If recent energy industry history repeats itself, more than half of today’s proposed natural gas-fired power plants will never be built. High gas prices could help prevent 40,000 to 50,000 MW of new generation from upgrading the nation’s fleet of coal and nuclear electricity generating plants, according to a power plant consultant speaking Wednesday at NGI’s GasMart/Power 2001 in Tampa, FL.
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Hebert Says Gas Market Will Work Itself Out
In a speech to natural gas buyers, sellers and transporters at the LDC Forum in Boston Thursday, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Curt Hebert, Jr. challenged his audience to use all the “clubs in their bags” to ensure that free market forces — and not price caps — are the future of the gas marketplace.
Allegheny, Merrill Lynch Form Powerful Combo
Positioning itself to become a top tier national energymarketing and trading merchant, Allegheny Energy Inc. announcedyesterday it will acquire Global Energy Markets (GEM), the energycommodity marketing and trading arm of Merrill Lynch & Co.Subsidiary Allegheny Energy Supply LLC will pay $490 million andgive its new partner a 2% equity interest. In turn, Merrill Lynchwill refer clients to its partner.
Dynegydirect Muscles Into Online Trading Scene
Houston-based Dynegy Inc., setting itself up as likely competition for current online trading king EnronOnline, has launched Dynegydirect, its own B2B trading site for energy and communications commodities. The new system will give its customers self-service access to bid and offer prices across U.S. power, natural gas and natural gas liquids products.
Dynegydirect Muscles into Online Trading Scene
Houston-based Dynegy Inc., setting itself up as possiblecompetition for its cross-town Houston marketer Enron, has launchedDynegydirect, a B2B trading site for energy and communicationscommodities, which will give customers self-service access to bidand offer prices across U.S. power, natural gas and natural gasliquids products. CEO Chuck Watson said the site would extend thecompany’s “global reach through customized electronic solutions.”
Independent Energy Faces Class Action
Independent Energy Holdings PLC, an electric generating andelectric marketing company, has found itself the target of afederal class action lawsuit for stock fraud brought by thecompany’s shareholders, according to law firm Berman DeValerio& Pease LLP.
Independent Energy Faces Class Action
Independent Energy Holdings PLC, an electric generating andelectric marketing company, has found itself the target of afederal class action lawsuit for stock fraud brought by thecompany’s shareholders, according to law firm Berman DeValerio& Pease LLP.
Southwestern to Sell Gas Assets, Become Pure E&P
After operating more than half a century as an integratedbusiness, Southwestern Energy Co. has poised itself to become apure exploration and production company, a strategic move that willfocus the company’s assets on its drilling program in the Arkomaand Permian Basins and onshore Gulf Coast.
Senator Cautions Against Too Much Gas Reliance
Some Capitol Hill lawmakers and energy experts believe theUnited States may be setting itself for another energy crisis 10 to20 years down the road by relying to heavily on natural gas to fuelnew power generation facilities.
Senator Cautions Against Too Much Gas Reliance
Some Capitol Hill lawmakers and energy experts believe theUnited States may be setting itself up for another energy crisis 10to 20 years down the road by relying too heavily on natural gas tofuel new power generation facilities.