Industrial

Industrial customers, associations and environmental/energy efficiency activists have become unlikely allies to pressure Congress and the Bush administration to take steps to bridge the gap between natural gas supply and demand, promote the construction of new gas pipelines and storage facilities and foster greater conservation and energy efficiency by consumers.

Industrial customers, associations and environmental/energy efficiency activists have become unusual allies in order to press Congress and the Bush administration to take steps to bridge the gap between natural gas supply and demand, promote the construction of new gas pipelines and storage facilities and foster greater conservation and energy efficiency by consumers.

A combination industrial gas supply and power generation project involving a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal at Coos Bay along southern Oregon’s Pacific Coast is being examined on a preliminary basis by the Oregon Department of Energy’s siting council, which will hold a hearing on the proposed project Jan. 19. Comments from the public are due by Feb. 10.

A combination industrial gas supply and power generation project involving a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal at Coos Bay along southern Oregon’s Pacific Coast is being examined on a preliminary basis by the Oregon Department of Energy’s siting council, which will hold a hearing on the proposed project Jan. 19. Comments from the public are due by Feb. 10.

Avista Corp., staff of the Washington State regulatory agency and Northwest Industrial Gas Users on Friday said they reached a settlement agreement that would reduce the Spokane, WA-based distributor’s requested rate increase for its Washington State customers.

The Industrial Energy Consumers of America (IECA) told members of Congress last Thursday that ethical questions have been raised by CFTC Chairman James E. Newsome’s decision to resign from the agency in order to become the new president of the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex), which is regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

The Industrial Energy Consumers of America (IECA) told members of Congress Thursday that ethical questions have been raised by CFTC Chairman James E. Newsome’s decision to resign from the agency in order to become the new president of the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex), which is regulated by the CFTC.

Western heat, the post-weekend return of industrial load and storage injection buying resulted in rebounding prices Monday. Major strength throughout the energy futures complex was expected to keep the rally going Tuesday.

Weakening weather fundamentals, the industrial load drop typical of a weekend and a mildly bearish storage report the day before combined to keep prices on the slide Friday at all points. Declines ranged from about a nickel to just over 20 cents.