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A district judge has rejected Alaska’s challenge to the Clinton-era administration’s roadless rule, which bars the construction of roads on 58 million acres of forest lands that are seen as critical to energy exploration and production, logging and other commercial activities.

FERC last Thursday issued a final rule that bars entities from using multiple affiliates to game the natural gas pipeline open season bidding process, saying it frustrates competition and denies access to capacity for customers that value it the most.

FERC Thursday issued a final rule that bars entities from using multiple affiliates to game the natural gas pipeline open season bidding process, saying it frustrates competition and denies access to capacity for customers that value it the most.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, in a 2-to-1 split vote, has agreed to prospectively prohibit interstate pipelines from entering into negotiated-rate transactions with shippers which reference “basis,” or the difference between the natural gas price indexes at two points, citing the potential for pipelines to manipulate spot gas prices.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, in a 2-to-1 split vote, has agreed to prospectively prohibit interstate pipelines from entering into negotiated-rate transactions with shippers which reference “basis,” or the difference between the natural gas price indexes at two points, citing the potential for pipelines to manipulate spot gas prices.

Producers who may have been tempted to sing a few (paraphrased)bars of “It’s beginning to look a lot like winter” upon seeingTuesday’s weather reports probably stifled the urge after cashprices at most points fell by widely varying amounts. The softnessoccurred despite cold to very cold temperatures pervading almostevery part of Canada and the U.S.

There is an unfair advantage in using the name of a 140-year-oldutility when marketing gas in Georgia, the state public servicecommission ruled Friday, ordering Atlanta Gas Light Services (AGLS)to market gas in the state under a different brand until AtlantaGas Light Co. exits the merchant function.

Retail gas marketers won a major victory yesterday when aGeorgia Public Service Commission hearing officer ordered AtlantaGas Light’s unregulated marketing affiliate to “immediatelydiscontinue” the use of the name Atlanta Gas Light Services (AGLS)and stop referring to its heritage, reliability and trustworthinesswith respect to its affiliation with the state’s largest gasutility.