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Calgary-based EnCana, the largest North American-based independent oil and gas company, has no plans to gather dust, setting a broad target to grow its natural gas production and storage capacity on the continent, expand its Gulf of Mexico holdings and search for new platforms for exploration expansion — and that’s not all.

Calgary-based EnCana, the largest North American-based independent oil and gas company, has no plans to gather dust, setting a broad target to grow its natural gas production and storage capacity on the continent, expand its Gulf of Mexico holdings and search for new platforms for exploration expansion — and that’s not all.

The American Public Gas Association (APGA) has called on the Energy Information Administration (EIA) to begin collecting and distributing “relevant and timely” natural gas production and consumption information on a regular basis to help temper the “extreme price swings” in the market.

Democrats in the House of Representatives last Wednesday hit the ground running in their efforts to force consideration of energy price-cap legislation on to the House floor. Democrats, who need signatures from 218 members in order to move the price-cap bill sponsored by Rep. Jay Inslee (D-WA) directly to the House floor, had already collected more than half the required number of signatures as of last week.

Democrats in the House of Representatives yesterday hit the ground running in their efforts to force consideration of energy price-cap legislation on to the House floor. Democrats, who need signatures from 218 members in order to move the price-cap bill sponsored by Rep. Jay Inslee (D-WA) directly to the House floor, had already collected more than half the required number of signatures as of late Wednesday.

Williams is holding an open season to gather market interest in capacity on its proposed Gray’s Harbor Lateral in Thurston County, WA. The lateral, which would extend off of Northwest Pipeline’s mainline near Vail, is being designed primarily to serve a new electric generation plant in the Sarsop Development park near Elma, WA. The first 36 miles of the 48-mile line will parallel Northwest’s existing Olympia and McCleary laterals. So far, the plant operator has signed an agreement for 161,500 Dth/d of firm capacity on the lateral, which is scheduled to be in service in November 2002. Northwest expects to charge its minimum rate plus an estimated surcharge of 29 cents/Dth for the facility cost of service. Williams said it is seeking 15-year contracts. For more information call Patrick Aman at (801) 584-6322. Precedent agreements must be submitted by April 20. Williams said if its anchor shipper backs out of the deal, it will cancel the project and all service agreements will be terminated.

Williams is holding an open season to gather market interest in capacity on its proposed Gray’s Harbor Lateral in Thurston County, WA. The lateral, which would extend off of Northwest Pipeline’s mainline near Vail, is being designed primarily to serve a new electric generation plant in the Sarsop Development park near Elma, WA. The first 36 miles of the 48-mile line will parallel Northwest’s existing Olympia and McCleary laterals.

Leviathan Gas Pipeline Partners and Tejas Energy unveiled NemoGathering Co. yesterday. The new company, which is 66% owned byTejas and 33% owned by Leviathan, has entered into a gas gatheringagreement with Shell Deepwater Development Inc. and will constructa 24-mile, 20-inch gas gathering line connecting Shell’s plannedBrutus development with the existing Manta Ray Offshore GatheringSystem. Tejas will operate the line once it is constructed.