Competition has arrived in Canadian gas transportation, but onlya case that is escalating into a big one before the National EnergyBoard will tell who gets what out of the changed pipeline grid.The battle — now heating up on paper, to be followed by hearingsbeginning Jan. 18 — is over a proposal to establish minimum,”reserve” or floor prices for excess deliveries by TransCanadaPipeLines Ltd.Round one has already been won by the pipeline’scustomers. After receiving strongly-worded protests, the NEBrejected an appeal by TransCanada to adopt floor prices effectiveNov. 1 or the start of the new gas contract year and heatingseason.
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Court Remands Panhandle Interconnect Ruling
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals last week remanded orders in aPanhandle Eastern Pipe Line case that it says marked a cleardeparture from FERC’s established policy on pipeline interconnectswithout providing any justification for the action.
December 3, 1999
Independence, MarketLink Take a Beating at FERC
As T-shirted crowds of opponents and proponents lined the hallsof FERC yesterday, a small army of congressmen, staterepresentatives, local politicians and landowner representativesunloaded an arsenal on the $1.3 billion Independence/MarketLinkpipeline project, which would transport up to 1 Bcf/d of gas acrossOhio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey to New York City. It wasstrikingly clear that no pipeline project in history has been morestaunchly opposed.
September 30, 1999
PSCo: Don’t Try to Resuscitate Front Runner
Given that the case is now before a court, FERC is “powerless”to act on KN Wattenberg Transmission LLC’s petition seeking aone-year extension of the construction and operation deadline forits proposed 109-mile Front Runner Pipeline, which was supposed tobegin service this month, says a competing pipeline.
July 22, 1999
Alliance $3 Billion Pipeline in Full Construction Mode
Just in case there were any doubters still out there, AlliancePipeline says it now has nine of 10 mainline construction crews inthe field installing the $3 billion pipeline system. The crewsstarted construction on two spreads in North Dakota, one inMinnesota, two in Iowa, one in Illinois and two in Saskatchewan. AThird crew is starting in Saskatchewan this week.
June 7, 1999
Alliance: We’re Building It
Just in case there were any doubters still out there, AlliancePipeline says it now has nine of 10 mainline construction crews inthe field installing the $3 billion pipeline system. The crewsstarted construction on two spreads in North Dakota, one inMinnesota, two in Iowa and one in Illinois. Two spreads inSaskatchewan are to start today and one early next week.
June 2, 1999
GPU Says Stranded Cost Talks Continue
GPU Energy said settlement negotiations with parties involved inthe company’s stranded cost and unbundling case will continue as aregulatory deadline passed last week. “We have notified the NewJersey Board of Public Utilities that although we have not reacheda settlement at this time, we will continue the negotiationprocess,” said Mike Filippone, director of rates for New Jersey.
March 29, 1999
Producers to Take Case to Capitol Hill, White House
Independent producers plan to present a resolution later thismonth to congressional lawmakers and others in the federalgovernment seeking their support for measures to lift the oil andgas industry from its currently depressed state.
March 8, 1999
Producers Take Case to Capitol Hill, White House
Independent producers plan to present a resolution later thismonth to congressional lawmakers and others in the federalgovernment, asking them to support measures to lift the oil and gasindustry from its currently depressed state.
March 4, 1999
Arthur Andersen Sees Structural Change from Oil to Energy
In case anyone hadn’t noticed, profoundly depressed commodityprices have the world oil industry facing serious uncertainty overits future, according to the 1999 edition of World Oil Trends, ajoint report by Arthur Andersen and Cambridge Energy ResearchAssociates (CERA).
February 15, 1999
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