Delay

After receiving a one-year extension last July to get the West Zone of its converted pipeline up and running and supplying natural gas in California, Questar Southern Trails Pipeline Co. is back at FERC again — this time, it has asked for an 18-month extension to overcome the state regulatory roadblocks that it claims are frustrating the western end of its project.

As requested, the judge presiding over Enron Corp.’s bankruptcy granted an 11-day extension for the company to file its reorganization plan. Judge Arthur Gonzalez said it would be “counterproductive” to deny the request, which was made last week (see Daily GPI, June 30).

Iroquois Gas Transmission is the latest pipeline to ask FERC to delay its certificated expansion projects by more than a year because prospective shippers — mostly power companies — have decided to either terminate or defer their service requirements.

Iroquois Gas Transmission is the latest pipeline to ask FERC to delay its certificated expansion projects by more than a year because prospective shippers — mostly power companies — have decided to either terminate or defer their service requirements.

El Paso Corp. and California parties have asked FERC to give them an additional 30 days to file a formal settlement resolving all legal and regulatory issues arising from the western energy crisis.

BC Gas Utility has applied to the British Columbia Utilities Commission for a rate increase that will add approximately 16% to the typical residential customer’s total gas bill, about 6% less than the wholesale cost the distributor believes it may have to pay over the next 12 months.

While disclosing that prolonged negotiations will likely delay the delivery date, the senior partner in Canada’s Arctic natural gas project said securing native participation in the Mackenzie Valley pipeline will be worth the wait.

While disclosing that prolonged negotiations will likely delay the delivery date, the senior partner in Canada’s Arctic natural gas project said securing native participation in the Mackenzie Valley pipeline will be worth the wait.

The U.S. Senate last Wednesday narrowly rejected a proposal offered by Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) that would have delayed implementation of the Bush Administration’s controversial new source review (NSR) rules for power plants for an additional six months beyond what the White House is proposing.