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If FERC should deny rehearing of the interim order approvingIndependence Pipeline and the MarketLink expansion, Texas EasternTransmission (Tetco) and Rep. William J. Pascrell (D-NJ) separatelyhave asked for a stay of the decision pending a judicial review.

If FERC should deny rehearing of the interim order approvingIndependence Pipeline and the MarketLink expansion, Texas EasternTransmission (Tetco) has asked for a stay of the projects pendingjudicial review.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last week denied PublicService Co. of Colorado’s bid for a stay of the certificate orderauthorizing KN Wattenberg to construct and acquire facilities forits planned Front Runner pipeline. Some viewed this request byPublic Service, a sponsor of the rival Front Range pipeline, as anattempt to quash pipeline competition in the Front Range section ofColorado.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission this week denied PublicService Co. of Colorado’s request to stay an order awarding KNWattenberg authorization to construct and acquire facilities forits planned Front Runner pipeline. Some view the request by PublicService, a sponsor of the rival Front Range pipeline, as an attemptto quash pipeline competition in the Front Range section ofColorado.

Columbia Energy Group won a small victory last week when the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware denied NiSource’s motion for expedited discovery in its federal case against Columbia. Meanwhile, NiSource raised legal pressure with yet another suit filed in the state Chancery Court in Delaware. By increasing the legal pressure while pushing its $68/share tender offer to Columbia shareholders, NiSource believes it can force Columbia officials to the negotiating table.

A FERC administrative law judge (ALJ) has agreedTranscontinental Gas Pipe Line was well within its rights when itdenied ANR Pipeline an additional interconnection to its mainlinesystem in Louisiana, saying that Transco’s action did notdiscriminate, violate antitrust principles or cause ANR to losebusiness.

A FERC administrative law judge (ALJ) has agreedTranscontinental Gas Pipe Line was well within its rights when itdenied ANR Pipeline an additional interconnection to its mainlinesystem in Louisiana, saying Transco’s action neither wasdiscriminatory, caused ANR to lose business nor violated antitrustprinciples.

FERC last week denied Midcoast Interstate Transmission’s requestfor a limited stay of the orders giving Southern Natural Gas(Sonat) the go-ahead to build an extension of its mainline intonorthern Alabama.

FERC yesterday denied Midcoast Interstate Transmission Inc.’srequest for a limited stay of the orders giving Southern NaturalGas (Sonat) the go-ahead to build an extension of its mainline intonorthern Alabama.