Great Plains Energy Inc. has cleared the decks for the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) to approve its acquisition of Aquila Inc., the company said Wednesday. Now it must placate regulators in Missouri to see the deal go forward.
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Northwest lifted Thursday the Recall Advisory along with the contract-specific Realignment and Must-flow OFOs that had been implemented Wednesday on flows through the Plymouth South Constraint Point (see Daily GPI, Dec. 5). “Due to shippers’ voluntary cooperation in realigning supplies north of Plymouth, the primary firm nominations north through Plymouth have declined to a level Northwest can physically accommodate,” the pipeline said.
Alaska House Votes to Hike Producer Tax to 25%
Alaskan House lawmakers Sunday passed a bill to raise the state’s tax on oil and natural gas producers from 22.5% to 25%, an increase sought by Gov. Sarah Palin. The House bill must be reconciled with a version of the tax that has yet to emerge from the Senate.
‘Climate Change Is Energy Policy,’ CPUC President Says
Even the once skeptical White House has come to agree that nationally and internationally “climate change must be one of the drivers of energy policy at every level,” California’s chief regulator, Michael Peevey, told a receptive audience Oct. 10 in San Francisco before the Business Council for Sustainable Energy’s 2007 conference.
‘Climate Change Is Energy Policy,’ CPUC President Says
Even the long-criticized White House has come to agree that nationally and internationally “climate change must be one of the drivers of energy policy at every level,” California’s chief regulator, Michael Peevey, told a receptive audience last Wednesday in San Francisco before the Business Council for Sustainable Energy’s 2007 conference.
Pygmy Rabbit Could Put Bugs in Western Energy Development
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) must reconsider the pygmy rabbit for listing under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, an Idaho judge has ruled. If the rascally little rabbit is listed, it could spell “twubble” for oil and gas companies that operate in the West.
Pygmy Rabbit Could Put Bugs in Western Energy Development
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) must reconsider the pygmy rabbit for listing under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, an Idaho judge has ruled. If the rascally little rabbit is listed, it could spell “twubble” for oil and gas companies that operate in the West.
Shell President Blames Industry for Lagging Energy Security
Public policy is hindering America’s ability to ensure its own energy security, and the energy industry must accept a large part of the blame, according to Shell Oil Co. President John Hofmeister.
Shell President Blames Industry for Failure of Energy Security Dialogue
Public policy is hindering America’s ability to ensure its own energy security, and the energy industry must accept a large part of the blame, according to Shell Oil Co. President John Hofmeister.
Transportation Notes
Pacific Gas & Electric did not extend a systemwide high-inventory OFO beyond Tuesday.