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In another move to prevent its proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) project from becoming a political football kicked between Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski and FERC, NorthernStar Natural Gas urged the federal regulators last Wednesday to respond to the governor quickly on his concerns about LNG siting in Oregon generally, and particularly NorthernStar’s proposed Bradwood Landing terminal along the Columbia River. NorthernStar sent a four-page letter to FERC from its Washington, DC-based legal counsel Van Ness Feldman.

Starting at the extreme southern end of its service territory in the agricultural and energy hub of Bakersfield, CA, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. Thursday kicked off the start of its five-year, $1.7 billion change-out of 10.3 million electric and natural gas meters to an interactive, smart metering system — the largest U.S. utility meter replacement ever.

Starting at the extreme southern end of its service territory in the agricultural and energy hub of Bakersfield, CA, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. Thursday kicked off the start of its five-year, $1.7 billion change-out of 10.3 million electric and natural gas meters to an interactive, smart metering system — the largest U.S. utility meter replacement ever.

The earnings season has officially kicked off, and the gusher of profits expected to be unveiled in 4Q2005 and year-end announcements by the majors and independents is expected to overwhelm any losses from last year’s hurricanes, industry experts said this week. On the pages detailing high profits, however, will be the challenges of finding new oil and natural gas, and the expectation by shareholders that the good times will continue to roll.

The Bush administration last week kicked off a national campaign aimed at helping U.S. residential consumers, businesses and the federal government conserve energy this winter in response to escalating prices for home heating fuels.

The Bush administration on Monday kicked off a national campaign aimed at helping U.S. residential consumers, businesses and the federal government conserve energy this winter in response to escalating prices for home heating fuels.

As it kicked off the first business day of the new year announcing developments in its liquefied natural gas (LNG) plans, San Diego-based Sempra Energy put in place its previously announced realignment of re-named companies operating in various parts of the energy industry separate from its two major California-based utilities. Part of the realignment was consolidating all LNG projects under a re-named “Sempra LNG” unit.

In an effort to put its reserves revaluation scandal behind it, Royal Dutch/Shell kicked off a major asset sale program, putting its InterGen global power joint venture with Bechtel on the auction block last week along with the previously announced potential sale of its liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) business.

In an effort to put its reserves revaluation scandal behind it, Royal Dutch/Shell has kicked off a major asset sale program, putting its InterGen global power joint venture with Bechtel on the auction block this week along with the previously announced potential sale of its liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) business.