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NGPL said a gas quality problem was reported at the CEM/NGPL BECKHAM receipt point in Beckham County, OK, and the point became unavailable for scheduling Wednesday until further notice.

Dominion issued an OFO that became effective Wednesday until further notice. Dominion said it could not tolerate excess deliveries by customers because they jeopardize the pipeline’s ability to receive gas for injection into storage as required by service agreements and the FERC tariff. See the bulletin board for customer actions required by the OFO.

Tony Hayward, who became CEO of BP plc in May, on Thursday unveiled a reorganization plan that will reduce the number of business units to two from three and create an alternative energy division.

Houston-based Spectra Energy Corp., which comprises the former natural gas businesses of Duke Energy, became a stand-alone, publicly traded company last Tuesday, emerging as one of the leading pure-play gas midstream companies in North America. The company’s stock began regular trading Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SE.

Houston-based Spectra Energy Corp., which comprises the former natural gas businesses of Duke Energy, became a stand-alone, publicly traded company Tuesday, emerging as one of the leading pure-play gas midstream companies in North America. The company’s stock will begin regular trading Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SE.

Belen Station became unavailable Wednesday morning due to surge control valve problems, El Paso said, adding that parts are being shipped in and if all goes well, the station will be returned to service Friday afternoon. Meanwhile, Belen’s outage has changed a capacity reduction of the San Juan Crossover from 29 MMcf/d to 75 MMcf/d through Friday.

In a sign that companies are taking the initiative to shape expected legislation, ConocoPhillips last week became the first U.S.-based oil major to voice its support for a federal greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions cap.

Spectra Energy, which separated from Duke Energy and became a stand-alone, publicly traded company earlier this year, on Friday announced that its midstream master limited partnership (MLP), Spectra Energy Partners LP, plans to spin off as an initial public offering (IPO). The time for the spin-off was not disclosed.

Esperanza Energy LLC, a unit of San Antonio-based Tidelands Oil & Gas Corp., Wednesday became the fourth company to join the Southern California offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal competition with a proposal to develop two receiving platforms 10 miles off the coast at Huntington Beach, CA. Esperanza said it hopes to file an application by the end of this year.