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“Vague, open-ended, unclear” provisions in the Senate and House omnibus energy bills that deal with the states’ role in permitting liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals could wind up stalling or killing, rather than encouraging, the construction of future LNG facilities in the United States, an energy analyst with Stanford Washington Research Group said last Thursday.

“Vague, open-ended, unclear” provisions in the Senate and House omnibus energy bills that deal with the states’ role in permitting liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals could wind up stalling or killing, rather than encouraging, the construction of future LNG facilities in the United States, an energy analyst with Stanford Washington Research Group said Thursday.

Sen James Inhofe (R-OK), chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, introduced two energy-related bills this week, one that says the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) does not have authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing under existing law, and a second that clarifies congressional intent in the 1987 amendments to the Clean Water Act that uncontaminated storm water discharges from oil and gas exploration, production, processing and treatment sites are exempt from the costly EPA storm water program.

Despite the fact that it is seeking a natural gas rate decrease before the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Energy (MDTE), Unitil’s Massachusetts utility subsidiary noted that customers will actually see a slight increase due to the end of a temporary refund.

Despite the fact that it is seeking a natural gas rate decrease before the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Energy (MDTE), Unitil’s Massachusetts utility subsidiary noted Monday that customers will actually see a slight increase due to the end of a temporary refund.

Higher natural gas prices are expected to lead to a 2.3% demand decline in 2003, according to the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Short-Term Energy Outlook released last week. The agency noted that the decline would largely come from the industrial and electric power sectors.

Berlin, CT-based Yankee Gas plans to break ground in spring 2004 on what it bills as the largest project ever undertaken by the natural gas utility — an estimated $53 million liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage facility.

Berlin, CT-based Yankee Gas plans to break ground in spring 2004 on what it bills as the largest project ever undertaken by the natural gas utility — an estimated $53 million liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage facility.

Higher natural gas prices are expected to lead to a 2.3% demand decline in 2003, according to the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Short-Term Energy Outlook released Monday. The agency noted that the decline would largely come from the industrial and electric power sectors.