East and West Coasts, independent producer and local distribution company (LDCs) groups recommended to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Friday.

The Senate on Tuesday approved a measure that creates a new Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration (PHMA) under the authority of the Department of Transportation, elevating the issue of pipeline safety to a higher level within the Bush administration and giving the administrator of the office a position requiring Senate approval. The PHMA will oversee the Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS), which has oversight over natural gas and hazardous liquids pipelines. An earlier proposal, which was opposed by the American Gas Association and others in the industry, sought to transfer the OPS to the Federal Railroad Administration.

The Senate on Tuesday approved a measure that creates a new Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration (PHMA) under the authority of the Department of Transportation, elevating the issue of pipeline safety to a higher level within the Bush administration and giving the administrator of the office a position requiring Senate approval. The PHMA will oversee the Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS), which has oversight over natural gas and hazardous liquids pipelines. An earlier proposal, which was opposed by the American Gas Association and others in the industry, sought to transfer the OPS to the Federal Railroad Administration.

Using authority it was granted in recent years, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is in the latter stages of year-long negotiations for “pre-paid” natural gas supplies and, in some cases, purchase of gas reserves, an official with the city-run utility told NGI on Wednesday.

Using authority it was granted in recent years, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is in the latter stages of year-long negotiations for “pre-paid” natural gas supplies and, in some cases, purchase of gas reserves, an official with the city-run utility told NGI on Wednesday.

The Long Island Power Authority’s (LIPA) board of trustees voted last Wednesday to approve staff recommendations to move forward on a plan that will add over 1,000 MW of new energy to LIPA’s portfolio over the next several years.