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The gong has sounded for the start of a widening debate in California over how to structure its electricity markets in the future. Legislative and regulatory initiatives are proposing a move to a core/noncore structure, and the stakeholders are lining up on all sides of the debate. It is not clear whether the state will opt for a regulatory, political or economic solution, or like its infamous 1996 electric restructuring law, make it a hybrid of all three.

The American Petroleum Institute (API) has issued new guidelines for U.S. pipeline operators to help raise public awareness of their pipe systems and the potential hazards caused by third-party digging.

American Petroleum Institute (API) President Red Cavaney said last week at a two-day LNG Ministerial Summit in Washington, DC, that gas and oil industry associations will launch a new LNG coalition, The Center for Liquefied Natural Gas, in January. The coalition will provide public education regarding LNG and advocacy functions.

American Petroleum Institute (API) President Red Cavaney said Wednesday at a two-day LNG Ministerial Summit in Washington, DC, that gas and oil industry associations will launch a new LNG coalition, The Center for Liquefied Natural Gas, in January. The coalition will provide public education regarding LNG and advocacy functions.

At best, the U.S. electricity industry is operating under an obsolete business model, the CEO of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) told a Houston audience last Wednesday. But instead of the back-to-basics strategy now being advocated, it should transform itself for the future, said Kurt Yeager.

The Gas Technology Institute (GTI), in collaboration with the Department of Energy and Brookhaven National Labs, successfully completed testing of a new small-scale natural gas liquefier that could be used to provide liquefied natural gas (LNG) for vehicles, utility peak shaving applications, remote gas recovery, and liquefaction of renewable resources such as digester or landfill gas.

The Gas Technology Institute (GTI), in collaboration with the Department of Energy and Brookhaven National Labs, successfully completed testing of a new small-scale natural gas liquefier that could be used to provide liquefied natural gas (LNG) for vehicles, utility peak shaving applications, remote gas recovery, and liquefaction of renewable resources such as digester or landfill gas.

The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) and the American Petroleum Institute (API) separately petitioned an appeals court in Washington, DC, last week to review its earlier decision upholding the federal government’s right to include downstream marketing costs when computing natural gas royalties owed by individual producers.

The board of directors of the Ohio Electric Utility Institute (OEUI) elected Floyd W. Nickerson, AEP Ohio president, as its chairman. In addition, Arthur G. Meyer, vice president of legal and corporate affairs at Dayton Power and Light, was elected vice chairman of OEUI. As chairman, Nickerson will preside over OEUI’s board, which is responsible for setting policy for the non-profit state trade association. OEUI represents Ohio’s five investor-owned electric companies, which provide electricity to 4.5 million customers, nearly 90% of the state’s electric users. “With Ohio moving to electric restructuring starting this year, OEUI will continue to work closely with state officials to accomplish a smooth transition to competition in Ohio’s electric industry,” said Nickerson.