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Cheniere Energy Inc.’s chairman said last week that if FERC expedites permitting for a proposed facility it wants to build, Louisiana could have a Sabine Pass liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal up and running by late 2007 or early 2008.

Cheniere Energy Inc.’s chairman said Monday that if FERC expedites permitting for a proposed facility it wants to build, Louisiana could have a Sabine Pass liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal up and running by late 2007 or early 2008.

The two-year-old Liberal government in British Columbia, setting out to keep a promise to Canadian natural gas producers, has gone to bat for the latest effort to connect some of their hottest drilling targets to markets.

The two-year-old Liberal government in British Columbia, setting out to keep a promise to Canadian natural gas producers, has gone to bat for the latest effort to connect some of their hottest drilling targets to markets.

To reiterate its strong ties to the U.S. energy industry, Alberta Premier Ralph Klein led a trade mission to New York this month to meet with investment companies and business leaders to encourage continuing oil and gas investments that have made the province Canada’s energy capital.

To reiterate its strong ties to the U.S. energy industry, Alberta Premier Ralph Klein led a trade mission to New York this month to meet with investment companies and business leaders to encourage continuing oil and gas investments that have made the province Canada’s energy capital.

Canadian pipeline builders and regulators are pointing to the way producers need to go to sustain natural gas reserves and productivity, but the direction is easier to give than follow.

Canadian pipeline builders and regulators are pointing to the way producers need to go to sustain natural gas reserves and productivity, but the direction is easier to give than follow.

Regional Reliability Councils and their members are about 90%compliant, but work still needs to be done to bring standards upand encourage non-members to join, according to the latest reportfrom the North American Electricity Reliability Council. NERC haspublished its findings for the second of four phases of its Year2000 Compliance Program, created to ensure adherence to NERC andregional standards.