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Scientists Clear Industry of Blame for Gas in Water Wells

A two-year investigation has identified the prime suspect behind environmental horror stories that threaten to stunt the growth of infant coalbed methane production in Canada — and the culprit is not the industry. The report squashes a major source of public opposition to developing the province’s estimated 500 Tcf endowment of coalbed methane, in seams the right thickness and depth to be considered candidates for development.

February 5, 2007

Transportation Notes

Pacific Gas & Electric did not extend a two-day high-inventory OFO beyond Saturday.

June 21, 2005

Rules Refined for Alaska Pipeline Open Season

FERC on Wednesday refined a final rule issued earlier this year that identified the open season steps potential sponsors must follow when allocating transportation capacity on a long-line system stretching from Alaska’s North Slope to markets in the Lower 48 states.

May 26, 2005

FERC Staff Details More Evidence of Enron Gaming Practices

Supplemental testimony filed by FERC staff as part of a review of various Enron trader audio tape files shows additional examples of how the now-bankrupt former energy trading giant tried to game the Western power markets in 2000-2001, Commission staff said [EL03-180, et al].

April 25, 2005

Transportation Notes

Sonat said Tuesday it has identified a need for unscheduled maintenance on one of three compressor units at its Muldon Storage Field in Mississippi. Based on the best information available, it projected that the unit would return to service Friday evening. It did not estimate whether there would be any service impact.

April 6, 2005

Libya Welcomes North American LNG Project Planners

Libya has identified itself as fertile and welcoming soil for a budding strategy among Canadian producers of replacing their deteriorating fields by developing liquefied natural gas (LNG) abroad for tanker shipments back to North America.

April 5, 2004

Libya Welcomes North American LNG Project Planners

Libya has identified itself as fertile and welcoming soil for a budding strategy among Canadian producers of replacing their deteriorating fields by developing liquefied natural gas (LNG) abroad for tanker shipments back to North America.

April 5, 2004

Shell, ChevronTexaco Could Join Australian Partner in Offshore CA LNG Terminal

Royal Dutch/Shell Group and ChevronTexaco Corp. were identified last week as potential partners with Australian-based mining/resources firm BHP Billiton in plans for the world’s first floating offshore LNG receiving terminal about 21 miles offshore from Oxnard, CA, a coastal town 50 miles west of Los Angeles.

October 20, 2003

Shell, ChevronTexaco Could Join Australian Partner in Offshore CA LNG Terminal

Royal Dutch/Shell Group and ChevronTexaco Corp. were identified Tuesday as potentially joining the huge Australian-based mining/resources firm, BHP Billiton in the latter’s plans for the world’s first floating offshore LNG receiving terminal about 21 miles from Oxnard, CA, a coastal town 50 miles west of Los Angeles.

October 15, 2003

Transportation Notes

After excavating and investigating mainline anomaly locations identified through pigging data, Northwest said Monday several locations require pipe replacements that will be done Tuesday through Friday this week. It issued a notice of Declared Deficiency Period and posted this schedule of impacts: Sept. 23-26, the Vernal Cut Point must net to zero all four days; Sept. 23, all receipt/delivery points between valves 2-7 and 2-8A will be cut to zero, including Bar-X, Bar-X Premier, Badger Wash, Grand Junction and Calf Canyon LFC; and Sept. 25, all receipt/delivery points between valves 2-9 and 2-10 will be cut to zero, including Foundation Creek, West Douglas, Dragon Trail and Sand Springs.

September 23, 2003