Handling

Further proving that the array of proposed solutions for handling natural gas liquids (NGL) production from the Marcellus Shale is still fluid, recently there was word of another idea, which may or may not become a project.

California regulators Thursday approved modifications that Southern California Edison Co. (SCE) sought in its projected fuel costs for 2009 and specifically regarding the handling of tolling rights under the Sempra Energy utilities’ firm access rights (FAR) to its natural gas transmission pipeline system in the southern half of the state.

Looking to streamline document handling, FERC Thursday finalized a rule requiring all tariff filings by public utilities, natural gas pipelines and oil pipelines be made electronically.

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), a frequent critic of FERC’s handling of liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects, has asked Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman to review and revoke the Department of Energy’s (DOE) recent order extending until 2011 ConocoPhillips’ and Marathon Oil Corp.’s permit to export LNG from the Kenai terminal in Alaska.

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), a frequent critic of FERC’s handling of liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects, has asked Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman to review and revoke the Department of Energy’s (DOE) recent order extending until 2011 ConocoPhillips’ and Marathon Oil Corp.’s permit to export LNG from the Kenai terminal in Alaska.

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), a vocal critic of FERC’s handling of liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects, last Monday called on the agency to refrain from taking any action on Bradwood Landing LLC’s proposed LNG terminal in the Pacific Northwest and associated pipeline facilities until critical environmental and economic issues have had an opportunity to be vetted in a public meeting.

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), a vocal critic of FERC’s handling of liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects, has called on the agency to refrain from taking any action on Bradwood Landing LLC’s proposed LNG terminal in the Pacific Northwest and associated pipeline facilities until critical environmental and economic issues have had an opportunity to be vetted in a public meeting.

Veteran California Congressman, Rep. Henry Waxman, earlier this month challenged the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its handling of the reviews of the proposed offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal by Australian resources giant, BHP Billiton. Waxman expressed concerns in a Jan. 16 letter that the federal agency was rolling over for proponents of the LNG floating terminal.

Veteran California Rep. Henry Waxman earlier this month challenged the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its handling of the offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal planned by Australian resources giant BHP Billiton. Waxman expressed concerns in a Jan. 16 letter that the federal agency was rolling over for proponents of the offshore LNG terminal.