Fish

As a relatively new buyer in the world liquefied natural gas (LNG) market, the United States is like a fish out of water, with North American buyers and sellers doing business in an efficient domestic spot market while the rest of the world, with a utility mind-set, signs long-term, take-or-pay contracts (remember them?) for gas pegged to the price of crude oil.

As a relatively new buyer in the world liquefied natural gas (LNG) market, the United States is like a fish out of water, with North American buyers and sellers used to doing business in an efficient domestic spot market while the rest of the world, with a utility mind-set, signs long-term, take-or-pay contracts (remember them?) for gas pegged to the price of crude oil.

In a collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), NiSource Inc. is working on a blanket federal permit that would allow it to operate and maintain its nationwide natural gas pipeline system and bypass case-by-case reviews that fall under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

In a collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), NiSource Inc. is seeking a blanket federal permit that would allow it to operate and maintain its nationwide natural gas pipeline system and bypass case-by-case reviews that fall under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

The engineering and project management company AMEC plc said it has been selected by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) of a 17-state, multi-species habitat conservation plan proposed by NiSource. The EIS will be “of unprecedented magnitude in the natural gas industry,” AMEC said. NiSource proposed the habitat conservation plan for its 17,000-mile network of natural gas pipelines, storage fields, compressor stations and appurtenant facilities stretching from Louisiana to Maine. AMEC’s scope of work will include the scheduling and facilitation of stakeholder consultation and public comment meetings, database management, geographical information system services, establishment of the administrative record, creation and production of all EIS documents and overall support to the FWS, including the evaluation of mitigation and conservation measures to enhance and protect species populations and their habitats.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) must reconsider the pygmy rabbit for listing under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, an Idaho judge has ruled. If the rascally little rabbit is listed, it could spell “twubble” for oil and gas companies that operate in the West.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) must reconsider the pygmy rabbit for listing under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, an Idaho judge has ruled. If the rascally little rabbit is listed, it could spell “twubble” for oil and gas companies that operate in the West.

FERC on Thursday called on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to expedite their review of a $333 million project to replace aging natural gas delivery capacity on Williams’ Northwest Pipeline in western Washington State.

Following more than a year of investigations into Enron Corp., several former top executives, including the wife of indicted CFO Andrew Fastow, were led in handcuffs into the Houston Federal Courthouse Thursday, where they were charged in various fraud schemes. Fastow, already under indictment on 78 counts of fraud and embezzlement, also was indicted Thursday on 31 additional criminal charges.