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The Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory(NETL) last week issued a draft solicitation seeking natural gasindustry comments on a $10-million, three-year program to developtechnology innovations to strengthen the reliability of the U.S.gas pipeline grid.

The Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory(NETL) last week issued a draft solicitation seeking natural gasindustry comments on a $10-million, three-year program to developtechnology innovations to strengthen the reliability of the U.S.gas pipeline grid.

The chairman of Canada’s National Energy Board, Ken Vollman, hasfired a shot across the bows of the international natural gascommunity, urging it to do more than count the profits from today’shigh prices.

National Energy Board (NEB) principals, fresh from summer tripsto Alaska, the Yukon and the Northwest Territories, are exploringways to deal with megaproject proposals for development andtransportation of northern resources.

The chairman of Canada’s National Energy Board, Ken Vollman, hasfired a shot across the bows of the international natural gascommunity, urging it to do more than count the profits from today’shigh prices.

Deaths related to pipeline ruptures and/or explosions rose byeight to 26 last year, said a new National Transportation SafetyBoard (NTSB) report, which noted that most of the fatalitiesoccurred on natural gas pipelines.

Alliance Pipeline said it received notice from both the NationalEnergy Board (NEB) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission(FERC) that its tariffs have been accepted as filed. Alliancecurrently expects that its in-service date will be Oct. 30. “OnOct. 9 we plan to begin operation of the electronic systems whichimplement the various business procedures outlined in the tariffs.At that time, Alliance will facilitate capacity release andassignment transactions for our shippers, with full nominationprocedures being implemented on our in-service date,” said JackCrawford, vice president of public, government and regulatoryaffairs. Alliance is designed to deliver 1.325 Bcf/d of gas fromthe gas producing regions of northeastern British Columbia andnorthwestern Alberta to the Chicago, IL, area where itinterconnects with the North American pipeline grid.

Canada’s National Energy Board has shaved about $2.2 million offof Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline’s requested cost of serviceand cut about $11.6 million out of the pipeline’s requested ratebase. The NEB also altered Maritimes’ plans regarding discounts.

Canada’s National Energy Board has shaved about $2.2 million offof Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline’s requested cost of serviceand cut about $11.6 million out of the pipeline’s requested ratebase. The NEB also altered Maritimes’ plans regarding discounts.