In denying a natural gas producer’s plea for FERC to reassert jurisdiction over a network of gathering facilities in the Appalachian region, the Commission ruled the Virginia-based company failed to show that Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. and its gathering affiliate, Columbia Natural Resources Inc. (CNR), had acted “in concert” to manipulate gathering rates and thwart competitive transportation service.
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FERC Denies Wood, Brownell Violated Ex Parte Rules
FERC issued an order last week denying allegations that FERC Chairman Pat Wood and Commissioner Nora M. Brownell during a March conference call gave Wall Street analysts the heads up on how they intended to vote in pending cases involving manipulation of western energy markets. An agency spokesman defended the two as well.
April 28, 2003
FERC Orders ConEd to Cough Up Millennium Documents in Five Days
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, denying a citizen group’s request for a subpoena, has itself ordered Consolidated Edison and KeySpan Energy to provide detailed information, including maps and engineering work papers supporting the companies’ requirement that the proposed Millennium Pipeline connect with ConEd in Mount Vernon, NY.
January 11, 2002
FERC Clarifies Privileged Treatment of OCSLA Reports
In an order on clarification, FERC said that its recent decision denying privileged treatment for information submitted under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) extended to all offshore transportation providers, as well as to most types of information.
October 22, 2001
FERC Clarifies Privileged Treatment of OCSLA Reports
In an order on clarification last week, FERC said that its recent order denying privileged treatment for information submitted under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) extended to all offshore transportation providers, as well as to most types of information.
October 17, 2001
Accusations Fly Over CA’s Energy Crisis; Davis Calls for Probe
The main targets of California’s legal and political ire —Texas-based energy giants — are denying any wrongdoing in theface of lawsuits and a state legal probe launched last week in themidst of continuing price spirals and tight supplies for naturalgas and electricity throughout the greater western region.
December 25, 2000
El Paso Sells 1.3 Bcf/d of Capacity to Marketing Affiliate
There’s no denying that El Paso Natural Gas has a bad habit ofattracting controversy, but its latest move seems a bit moremasochistic than usual.
February 21, 2000
El Paso Merchant Energy Braves the Storm
There’s no denying that El Paso Natural Gas has a bad habit ofattracting controversy, but its latest move seems a bit moremasochistic than usual.
February 17, 2000
Rolled-In Rates Rejected for Pony Express
FERC yesterday upheld an administrative law judge’s partialinitial decision denying KN Interstate Gas’ (KNI) request to rollin the costs associated with the construction of its Pony ExpressLine and Kansas City Line.
February 25, 1999
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