Contacts

Briefs — PGNiG/Venture Global LNG Deal

Polish Oil & Gas Co. (PGNiG), one of Central Europe’s leading utilities, has signed binding contracts with subsidiaries of Venture Global LNG to take exports over 20 years from proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects that would be sited in Louisiana and Texas. PGNiG said it will buy 2 million metric tons/year of LNG from Venture’s two planned Louisiana projects — Calcasieu Pass, set to ramp up in 2022, and Plaquemines LNG, set for 2023 start up. The LNG price would be based on the Henry Hub index, along with liquefaction costs, PGNiG said. The contracts are the result of an agreement completed in June at the World Gas Conference in Washington, DC.

October 12, 2018

Fed Reports Increase in OFS Hiring, But Concerns Remain Over Volatility, Tight Job Market

Economic activity increased in all 12 districts monitored by the Federal Reserve between mid-February and the end of March, with hiring in the energy sector picking up steam in the Dallas, Kansas City and Minneapolis districts, home to the some of the nation’s prolific shale plays.

April 20, 2017

Energy Groups: FERC Affiliate Rule Would Hobble ‘Corporate Governance’

By seeking to significantly restrict the contacts of regulated natural gas pipeline and power transmission providers with their energy affiliates, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission could be trading in one set of problems — affiliate misconduct — for another set dealing with “corporate governance,” three energy associations warned the agency.

April 21, 2003

Energy Groups: FERC Affiliate Rule Would Hobble ‘Corporate Governance’

By seeking to significantly restrict the contacts of regulated natural gas pipelines and power transmission with their energy affiliates, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission could be trading one set of problems — affiliate misconduct — for another set of problems dealing with “corporate governance,” three energy associations warned the agency.

April 15, 2003

House Panels Seek Interviews with Roster of Enron Workers

On top of asking the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to turn over financial records on the once high-flying Enron Corp., two House panels have fired off letters to Chairman and CEO Kenneth Lay and former CFO Andrew S. Fastow seeking mounds of financial information related to the off-balance sheet entities that sparked the free-fall in the energy trader’s stock, and further interviews with key players who may possess critical information about the corporation’s financial collapse.

December 12, 2001