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President Bush last Tuesday tapped Joseph T. Kelliher for a second term on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and to continue as chairman of the agency.

FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher said the agency will continue processing the applications for two rival liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal projects in Maine despite growing opposition by Canadian officials to LNG tankers traversing their waters.

President Bush Tuesday announced his intent to renominate Joseph T. Kelliher to a seat on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and to redesignate him as chairman of the agency.

FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher Monday said he backed Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s new proposal to bring about the construction of the long-awaited natural gas pipeline from the North Slope to the Lower 48 states.

FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher last Thursday warned natural gas pipelines that they could face potential civil penalties if they continue to file late requests at the agency for waivers of their tariffs.

FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher Thursday warned natural gas pipelines that they could face potential civil penalties if they continue to file late requests at the agency for waivers of their tariffs.

FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher said Tuesday the federal regulatory panel agrees with the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco regarding its action last Friday to set a settlement conference on the California energy refund proceeding appeals cases. Consolidated appeals petitions will be included in the Sept. 6 conference, continuing the next day if necessary, the court said.

Natural gas storage may “routinely fill up in the U.S. much earlier than in the past,” FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher told reporters at a Washington, DC press briefing last Wednesday.

Natural gas storage may “routinely fill up in the U.S. much earlier than in the past,” FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher told reporters at a Washington, DC press briefing on Wednesday.