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Less than two weeks after the deadly explosion on El PasoNatural Gas’ system in southeastern New Mexico, the pipeline lastweek had more than 700 MMcf/d of its 1.1 Bcf/d capacity restored toits South Mainline that services markets between Texas andCalifornia.

Less than two weeks after the deadly explosion on El PasoNatural Gas’ system in southeastern New Mexico, the pipeline onFriday had more than 700 MMcf/d of capacity restored to its SouthMainline, which is designed to feed a total of 1.1 Bcf/d to marketsbetween Texas and California.

More power generation, more competitive choices for customersand less regulation are the keys to limiting power price increases,according to the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA), and theNational Energy Marketers Association (NEM), which are mountingseparate attempts to diffuse growing public outrage over energyprice increases.

More power generation, more competitive choices for customersand less regulation — not more — are the keys to limiting powerprice increases, according to independent power producers,attempting to diffuse growing public outrage over price increases.

For Mitchell Energy & Development Corp., the news, it seems,just gets better and better. The Houston-based independent, whichless than a year ago had seriously considered selling its assets,reported last week that it has raised its year-end estimates ofproved natural gas reserves by 45% to 1,467 Bcf, and proved naturalgas liquids by 18% to 210 MM barrels.

For Mitchell Energy & Development Corp., the news, it seems,just gets better and better. The Houston-based independent, whichless than a year ago had seriously considered selling its assets,reported yesterday that it has raised its year-end estimates ofproved natural gas reserves by 45% to 1,467 Bcf, and proved naturalgas liquids by 18% to 210 MM barrels.

Indicating how border-less the global economy is becoming,Kansas and Idaho have begun a regulatory partnership with CentralAmerica to promote energy interests.

It’s been less than a month since FERC scolded the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) for blunders that resulted in the rejection of commercially viable power imports, but the ISO is under the gun again, this time for computer-related snafus that rejected commercially viable power exports to the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland ISO (see NGI, June 5 and May 8).

Less than a month after FERC scolded the New York IndependentSystem Operator (NYISO) for failing in its responsibilities byrejecting commercially viable power imports, the ISO is under the gunagain, this time for computer-related snafus that rejectedcommercially viable power exports to the Pennsylvania, New Jersey andMaryland ISO (see Daily GPI, June 1).