As expected, Senate Majority Leader-elect Harry Reid (D-NV) has named Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) to be chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee in the 110th Congress, replacing current Chairman Pete Domenici (R-NM).
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Bingaman Named Senate Energy Chairman; Feinstein Exits Committee
As expected, Senate Majority Leader-elect Harry Reid (D-NV) has named Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) to be chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee in the 110th Congress, replacing current Chairman Pete Domenici (R-NM).
Senate Bill Would Preserve Federal Convictions if Defendant Dies
Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Jeff Sessions (R-AL), both members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced legislation last Thursday that would require a federal conviction to stand in the event of the death of a defendant and would allow victims to seek restitution from the defendant’s estate.
Senate Bill Would Preserve Federal Convictions if Defendant Dies
Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Jeff Sessions (R-AL), both members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced legislation Thursday that would require a federal conviction to stand in the event of the death of a defendant and would allow victims to seek restitution from the defendant’s estate.
Witness: Dynegy Desk Chief Pressured Traders to Make Bogus Price Reports
Former Dynegy Inc. trader Jeff Hornback wrapped up his testimony in a second full day on the stand in the Houston trial of his former Dynegy colleague Michelle Valencia, and Greg Singleton, a former trader with El Paso Merchant Energy.
Senate Dems Cite Concerns with Planned Alaska Lease Sale
A coalition of 19 Senate Democrats led by Sen. Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico has called on Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to take a closer look at several issues surrounding an oil and natural gas lease sale that is scheduled for September in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A).
Dominion Prospects Interest in Storage Hub for Western Gas Supplies
Dominion Transmission will begin an open season on Tuesday to solicit interest in its proposed Dominion Hub Project, which would be designed to receive and store new natural gas supplies from the western United States for delivery throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. The open season, which will end June 27, will solicit interest in 18 million Dth of storage capacity with 300,000 Dth/d of deliverability.
Senate Panel Puts ANWR in Budget Resolution; Dems Vow to Fight It
Key Democratic lawmakers, including Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and Sen. Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico, expressed deep dissatisfaction with the Senate Budget Committee’s approval Thursday of a provision authorizing drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) as part of the budget package for fiscal year 2007.
Senators Introduce Bill to Move OCS Leasing Closer to Florida Coast
U.S. Sens. Pete Domenici (R-NM), Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Jim Talent (R-MO) and Byron Dorgan (D-ND) have launched a counterattack on the issue of drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, introducing legislation Tuesday instructing the Secretary of the Interior to develop an oil and gas leasing program for Lease Area 181 that can extend up to a line 100 miles off the Florida Coast and west of the Military Mission Line.
New Mexico Natural Gas Prices Provide Mixed Results, PNM CEO Says
Skyrocketing wholesale natural gas prices have had a mixed impact on New Mexico, said PNM Resources CEO Jeff Sterba. The positive side has been substantially higher revenues to the state for the higher-priced oil and gas production. The negative has been the cost impact on consumers.