If the Minerals Management Service (MMS) is correct, the Gulf ofMexico has a growing role to play in meeting the nation’s demandfor natural gas. The agency presented results of a study evaluatingthe role of the federal Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in supplyingfuture U.S. gas demand at a symposium held in Houston last week.
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Group Calls For Demand-Side Management in PJM
Power shortages and price spikes within the PJM Power Pool areas likely this summer as barbecues and sunburns, according to aPennsylvania public interest group.
Group Calls For Demand-Side Market in PJM
Looking ahead to summer within the PJM Power Pool meansanticipating power shortages and price spikes. With virtually nonew generation coming on line for this summer, Pennsylvania publicinterest group PennFuture says it’s time to create a demand sidemarket for electricity and give consumers an incentive to conserve.
Gas Takes Big Strides Worldwide
Gas wins big in the Energy Information Administration’s latestInternational Energy Outlook. The forecast calls for worldwide gasconsumption to increase 104% by 2020 from 1997 levels. Natural gasremains the fastest growing component of primary world energyconsumption.
Gas Takes Big Strides Worldwide
Gas wins big in the Energy Information Administration’s latestInternational Energy Outlook. The forecast calls for worldwide gasconsumption to increase 104% by 2020 from 1997 levels. Natural gasremains the fastest growing component of primary world energyconsumption.
RTO Order Upheld at FERC; Workshops Next
FERC last week reaffirmed “almost without exception” all of the”basic policy calls” that it made in its landmark Order 2000, whichseeks to have regional transmission organizations (RTOs) up andrunning in every region of the nation by the end of 2001.
RTO Order Upheld at FERC; Workshops Next
FERC earlier this week reaffirmed “almost without exception” allof the “basic policy calls” that it made in its landmark Order2000, which seeks to have regional electric transmissionorganizations (RTOs) up and running in every region of the nationby the end of 2001.
Oneok Calls Off Merger with Southwest Gas
ONEOK said last week that its board of directors has voted toterminate its planned merger with Southwest Gas. The terminationdecision was made pursuant to a provision in the merger agreementthat permitted any party to terminate if certain conditions werenot fulfilled by December 14, 1999. ONEOK notified Southwest of thetermination late last week.
ONEOK Calls Off Southwest Merger
The financial risk associated with a lawsuit against its mergerpartner Southwest Gas forced ONEOK to call off the deal lateFriday.
Certificate Policy Statement Takes a Few Blows
The new policy statement on pipeline certification, which callsfor incremental pricing of projects filed past a certain deadline,came under fire at FERC last week from a cross-section of interestsin the natural gas industry.