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It lasted only a few hours, but the first power alert for the year from the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) last Monday raised the pitch of discussion about the state’s summer power reserve adequacy. Most observers agreed the Stage One alert was not a harbinger of any undue problems.

It lasted only a few hours, but the first power alert for the year from California’s electric transmission grid operator, CAISO, last Monday raised the pitch of discussion about the state’s summer power reserve adequacy, but most observers agreed the Stage One alert was not a harbinger of any undue problems.

Thursday’s halt by Northern Natural Gas of a System Overrun Limitation notice that had been in effect for two and a half weeks lasted only one day. The pipeline declared a new SOL for all market-area zones effective Friday.

Spurred by $20-plus/barrel oil prices, robust economic growthand a deep exploratory well blowout that lasted for months,optimism is growing in California’s central valley oil patch inKern County near Bakersfield.

Spurred by $20-plus/barrel oil prices, robust economic growthand a deep-well exploratory blowout that lasted for months,optimism is growing in California’s central valley oil patch inKern County near Bakersfield.

Peace lasted less than two months in the Canadian natural gascommunity. Now comes the hard part of its April 8 agreement onpipeline regulation and competition – thrashing out what it meansin a contest over a small project with big implications.