The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has granted a right-of-way grant for the east-to-west Ruby Pipeline natural gas project, which is being built by El Paso Corp. and private equity fund Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP). The grant is subject to final completion of cultural treatment plans and related agreements on federal lands along Ruby’s 680-mile route from an existing supply hub at Opal, WY, to interconnections near Malin, OR, said El Paso. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a certificate for the 1.5 Bcf/d pipeline in April (see NGI, April 12). Construction is to begin once Ruby is issued a FERC Notice to Proceed and Construct, and service remains scheduled to ramp up next March.
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Ruby Pipeline Secures BLM Right-of-Way Grant
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on Tuesday granted a right-of-way grant for the east-to-west Ruby Pipeline natural gas project, which is being built by El Paso Corp. and private equity fund Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP).
Judge Who Lifted Moratorium Owned Stock in Offshore Firms
The judge in New Orleans who granted a preliminary injunction against the enforcement of the federal government’s six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico owned shares of Transocean Ltd. and other offshore companies.
Idaho PUC Curbs Gas Use for Snow Melting Equipment
With last winter now a memory, the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) on Tuesday granted Intermountain Natural Gas Co. authority to interrupt customers’ use of gas to fire snow-melting equipment to clear driveways and rooftops in the midst of large wintertime accumulations of the white frosty stuff.
Industry Brief
Quest Resource Corp. (QRCP) has been granted its request to continue to be listed on NASDAQ subject to the condition that it file by Aug. 15 its required quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for 3Q2008, 1Q2009 and any required restatements. The exploration and production company and its related partnerships, which are based in Oklahoma City, have agreed to merge and form a publicly traded corporation (see Daily GPI, July 7). The entities have been rocked by scandal in the past year after the former CEO and former CFO allegedly siphoned millions of dollars from the company (see Daily GPI, June 18).
EPA Grants Waiver on California Vehicle Standards
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Tuesday granted California a waiver to enforce a state greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standard for new motor vehicles, beginning with the current model year. Environmentalists and state officials immediately lauded the much-anticipated move by EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson (see Daily GPI, April 20).
Alberta Extends Driller Incentives
The Alberta government last Thursday granted a one-year extension of two temporary natural gas drilling incentive programs but postponed decisions on introducing any permanent regime changes.
Alberta Extends Incentives to Drillers by 12 Months
The Alberta government Thursday granted a one-year extension of two temporary natural gas drilling incentive programs but postponed decisions on introducing any permanent regime changes.
FERC Grants In-Service Delay for Cameron LNG Project
FERC Tuesday granted a request of Sempra Energy’s Cameron LNG LLC for a seven-month delay to complete and place into service its liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal that is under construction near Hackberry, LA.
Black Hills Gets Colorado Gas Rate Increase
Rapid City, SD-based Black Hills Corp.’s Colorado natural gas utility operations, Black Hills Energy, were granted a $1.379 million, or 1.7%, rate increase by state regulators last Wednesday. It includes a slightly larger increase for residential customers of 2.04%, or about $1.76/month. The rate hike was effective last Wednesday.