FERC approval of a settlement ending a two-year complex contractdispute between Phelps Dodge Corp. and El Paso Natural Gas is themost “recent success story” of the use of alternative disputeresolution (ADR) methods at the Commission.
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FERC Sends ADR Report to Justice Department
FERC approval of a settlement ending a two-year complex contractdispute between Phelps Dodge Corp. and El Paso Natural Gas is themost “recent success story” of the use of alternative disputeresolution (ADR) methods at the Commission.
New Gas Lines Eye Los Angeles Industrial Complex
Located less than five miles from downtown Los Angeles, theindustrial city of Vernon sits as an attractive trophy for one oftwo proposed natural gas interstate pipelines. The business-focusedlocal government is finishing construction of a new municipal gasdistribution system that will compete with Southern California Gas’existing network. By next year, there will be duplicative gasdistribution systems operating.
FERC Sees Merit to Phelps Dodge Complaint
FERC last week came down on the side of Phelps Dodge Corp. in acomplex contract dispute with El Paso Natural Gas. It ordered theTexas-based pipeline to either add the delivery points sought byPhelps Dodge, or to show cause within a month why – due tooperational and capacity constraints – it cannot do so.