Delay

Columbia Gulf cited weather as the reason for a delay in repairs on the 24-inch line between Eugene Island 250 and the Bluewater Header. Weather permitting, repairs are expected to begin Thursday, it said. Seven meters common to Columbia Gulf and Tennessee on the Bluewater system and another four Tennessee-only meters must remain shut in until further notice.

Columbia Gulf cited weather as the reason for a delay in repairs on the 24-inch line between Eugene Island 250 and the Bluewater Header. Weather permitting, repairs are expected to begin Thursday, it said. Seven meters common to Columbia Gulf and Tennessee on the Bluewater system and another four Tennessee-only meters must remain shut in until further notice.

NorthWestern Energy Corp., the South Dakota-based utility holding company, indicated last Wednesday it expects to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy today, despite eleventh-hour legal challenges from one unsecured creditor, Magten Asset Management Corp. Magten’s request for a stay was turned down last week by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Charles Case in Delaware, and the firm has turned to a federal district court in South Dakota where its plea was expected being heard on Friday.

NorthWestern Energy Corp., the South Dakota-based utility holding company, indicated Wednesday it expects to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday, despite eleventh-hour legal challenges from one unsecured creditor, Magten Asset Management Corp. Magten’s request for a stay was turned down Monday by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Charles Case in Delaware, and the firm has turned to a federal district court in South Dakota where its plea is expected to be heard Friday.

NorthWestern Energy Corp., the South Dakota-based utility holding company, indicated Wednesday it expects to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday, despite eleventh-hour legal challenges from one unsecured creditor, Magten Asset Management Corp. Magten’s request for a stay was turned down Monday by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Charles Case in Delaware, and the firm has turned to a federal district court in South Dakota where its plea is expected to be heard Friday.

ChevronTexaco has reported that it will delay initial service from its two liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals, the Port Pelican terminal located 40 miles offshore Louisiana in Vermilion Block 140 and its Terminal GNL Mar Adentro located offshore Baja California Norte. Both projects had been planned for service in 2007, but now the company is projecting in-service dates later this decade to coincide with the operation of upstream liquefaction projects.

ChevronTexaco has reported that it will delay initial service from its two liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals, the Port Pelican terminal located 40 miles offshore Louisiana in Vermilion Block 140 and its Terminal GNL Mar Adentro located offshore Baja California Norte. Both projects had been planned for service in 2007, but now the company is projecting in-service dates later this decade to coincide with the operation of upstream liquefaction projects.

For the relatively small price of a slight procedural delay, the Mackenzie Gas Project won the opening round of a regulatory fencing match with conservationists that had potential to cut the ground out from under the northern pipeline project.

For the relatively small price of a slight procedural delay, the Mackenzie Gas Project won the opening round of a regulatory fencing match with conservationists that had potential to cut the ground out from under the northern pipeline project.