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FERC on Tuesday granted Gulf South Pipeline Co. LP a limited-term certificate to expand the overall capacity of its Jackson Gas Storage Field in central Mississippi to provide needed additional deliverability on its system for the winter heating season.

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) last week granted the state’s major utilities the authority to turn back interstate pipeline capacity under expiring long-term agreements, reconfigure their capacity holdings and diversify their supply sources with more gas from the Rocky Mountain region and from proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals.

Using authority it was granted in recent years, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is in the latter stages of year-long negotiations for “pre-paid” natural gas supplies and, in some cases, purchase of gas reserves, an official with the city-run utility told NGI on Wednesday.

Using authority it was granted in recent years, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is in the latter stages of year-long negotiations for “pre-paid” natural gas supplies and, in some cases, purchase of gas reserves, an official with the city-run utility told NGI on Wednesday.

The California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) Thursday granted the state’s major utilities the authority to turn back interstate pipeline capacity under expiring long-term agreements and to reconfigure their capacity holdings, potentially with more capacity on pipelines transporting less expensive supplies from the Rocky Mountain region and from proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals in the state and in Mexico.

FERC last Thursday granted Islander East Pipeline Co. LLC and Algonguin Gas Transmission Co. their requested on-year extension to complete construction of their companion pipeline projects, given the numerous snags that Islander East has faced in its quest to obtain state permits for its Connecticut-to-Long Island natural gas pipeline (see NGI, July 26).

FERC on Thursday granted Islander East Pipeline Co. LLC and Algonguin Gas Transmission Co. their requested on-year extension to complete construction of their companion pipeline projects, given the numerous snags that Islander East has faced in its quest to obtain state permits for its Connecticut-to-Long Island natural gas pipeline (see Daily GPI, July 19).

FERC last Tuesday granted a waiver that will allow SG Resources Mississippi LLC to build a high-performance underground natural gas storage facility in Mississippi without first executing agreements for firm storage service.

FERC on Tuesday granted a waiver that would allow SG Resources Mississippi LLC to build a high-performance underground natural gas storage facility in Mississippi without first executing agreements for firm storage service.