Design

Citing continuing compressor repairs at Station 13, Northern BorderFriday extended a reduction of system throughput to 90% of summerdesign capacity (see Daily GPI, May 19)through Saturday and Sunday.

Energy Secretary Bill Richardson has called on FERC to design anoffshore policy that encourages private-sector investment in theGulf of Mexico gas infrastructure and the development of advancedproduction technologies. Such a policy would be in keeping with theClinton administration’s 1993 domestic natural gas and oilinitiative, he wrote in a recent letter to Chairman James Hoecker.

There is zero probability the Federal Energy RegulatoryCommission can design a pipeline capacity auction that wouldefficiently operate in the marketplace, according to an eminenteconomist who suggested the best strategy would be to get rid ofFERC.

There is zero probability the Federal Energy RegulatoryCommission can design a pipeline capacity auction that wouldefficiently operate in the marketplace, according to an eminenteconomist who suggested the best strategy would be to get rid ofFERC.

Duke Energy Power Services (DEPS) named David L. Rehn presidentand chief executive officer. Rehn first joined Duke Power’s designengineering department in 1975. As an engineering project managerin the mid-1980s, he was instrumental in the development of the BadCreek Hydroelectric Station. He replaces Paula Rosput, who departedto become president and COO of Atlanta Gas Light Co.

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line has not proven its case forrolled-in rates for a series of expansions of its Leidy Line andits southern system dating back to 1984, according to anadministrative law judge who found there wouldbe “substantial”cost shifting.

Williams opened the doors to its new 300-position,21,000-square-foot energy trading floor, which it says featurestechnology, design and amenities surpassing those of most companiesin the nation. The trading floor is part of a new236,000-square-foot resource center adjacent to the 50-floorWilliams Tower in Tulsa, OK, where Williams has its corporateheadquarters. “As the second most profitable energy marketer in thenation, we remain committed to our customers by providing ourtraders with the absolute best tools available to compete andsucceed,” said Jerry Gollnick, senior vice president of energymarketing and trading for Williams.