Implementation

When he takes office in January, President-elect Obama should create an office within the executive office of the president to coordinate implementation of all aspects of energy policy, with the new office’s head sitting on both the National Economic Council (NEC) and the National Security Council (NSC), according to an energy plan proposed last week by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

When he takes office in January, President-elect Obama should create an office within the executive office of the president to coordinate implementation of all aspects of energy policy, with the new office’s head sitting on both the National Economic Council (NEC) and the National Security Council (NSC), according to an energy plan proposed Monday by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Taking the rare step of issuing an OFO on the morning of its implementation, Southern California Gas (SoCalGas) declared a high-linepack OFO on the Intraday 1 nominations cycle for Wednesday. The giant LDC said it would assess Buy-Back charges in accordance with its rules and tariffs to customers who delivered more than 110% of their actual gas usage on the OFO day. The OFO was extended with the same conditions through Thursday.

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Thursday voted 4-0 to consider a rate increase request by Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania Inc.

Commission staff, former commissioners and industry representatives will testify Nov. 16 at a conference being held by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to examine its implementation of FERC’s enforcement authority as expanded by the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

With the implementation of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct), a “fundamental shift” in the balance of power between FERC and the energy industry occurred, giving the Commission significant civil penalty authority and expanding its jurisdiction over energy companies that had not historically been subject to its reach, according to a review by a top energy law firm.

With the implementation of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct), a “fundamental shift” in the balance of power between FERC and the energy industry occurred, giving the Commission significant civil penalty authority and expanding its jurisdiction over energy companies that had not historically been subject to its jurisdiction, according to a review by a top energy law firm.

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the Minerals Management Service (MMS) is delaying implementation until Jan. 1, 2006 of a final rule that had been due to go into effect Monday, Sept. 26. The rule will adjust some existing fees and implement several new fees for services the agency currently provides to the offshore oil and gas industry.

FERC on Thursday issued guidance on how jurisdictional natural gas pipelines should account for costs stemming from the implementation of new pipeline integrity management requirements of the Department of Transportation’s Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS).