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In a draft order at FERC’s regular meeting Wednesday, the Commission issued a certificate for Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas to add six new compressor stations to its pipeline system to increase firm transportation capacity between the Cheyenne Hub in Wells County, CO, and its Huntsman storage field in Cheyenne County, NB.

The Republican-crafted draft energy bill would require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to gather data on natural gas and electricity prices, according to Republican aides on Capitol Hill.

The Republican-crafted draft energy bill will require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to gather data on natural gas and electricity prices, according to Republican aides on Capitol Hill.

Newfoundland and Nova Scotia offshore regulators have expanded a draft environmental review of their shared Laurentian sub-basin because of stepped up interest by producers holding leases in the region. The Canada-Newfoundland and Canada-Nova Scotia offshore petroleum boards said the preliminary strategic assessment was a first step toward expected exploration and production.

In a draft order at FERC’s regular meeting Wednesday, the Commission issued a certificate for Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas to add six new compressor stations to its pipeline system to increase firm transportation capacity between the Cheyenne Hub in Wells County, CO, and its Huntsman storage field in Cheyenne County, NB.

The administration Wednesday urged congressional energy bill conferees to include in their final draft a provision that would dictate the opening of “a small portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to environmentally responsible oil and gas exploration and development,” as well as an 80% loan guarantee for a natural gas pipeline from Alaska.

In a draft order at FERC’s regular meeting Wednesday, the Commission issued a certificate for Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas to add six new compressor stations to its pipeline system to increase firm transportation capacity between the Cheyenne Hub in Wells County, CO, and its Huntsman storage field in Cheyenne County, NB.

Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) last Monday took dead aim at press reports that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is preparing to roll out plans that will call for a shift away from using the stick of lawsuits to enforce clean air regulations in favor of a carrot-like approach that will urge electric utilities to voluntarily reduce toxic emissions.

“An inadequate natural gas infrastructure is a major contributor to high prices for natural gas in California,” according to a staff draft report of the California Energy Commission (CEC), which pin-pointed a lack of adequate in-state takeaway capacity as the major factor.