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With the House Agricultural Committee set to address reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) before the August recess, a group of industrial energy consumers has called on the panel to include in the process a proposal reinstating the strong market oversight authority that the CFTC had prior to the enactment of the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 (CFMA).

A Florida Republican in the House was joined by 18 other lawmakers from the state’s congressional delegation this week in introducing legislation to permanently ban oil and natural gas off the Florida coastline.

The White House last week forwarded to the Senate the nomination of Reuben Jeffery III to be a commissioner and chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

The White House this week forwarded to the Senate the nomination of Reuben Jeffery III to be a commissioner and chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

Former White House antiterrorism adviser Richard Clarke issued a 159-page report last week that finds that not only are liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers and urban import terminals vulnerable to “catastrophic” terrorist attacks, they also are “extremely attractive” terrorist targets and there is little that can be done to protect against such attacks.

Former White House antiterrorism adviser Richard Clarke issued a 159-page report this week that finds that not only are liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers and urban import terminals vulnerable to “catastrophic” terrorist attacks, they also are “extremely attractive” terrorist targets and there is little that can be done to protect against such attacks.

A committee in Massachusetts’ House of Representatives held a public hearing last week on a bill introduced by Rep. David B. Sullivan (D-Fall River) designed to derail the Weaver’s Cove liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal, which has been proposed for location in Fall River by Amerada Hess and Poten & Partners.

A committee in Massachusetts’ House of Representatives held a public hearing Tuesday on a bill introduced by Rep. David B. Sullivan (D-Fall River) designed to derail the Weaver’s Cove liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal, which has been proposed for location in Fall River by Amerada Hess and Poten & Partners.

California’s lower state legislative house Assembly Utilities and Commerce Committee postponed action last week on four energy proposals, while passing out a liquefied natural gas (LNG) assessment bill and failing to approve a proposed energy agency consolidation/reorganization proposal. The LNG measure (AB 993) now moves to the Appropriations Committee.