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Federal energy regulators last Wednesday directed over 100 control area operators and transmission providers to report back to the Commission on training practices through a survey. FERC said that by understanding these practices better, the overall reliability of the grid can be improved.

The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) on Monday launched an investigation examining the establishment of standards and criteria for financially weakened gas and electric utilities “to assure retail customers continuity of service, including, in particular, continuity in the quality of that utility service.”

Regulated utilities and natural gas and oil pipelines called on FERC last Wednesday to adopt industry guidelines for jurisdictional companies to follow when participating in intra-corporate cash-management programs, as an alternative to the agency’s proposed rule that seeks to set strict limits on the involvement of regulated entities in such arrangements.

Regulated utilities and natural gas and oil pipelines called on FERC Wednesday to adopt industry guidelines for jurisdictional companies to follow when participating in intra-corporate cash-management programs, as an alternative to the agency’s proposed rule that seeks to set strict limits on the involvement of regulated entities in such arrangements.

If the observations of a long time student of the natural gas market are correct, the short-term outlook for natural gas prices shows further room for decline while the longer term picture looks much more bullish primarily because of a lukewarm response from the producing sector.

If the observations of a long time student of the natural gas market are correct, the short-term outlook for natural gas prices shows further room for decline while the longer term picture looks much more bullish primarily because of a lukewarm response from the producing sector.

Because of the significance of the undertaking, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last week extended the deadline for the energy industry to submit comments on what makes up “critical energy infrastructure” — an exercise that could considerably limit public access in the future to information about natural gas, electric, crude oil and hydroelectric facilities.

Because of the significance of the undertaking, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has granted a two-week extension to the energy industry to submit comments on what makes up “critical energy infrastructure” — an exercise that could considerably limit public access in the future to information about natural gas, electric, crude oil and hydroelectric facilities.

With little in the way of fresh fundamentals or technicals in which to sink their teeth, bulls and bears did not stray too far from home Friday, as neither was willing to attempt a move ahead of the weekend. After opening at $2.14, the March contract shuffled sideways for four-and-a-half hours before closing even with Thursday’s settle at $2.138. At 53,618, estimated volume on Friday was extremely light.