Having gotten final FERC approval Wednesday (see Daily GPI, Dec. 29), El Paso said it was placing its Line 1903 Expansion Project in service effective Friday (Dec. 30). The project provides 502 MMcf/d of capacity utilizing the affiliated Mojave Pipeline system and a new lateral interconnecting El Paso’s northern and southern systems. The project also provides El Paso customers access to Rocky Mountain gas supplies via the Kern River interconnect at Daggett, CA. El Paso said it will offer shippers alternate access to markets and supply sources on Mojave “as soon as practical.”
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Key Precedent Seen in Court Ruling on FERC-CAISO Governance Issue
Each side got something and the industry may have gotten what one energy legal observer called an “important precedent” in last week’s DC Circuit federal appeals court ruling (June 22) that FERC doesn’t have the authority to force California’s electric transmission grid operator, CAISO, to revise its state-mandated governing board, noting that the federal regulatory panel lacks the authority and was “over-reaching” in attempting to do so the past three years.
Ohio Governor Reinforces Ban on O&G Drilling in Lake Erie
Just in case someone hadn’t gotten the message, Ohio Gov. Robert Taft has issued an executive order, good through the end of his term in office in 2006, prohibiting the issuance of state permits to drill for oil and gas in Lake Erie.
Editorial: An Open Letter to the Natural Gas Industry and Its Customers
If you’ve gotten the feeling that someone is watching you, you’re not paranoid. The spotlight is on natural gas prices and the lights are only going to get brighter.
Editorial: An Open Letter to the Natural Gas Industry and Its Customers
If you’ve gotten the feeling that someone is watching you, you’re not paranoid. The spotlight is on natural gas prices and the lights are only going to get brighter.
Williams Gets Antitrust Clearance for Kern River Sale
Williams announced Wednesday it has gotten early antitrust clearance from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for its planned sale of the Kern River Gas Transmission system to MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. The sale, which was announced last week, is expected to close by March 31.
North Baja Pipeline Gets Preliminary Environmental Nod
The proposed North Baja Pipeline for gas delivery to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico has gotten a preliminary environmental go-ahead from FERC staff, the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the California State Lands Commission (CSLC).
North Baja Pipeline Gets Preliminary Environmental Nod
The proposed North Baja Pipeline for gas delivery to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico has gotten a preliminary environmental go-ahead from FERC staff, the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the California State Lands Commission (CSLC).
House Panel Takes Rear-View Look at CA
Although they have gotten much of the blame, retail rate capsaren’t the reason that California’s power market has spiraled outof control since last summer, a state consumer advocate told aHouse panel yesterday.
FERC Report Finds Bulk Power Market Flaws
California may have gotten the short end of the power stick lastsummer, but according to a FERC staff report, it may just have beena matter of degree days separating other regions of the countryfrom a similar fate.