Existence

After 34 years of peaceful co-existence, friction has erupted between EnCana Corp., Canada’s top producer, and Ottawa’s Department of National Defense (DND) over a windswept Alberta plain that doubles as a prolific natural gas field and a military training range.

After 34 years of peaceful co-existence, friction has erupted between EnCana Corp., Canada’s top producer, and Ottawa’s Department of National Defense (DND) over a windswept Alberta plain that doubles as a prolific natural gas field and a military training range.

The end of winter is still a couple of weeks away on the calendar, and the season’s physical existence is still very much in evidence in the Northeast and Midwest and to some extent in northerly sections of the South. Strong heating load in much of the East had prices on the rise Tuesday at all points and the continuation of cold weather is expected to combine with major gains in energy futures Tuesday to extend cash market firmness Wednesday.

Proposed tariff changes that could jeopardize the future existence of the controversial full-requirements (FR) contracts on El Paso Natural Gas came under attack last week from the pipeline’s East-of-California (EOC) customers.

Proposed tariff changes that could jeopardize the future existence of the controversial full-requirements (FR) contracts on El Paso Natural Gas have come under attack from the pipeline’s East-of-California (EOC) customers.

Ending a partnership in existence since 1994, Columbia’sliquefied natural gas (LNG) subsidiary, Columbia LNG, bought PepcoEnergy Co.’s 50% interest of the Cove Point LNG facility inMaryland for an undisclosed sum, the companies said last week.Columbia also announced plans to recommission Cove Point’smothballed marine terminal to handle imports for the first time in20 years. The purchase needs Federal Trade Commission approvalunder the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, and Columbia said it hopes toclose the deal by the end of next month and file forrecommissioning the terminal later next year.

Ending a partnership in existence since 1994, Columbia’sliquefied natural gas (LNG) subsidiary, Columbia LNG, bought PepcoEnergy Co.’s 50% interest of the Cove Point LNG facility for anundisclosed sum, the companies said yesterday. The purchase needsFederal Trade Commission approval under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act,and Columbia said it hopes to close the deal by the end of nextmonth.