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Tuesday the Manitoba Legislature approved a law that could let natural gas customers of Centra Gas/Manitoba Hydro burn now and pay later this coming winter. Lawmakers passed a bill that gives the Lieutenant Governor in Council authority to prescribe the maximum percentage by which Centra’s rates may be increased.

Last week the Manitoba Legislature approved a law that could let natural gas customers of Centra Gas/Manitoba Hydro burn now and pay later this coming winter. Lawmakers passed a bill that gives the Lieutenant Governor in Council authority to prescribe the maximum percentage by which Centra’s rates may be increased.

A crash-and-burn Nymex session in both the natural gas and crudeoil pits depressed both September and October cash prices Thursday.Only western swing quotes managed to avoid declines that weregenerally around a dime or greater.

A gas well blowout that ignited last Sunday on NewfieldExploration’s Ship Shoal Block 354 continued to burn yesterday,company officials said. The fire is not expected to be extinguisheduntil later this week.

Working into the early hours of Thursday morning, the Pennsylvania General Assembly finally pushed through a statewide gas restructuring bill in the last session before breaking for summer vacation. Under the Natural Gas Choice and Competition Act, gas will become a price-deregulated commodity for residential and small commercial customers in Pennsylvania on Nov. 1. Gov. Tom Ridge, who has already voiced his support for the bill, has 10 days to sign it into law.

Working into the early hours of Thursday morning, thePennsylvania General Assembly finally pushed through a statewidegas restructuring bill in the last session before the assemblybroke for summer vacation. Under the Natural Gas Choice andCompetition Act, gas will become a price-deregulated commodity forresidential and small commercial customers on Nov. 1. Governor TomRidge, who has already voiced his support for the bill, has 10 daysto sign it into law.

Rolls-Royce has announced a new line of engines that may changethe face of distributed generation. Since 1994 the automotivecompany has been conducting research to design a new generator thatwill help propel the company into the major leagues for distributedgeneration around the world.