With 42,000 Georgia retail gas customers still disconnected from service (down from 200,000 eligible for disconnection last spring) mainly because of unpaid bills, Georgia Gov. Roy Barnes has asked the state’s Consumers’ Utility Counsel to file a request that the state Public Service Commission (PSC) designate a provider of last resort (POLR) before the winter begins. Barnes also has appointed a task force to look into problems in Georgia’s gas market.
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Piedmont Reaffirms Support of SouthStar Venture
Piedmont Natural Gas said Monday it is not a party to the lawsuit filed by AGL Resources on behalf of gas marketer SouthStar Energy Services LLC against Dynegy Marketing and Trade. Piedmont (30%), AGL (50%) and Dynegy (20%) are partners in Southstar, which operates in Georgia under the trade name of Georgia Natural Gas Services.
July 31, 2001
Dynegy Marketing Sued by Georgia Natural Gas Co.
Atlanta-based Georgia Natural Gas Co.(GNGC) has filed a complaint on behalf of SouthStar Energy Services LLC in Georgia’s Fulton County Superior Court to compel Dynegy Marketing and Trade to provide a “full and fair accounting” of its activities as the asset manager for SouthStar. The lawsuit alleges that Dynegy, despite “repeated requests,” has failed to provide necessary documentation and records of purchase and sales transactions.
July 27, 2001
Deadline Passed for Avista Class Action Lawsuits
The lead plaintiff deadline was last week for class action lawsuits on behalf of Avista Corp.’s stockholders who may have lost money after the company reported a loss of $22 million in the second quarter. The losses followed unhedged power trades in the forward market in the second quarter.
October 2, 2000
Avista Stockholder Lawsuits Mounting
The lead plaintiff deadline is today for class action lawsuitson behalf of Avista Corp.’s stockholders who may have lost moneyafter the company reported a loss of $22 million in the secondquarter. The losses followed unhedged power trades in the forwardmarket in the second quarter.
September 26, 2000
Class Action Suits Filed Against Avista
A handful of law firms have filed class action lawsuits on behalf of Avista Corp.’s stockholders after the company reported a loss of $22.1 million or $0.47 per share in the second quarter, stemming from unhedged power trades in the forward market. The loss compared to a gain of $3.1 million or $0.08 per share in 2Q99.
August 7, 2000
Class Action Suits Filed Against Avista
A handful of law firms have filed class action lawsuits onbehalf of Avista Corp.’s stockholders after the company reported aloss of $22.1 million or $0.47 per share in the second quarter,stemming from unhedged power trades in the forward market.
August 1, 2000
ConocoWarns Against Price Reaction
On behalf of the Natural Gas Supply Association, Conoco GeneralManager Mike Johnson is scheduled today to recommend that thegovernment maintain a hands-off approach to the natural gas marketdespite concerns about a potential crisis from Senate Energy andNatural Resources Committee Chairman Frank Murkowski, Sen. CharlesE. Schumer (D-NY) and other lawmakers. Several congressmen andsenators have voiced concern recently about high prices, low storagelevels and rising demand (see Daily GPI, July 11).
July 26, 2000
NJ Urges Clinton to Intercede to Delay MarketLink
New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman has asked PresidentClinton to intercede on the state’s behalf to persuade the FederalEnergy Regulatory Commission to postpone action on the hotlycontested MarketLink expansion project for at least 60 days.
November 29, 1999
Coastal Buys Mitchell Properties in CO, UT
Coastal Oil & Gas Corp.-on behalf of Coastal Oil & GasUSA LP – acquired properties in the Piceance Basin of Colorado andthe Uinta Basin of Utah from Mitchell Energy & DevelopmentCorp.
July 2, 1999
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