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Gas traders and independent power producers won an early roundin a long, many-sided contest developing before the National EnergyBoard over costs of excess capacity created by the Canadianpipeline expansion wave.

The American Gas Association (AGA) has called on presidentialhopefuls Al Gore and George W. Bush to focus on developing a”balanced, long-term, market-based energy policy” that wouldprominently feature natural gas.

The American Gas Association (AGA) has called on presidentialhopefuls Al Gore and George W. Bush to focus on developing a”balanced, long-term, market-based energy policy” that wouldprominently feature natural gas.

Protesters won the opening skirmish, but still lost the firstbattle in a developing new war over expanding natural gas exportsbetween Canadian conservationists and energy consumers on theattacking side and the industry on the defense.

After months of being bedeviled by high oil prices, the WhiteHouse has turned its attention to developing an interagency workinggroup to coordinate government’s efforts to help industry achieve a30 Tcf natural gas market by the 2010-2015 period.

After months of zeroing in on high oil prices, the White Househas turned its attention to developing an interagency working groupthat will coordinate government’s efforts to help industry achievea 30 Tcf natural gas market by the 2010-2015 period.

The cash market arrested the slide that had been developingTuesday by coming to a near-standstill in price movement Wednesday.Only a few points ranged any further than a penny or so to eitherside of flat.

The Turbo Genset Co. Ltd.; DTE Energy Technologies, a subsidiaryof DTE Energy Co.; and Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. arepartnering to develop a 333 kW generator set targeted fordistributed generation for small to medium commercial andindustrial customers and micro-grids serving both residential andcommercial development projects.

Except for the still-falling Northeast, Tuesday’s developingmarket plunge came to a complete halt Wednesday and even reverseddirection at several Midcontinent and western points.