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Consumers and energy industry executives don’t often agree on the solutions needed to solve U.S. energy challenges, but a survey commissioned by Deloitte & Touche found some surprising areas of agreement.

Congress should look to natural gas as a backup if the technologies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are not fully developed and commercialized in the decades ahead, a report commissioned by the National Gas Council (NGC) said last Wednesday.

A study commissioned by the Canadian government concludes that the passage of liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers through the choppy waters of Passamaquoddy Bay, which straddles the US.-Canadian border, would involve a “considerable level of risk,” but it said that mitigation measures could significantly lower that risk.

The recent Canadian government-commissioned study on the impacts of liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker traffic in the choppy waters of Passamaquoddy Bay does not provide any fodder for the opponents of the Downeast LNG project proposed for Maine, said the company’s president.

Congress should look to natural gas if the technologies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are not fully developed and commercialized in the decades ahead, a report commissioned by the National Gas Council (NGC) said Wednesday.

A study commissioned by the Canadian government concludes that the passage of liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers through the choppy waters of Passamaquoddy Bay, which straddles the US.-Canadian border, would involve a “considerable level of risk,” but it said that mitigation measures could significantly lower that risk.

FERC on Thursday disputed the findings of a report that was commissioned by the attorneys general of four midwestern states that claimed that natural gas customers had been overcharged $5 billion a month.

Citing a new report that it commissioned, the New England Council, which represents businesses, academic institutions and health organizations throughout New England, issued a warning on Wednesday that the region could face severe economic consequences without rapid construction of new liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals.

Consulting firm Solomon Associates LLC said a consortium of eight North American natural gas transmission companies have commissioned a cost benchmarking analysis of their combined 20 pipeline systems. Solomon will base this study on the concepts and methodologies developed for its fuel refining studies and later adapted for liquid pipeline studies. Other North American and global natural gas transmission companies will be invited to participate in the natural gas pipeline benchmarking study. In 2001, Solomon launched its liquid pipeline studies in Europe, which expanded worldwide. Its specialized, multiclient operating cost benchmarking studies for energy and power generation facilities enables companies to better measure, manage, and maximize their performance. The results of the natural gas pipeline study will remain confidential. No pipeline participant will see other individual pipeline company results, only cost and performance ranges and averages. The benchmarking study will be completed at the end of the third quarter. Detailed information is available by calling (972) 739-1719 or emailing pipeline@solomononline.com.