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Summer heat, which has so far been “more impressive and widespread than anticipated,” will continue to blanket most of the country into the autumn, according to forecasters at Andover, MA-based WSI Corp., who also reaffirmed their prediction of an “active-normal” 2011 Atlantic hurricane season.

Summer heat, which has so far been “more impressive and widespread than anticipated,” will continue to blanket most of the country in August and into the autumn, according to forecasters at Andover, MA-based WSI Corp.

Chesapeake Energy Corp. has agreed to spend millions for repairs to roads in four counties in the West Virginia Panhandle, in order to mitigate damage done to the roads by trucks hauling equipment and water to its wells sites in the region.

In order to spur more natural gas storage development, FERC should grant independent storage operators “blanket” market-based rate authority, approve waivers of the shipper-must-hold-title and capacity-release regulations, ease the public’s fears associated with the development of new storage facilities, and treat storage facilities as it did liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects nearly two years ago, several independent storage operators told the Commission last week.

In order to spur more natural gas storage development, FERC should grant independent storage operators “blanket” market-based rate authority, approve waivers of the shipper-must-hold-title and capacity-release regulations, ease the public’s fears associated with the development of new storage facilities, and treat storage facilities as it did liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects nearly two years ago, several independent storage operators told the Commission Thursday.

FERC last Wednesday granted blanket authorization for WPS-ESI Gas Storage, a Hinshaw facility, to deliver natural gas from its storage operation in Michigan in interstate commerce to help satisfy the appetite of gas-fired power generators in the region.

FERC on Wednesday granted blanket authorization for WPS-ESI Gas Storage, a Hinshaw facility, to deliver natural gas from its storage operation in Michigan in interstate commerce to help satisfy the appetite of gas-fired power generators in the region.

Sonat plans to offer a blanket IT discount for any gas received at a Production Area zone pipeline interconnect and delivered to an interconnect in the same zone. The rate of 5 cents/Dth plus applicable fuel (includes all surcharges) will be implemented July 1 and remain in effect on a month-to-month basis until further notice. See the bulletin board for details.

FERC last week issued Northwest Pipeline a blanket certificate to install and operate three existing portable compressor units as needed to help offset the heavy demands that have been placed on certain shippers by the pipeline’s continual operational flow orders (OFOs).