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Success usually comes at a cost, as West Virginia’s natural gas producers are finding.

Success usually comes at a cost, as West Virginia’s natural gas producers are finding.

A Connecticut congressman has called on FERC to reconsider its preliminary finding that Broadwater Energy LLC’s proposed deepwater liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal would have no major environmental impact on Long Island Sound.

A Connecticut congressman has called on FERC to reconsider its preliminary finding that Broadwater Energy LLC’s proposed deepwater liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal would have no major environmental impact on Long Island Sound.

After finding “robust” interest in its proposed Phase II expansion, Vector Pipeline LP., a joint venture between Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. (60% interest) and Detroit-based DTE Energy Co. (40% interest), announced last week that it will formally request permission from FERC to expand its mainline natural gas transmission pipeline for the second time in two years.

After finding “robust” interest in its proposed Phase II expansion, Vector Pipeline LP., a joint venture between Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. (60% interest) and Detroit-based DTE Energy Co. (40% interest), announced Wednesday that it will formally request permission from FERC to expand its mainline natural gas transmission pipeline for the second time in two years.

Finding a bit of developing heating load in the Northeast combined with continuing power generation demand for air conditioning use from the western end of the South through the desert Southwest, prices realized mostly moderate advances at most points Thursday. A modest 2.6-cent gain by June futures on Wednesday also contributed a little support to the cash market.

FERC said Thursday it has completed audits of three energy companies’ practices for the reporting of wholesale energy prices to price index publishers, finding some noncompliance areas that the companies have agreed to correct.

FERC said Thursday it has completed audits of three energy companies’ practices for the reporting of wholesale energy prices to price index publishers, finding some noncompliance areas that the companies have agreed to correct.