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GAO Says Royalty Relief to Cost At Least $20B, and Much More if Producer Wins Lawsuit

Federal measures exempting oil and natural gas producers active in the prodigious Gulf of Mexico from royalties could deprive the U.S. Treasury of a minimum $20 billion in lost revenues over the next two decades or more, according to information contained in a preliminary government report that was obtained by the New York Times.

March 30, 2006

Futures Hold Ground as Weather Remains the Story

Taking some time off following last week’s trading rampage, April natural gas futures on Monday kept their movement to a minimum. Last week, April natural gas futures went for a run, settling 72.8 cents higher on Friday than the previous week’s settle.

March 1, 2005

Transportation Notes

Northern Natural Gas said it called a System Overrun Limitation for all market zones Saturday due to forecasts of minimum temperatures below zero in all zones.

January 24, 2005

Transportation Notes

Citing forecasts of subzero minimum temperatures, Northern Natural Gas declared a System Overrun Limitation day notice for Thursday in all market-area zones (ABC, D and E/F).

January 13, 2005

Transportation Notes

Due to below-zero minimum temperatures spreading to all of its market area zones, Northern Natural Gas is applying a System Overrun Limitation day notice that previously had been confined to Zone E/F to all three zones (ABC, D and E/F) Wednesday.

December 22, 2004

Transportation Notes

Due to below zero minimum temperatures in its Zone E/F service area, Northern Natural Gas declared a System Overrun Limitation day for Saturday in that zone.

December 20, 2004

Transportation Notes

Columbia Gas notified FSS (Firm Storage Service) customers that it has waived for February a section of the rate schedule requiring a 10% minimum withdrawal of their SCQ (Storage Contract Quantity).

February 20, 2004

FERC’s Massey Favors Standards to Assure Reliability of Price Indexes

In an effort to restore price certainty in the markets, FERC at a minimum should implement standards requiring jurisdictional companies to show the agency that the natural gas price indexes referenced in their tariffs and contracts are reliable, said Commissioner William Massey last Wednesday.

March 3, 2003

FERC’s Massey Favors Standards to Assure Reliability of Price Indexes

In an effort to restore price certainty in the markets, FERC at a minimum should implement standards requiring jurisdictional companies to show the agency that the natural gas price indexes referenced in their tariffs and contracts are reliable, said Commissioner William Massey Wednesday.

February 27, 2003

Transportation Notes

Projecting that its linepack would be below minimum target levels through Friday, Pacific Gas & Electric issued a customer-specific OFO for Wednesday.

November 6, 2002