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The Canadian government has served notice that it intends to move the Mackenzie Gas Project along as briskly as the complex northern regulatory apparatus will permit.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last week voted out a final rule restricting the general public’s easy access to sensitive information about critical energy infrastructure information (CEII). At the same time, however, the agency established an optional process for the public and other participants in FERC proceedings to request the data that might otherwise be unavailable on FERC’s web site and under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday issued a final rule restricting the general public’s easy access to sensitive information about critical energy infrastructure information (CEII) over the Internet. At the same time, however, it established an optional process for the public and other participants in FERC proceedings to request data that might otherwise be unavailable on FERC’s web site and under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

Southern California’s port city of Long Beach Wednesday narrowed its list of potential natural gas suppliers to six and will use the next six weeks to determine which companies it wants to pursue in contract negotiation early next year, according to the city’s municipal energy department that supplies gas and water to residents and electricity to city-operated facilities. Long Beach is seeking 10 Bcf of gas annually in one- to five-year contracts. Names of the short-listed suppliers are being kept confidential.

Southern California’s port city of Long Beach Wednesday narrowed its list of potential natural gas suppliers to six and will use the next six weeks to determine which companies it wants to pursue in contract negotiation early next year, according to the city’s municipal energy department that supplies gas and water to residents and electricity to city-operated facilities. Long Beach is seeking 10 Bcf of gas annually in one- to five-year contracts. Names of the short-listed suppliers are being kept confidential.

Some time next month, the City of Long Beach municipal natural gas utility intends to ink a deal with one of three competing suppliers for up to 24 months at rates that will be the lowest in Southern California, according to the muni’s general manager.

The public meeting held by the Gas Industry Standards Board(GISB) last week to determine whether it should develop standardsfor retail gas and power, as well as wholesale power, was short onsolutions but big on questions.

The public meeting held by the Gas Industry Standards Board(GISB) last week to determine whether it should develop standardsfor retail gas and power, as well as wholesale power, was short onsolutions but big on questions.