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FERC upheld its March decision on remand in which it disclaimedjurisdiction over a four-mile, six-inch line of KN WattenbergTransmission LLC that serves two industrial customers in FortMorgan, CO. The Commission asserted jurisdiction over the lateralin a November 1997 ruling, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for theTenth Circuit remanded the decision two years later. Last March,FERC vacated its controversial decision upon acknowledging that theline met the qualifications for a Hinshaw exemption and, therefore,was subject to regulation by the Colorado Public UtilitiesCommission.

FERC yesterday upheld its March decision on remand in which itdisclaimed jurisdiction over a four-mile, six-inch line of KNWattenberg Transmission LLC that serves two industrial customers inFort Morgan, CO. The Commission asserted jurisdiction over thelateral in a November 1997 ruling, but the U.S. Court of Appealsfor the Tenth Circuit remanded the decision two years later. LastMarch, FERC vacated its controversial decision upon acknowledgingthat the line met the qualifications for a Hinshaw exemption and,therefore, was subject to regulation by the Colorado PublicUtilities Commission.

Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI) transferred the 2,600-mile KinderMorgan Texas Pipeline (KMP) system and several Rocky Mountainregion gathering and treating assets to Kinder Morgan EnergyPartners last week for $300 million, which nearly wraps up themassive asset divestiture program KMI started last year followingits merger with KN Energy.

Reliant Energy Gas Transmission (REGT) completed installation ofan 18-mile extension of its mainline in East Texas to increase gasdeliveries to Southwestern Electric Power’s (SWEPCO) 882 MW Wilkesgenerating plant, located near Marshall.

Reliant Energy Gas Transmission (REGT) completed installation ofan 18-mile extension of its mainline in East Texas to increase gasdeliveries to Southwestern Electric Power’s (SWEPCO) 882 MW Wilkesgenerating plant, located near Marshall.

Tuscarora Gas Transmission is seeking FERC authority to build a16.4-mile, 10,000 Dth/d lateral to meet the growing winter gasneeds of LDC affiliate Sierra Pacific Power Co. (SPPC) in thenorthern and western sections of Nevada.

Tuscarora Gas Transmission is seeking FERC authority to build a16.4-mile, 10,000 Dth/d lateral to meet the growing winter gasneeds of LDC affiliate Sierra Pacific Power Co. (SPPC) in thenorthern and western sections of Nevada.

BC Gas selected Marine Pipeline Construction, a division of MurphyPipeline Inc., as its contractor for the 188-mile, 24-inch diameterSouthern Crossing gas pipeline. The contractor will begin movingequipment immediately to locations along the pipeline route, whichstretches from Oliver to Yahk, BC. Construction is expected to beginbefore June 1 and be completed by November. The C$377 million projectwill be designed to initially transport 250 MMcf/d with room forexpansion to 600 MMcf/d. Addition details are available in a pdffile on BC Gas’web site.

Major producers and utilities registered strong protests toTrunkline Gas Co.’s proposal to spin down a 720-mile portion of its26-inch diameter mainline, saying that while this action may be inthe pipeline’s best interest it’s not “in the public interest.”