Courts

After much nudging from the courts, state regulators andindustry, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last weekconceded defeat in its battle to justify jurisdiction over a smalllateral in Colorado.

After several years of battling, both in the courts and at FERC,the Commission last week finally approved a version of El PasoNatural Gas’ 1996 rate and capacity-turnback settlement that seemedto satisfy all parties involved. But to get to that point, El Pasowas forced to make some big concessions along the way to quellconcerns.

After several years of battling, both in the courts and at FERC,the Commission this week finally approved a version of El PasoNatural Gas’ 1996 rate and capacity-turnback settlement that seemedto satisfy all parties involved. But to get to that point, El Pasowas forced to make some big concessions along the way to quellconcerns.

After months of negotiations and two years of wrangling inCanadian courts, Pan-Alberta Gas Ltd. has been taken over by theproducers in its supply pool.