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Officials from some of the world’s leading liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters got together this week in Trinidad to discuss price fixing. But they also acknowledged the difficulty in achieving such a goal. Experts say North American consumers have little reason to be alarmed at this stage of the developing LNG marketplace.

Finding itself in hot water again in the peach state, Energy America, Centrica’s U.S. retail gas marketing subsidiary, will have a proposed stipulation — aimed at resolving its Low Income Heat Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) problems — heard by the Georgia Public Service Commission (GPSC) on Tuesday (Jan. 6).

FERC said Friday that it will hold a technical conference on April 24 to discuss issues related to the adequacy of natural gas price information, including how data is collected, how publicly available quotes are checked for authenticity and reliability, adequacy of coverage, what effort is made to determine whether the information received and published is complete or representative of its type of transaction, and what models best serve price discovery needs for natural gas markets.

FERC met in closed session on Wednesday following its regularly scheduled open agenda meeting to discuss enforcement-related issues at the Commission, a move that Commissioners said is likely to become a regular part of the agency’s routine, as it is at FERC’s sister regulatory agencies in Washington, DC.

The National Energy Board has scheduled a public hearing in November to discuss an application by Petro-Canada Oil & Gas to construct a natural gas pipeline from the Medicine Hat, AB area to Burstall, SK. Petro-Canada proposes to construct a 42-mile-long 10-inch pipe from its existing production properties in Medicine Hat to TransCanada Pipeline Ltd.’s system near Burstall. The pipeline would have a design capacity to transport 53 MMcf/d.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to sit down withIllinois’ Nicor Gas officials this week to discuss how the companydisposes of its used gas regulators after investigators foundmercury contamination at a scrapyard used by the company. EPAalready has begun testing five Nicor service centers and otherscrapyards for mercury contamination.

Governors from across the United States are expected to convene in Columbus, OH, Sept. 20 at a summit to discuss the high natural gas prices and supply challenges facing consumers this winter. The meeting will also address long-term state and federal gas policy, such as human resource needs in the domestic petroleum industry, tax incentives and access to public lands for gas drilling.

Governors from across the United States are expected to convenein Columbus, OH, Sept. 20 at a summit to discuss the high naturalgas prices and supply challenges facing consumers this winter. Themeeting will also address long-term state and federal gas policy,such as human resource needs in the domestic petroleum industry,tax incentives and access to public lands for gas drilling.

Top FERC officials will meet in a closed-door session today todiscuss the results of its investigation into whether Kinder MorganInterstate Gas Transmission has properly implemented theCommission-ordered operational restructuring in compliance with themarketing-affiliate standards of Order 497.