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Alberta Government to Separate Gas, Power Regulation

The Conservative government of Canada’s energy province is promising to inaugurate a new era of efficient regulation — by going back to the approach taken in its formative times. After 12 years of a forced marriage, Alberta’s natural gas, oil and power watchdogs will regain their former stature as two separate agencies responsible for supply development and protecting consumers.

June 18, 2007

Piecemeal Plan Could be Mackenzie Pipeline Solution

There could be more than one way to build a Canadian northern pipeline, a young company with a long pedigree in the field is telling investors and the National Energy Board (NEB).

January 29, 2007

Iowa Utilities Board Rejects Rate Decoupling

In some states where consumers are conserving gas and using more efficient appliances, the reduced gas consumption cuts into the net income of local distribution companies (LDC) and it’s necessary to decouple distribution revenue from throughput or gas consumption to preserve utility revenue.

December 25, 2006

Iowa Utilities Board Rejects Rate Decoupling

In some states where consumers are conserving gas and using more efficient appliances, the reduced gas consumption cuts into the net income of local distribution companies (LDC) and it’s necessary to decouple distribution revenue from throughput or gas consumption to preserve utility revenue.

December 21, 2006

House Passes Endangered Species Law Reform

The House last week passed by a vote of 229-193 legislation overhauling the 1973 Endangered Species Act, which aims to make the process more efficient and also give back some of the private property rights that were lost in the original legislation.

October 3, 2005

Scotian Offshore Projects Now Require Single Application

New offshore energy projects developed in Nova Scotia will now operate under a more efficient approval process, following a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the province’s energy minister and the Canadian government Friday.

February 22, 2005

Scotian Offshore Projects Now Require Single Application

New offshore energy projects developed in Nova Scotia will now operate under a more efficient approval process, following a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the province’s energy minister and the Canadian government Friday.

February 21, 2005

Southwest Power Pool RTO Plan Gets Conditional OK from FERC

Marking yet another major step in its ongoing efforts to establish efficient, reliable power markets in the U.S. and prevent undue discrimination in the provision of electric transmission services, FERC last Tuesday conditionally approved an application filed last year by Southwest Power Pool (SPP) to establish a regional transmission organization (RTO).

February 16, 2004

CERA: New-Generation Technologies to Transform Oil, Gas Industry within 10 Years

The digital gadgets that make the workday more efficient are transforming the oil and gas industry as well, and could hold the key to increasing the world’s energy reserves in the next five to 10 years, according to a study unveiled Tuesday by Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA).

February 17, 2003

CERA: New-Generation Technologies to Transform Oil, Gas Industry within 10 Years

The digital gadgets that make the workday more efficient are transforming the oil and gas industry as well, and could hold the key to increasing the world’s energy reserves in the next five to 10 years, according to a study unveiled Tuesday by Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA).

February 12, 2003