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Without discussion or comment, the head of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Thursday pulled from consideration a last-minute item to launch an investigation of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal plans for Long Beach Harbor. The issue is to be considered at the regulators’ next regularly scheduled business meeting April 22.

Those who suspected Thursday that the week’s upward price momentum was starting to fade go to the head of the class. After four straight days of rising quotes at nearly all points, softness set in Friday across the board. Declines ranged from about a nickel to a quarter, with a majority being in the teens.

Without discussion or comment, the head of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Thursday pulled from consideration a last-minute item to launch an investigation of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal plans for Long Beach Harbor. The issue is to be considered at the regulators’ next regularly scheduled business meeting April 22.

Longtime energy executive Rebecca A. McDonald has resigned from her spot on Noble Energy’s board of directors in order to accept a position as president of gas and power for Australian-based BHP Billiton, a large diversified resources company that includes petroleum exploration and production operations. The company was the second highest bidder in the Minerals Management Service’s Central Gulf Lease Sale 190 last Wednesday (see related story).

Longtime energy executive Rebecca A. McDonald has resigned from her spot on Noble Energy’s board of directors in order to accept a position as president of gas and power for Australian-based BHP Billiton, a large diversified resources company that includes petroleum exploration and production operations. The company was the second highest bidder in the Minerals Management Service’s Central Gulf Lease Sale 190 on Wednesday (see related story).

One week after California regulators announced they had asserted jurisdiction over proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Long Beach harbor, the state’s chief regulator Michael R. Peevey last Monday personally extended an olive branch to FERC Chairman Pat Wood in the “spirit of cooperation” to resolve any potential conflicts between the two agencies.

One week after California regulators announced they had asserted jurisdiction over proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Long Beach harbor, the state’s chief regulator Michael R. Peevey on Monday personally extended an olive branch to FERC Chairman Pat Wood in the “spirit of cooperation” to resolve any potential conflicts between the two agencies.

Responding to an inter-office email in October 2000, J. Robert (Bo) Collins the current head of the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex), then employed by El Paso Corp., advised El Paso traders to report only verifiable price information to index developers rather than El Paso’s own “book bias,” according to documents filed in a Houston court case.

Looking to better focus on its core utility businesses and keep its head above water at the same time, NorthWestern Corp. announced that it has completed the sale of its Expanets communications services unit to Avaya, Inc. for $152 million in cash.