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In a report released Tuesday, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) said since the end of October, when it issued an initial report, it has confirmed an additional 21 “Grade 1” leaks on its system, bringing the total number of leaks that required immediate action to 59, all of which have been repaired.

Sempra Energy confirmed that over the New Year’s holiday it completed its first re-export of a liquefied natural gas cargo from its Energia Costa Azul terminal on the Pacific Coast of North Baja California, Mexico. “For commercial reasons, we never discuss the details of our LNG cargoes,” a Sempra spokesperson said. “We sought export approval [from Mexican authorities] for this particular cargo and do not have general authorization to export cargoes on a regular basis.”

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar Tuesday said the department is weighing how it will move forward with a policy requiring producers to disclose the fluids associated with hydraulic fracturing (fracking) on public lands. Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) oversees 250 million acres, which contains 11% of the nation’s natural gas supply.

Canada’s chief natural gas producing jurisdiction is being pinched by soft prices, Alberta Finance Minister Ted Morton has confirmed. New government accounts, described by critics as highlighting “madness” of relying on resource income, show that gas has fallen to fourth place among provincial revenue sources from its previous stellar role as the reliable No. 1.

Canada’s chief natural gas producing jurisdiction is being pinched by soft prices, Alberta Finance Minister Ted Morton has confirmed. New government accounts, described by critics as highlighting “madness” of relying on resource income, show that gas has fallen to fourth place among provincial revenue sources from its previous stellar role as the reliable No. 1.

The Senate has confirmed Cheryl A. LaFleur, a former executive vice president and acting CEO of National Grid USA, and current Commissioner Philip D. Moeller for terms at FERC. Both nominees were approved by the Senate Energy Committee last month (see NGI, May 10).

The Senate has confirmed Cheryl A. LaFleur, a former executive vice president and acting CEO of National Grid USA, and current Commissioner Philip D. Moeller for terms at FERC. Both nominees were approved by the Senate Energy Committee last month (see Daily GPI, May 7).

One day after the body of Sequent Energy Management President Douglas N. Schantz was found in the Mississippi River, the New Orleans coroner confirmed last Wednesday that Schantz had drowned after likely hitting his head while falling from the dock. Family and friends warmly remembered the executive last week.

One day after the body of Sequent Energy Management President Douglas N. Schantz was found in the Mississippi River, the New Orleans coroner confirmed that Schantz had drowned after likely hitting his head while falling from the dock. Family and friends warmly remembered the executive on Wednesday.