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Noting a decline in wholesale natural gas prices nationally, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) announced earlier this month that average January retail gas bills will decrease 6.9%, compared to January 2007 ($97.64 this month vs. $104.83 a year ago). The decrease is a combination of the lower wholesale costs for gas and smaller volumes of gas being used by customers, PG&E said.

Noting that the publication of its Gas Quality Policy Statement (PL04-03) “was not a pretext for pipelines to completely revamp the gas quality and interchangeability standards in their tariffs,” FERC recently rejected an attempt by Northern Natural Gas to make major changes in its quality standards specifications and in the manner those standards are applied or waived.

The inspector general (IG) of the Department of Interior (DOI) last week issued a strongly worded report on the Minerals Management Service (MMS), noting that the agency displays a conflict of interest in its relationship with the energy industry and is running a flawed oil and natural gas royalty-in-kind (RIK) program.

The inspector general (IG) of the Department of Interior (DOI) issued a strongly worded report on the Minerals Management Service (MMS) late Tuesday, noting that the agency displays a conflict of interest in its relationship with the energy industry and is running a flawed oil and natural gas royalty-in-kind (RIK) program.

Noting that it began performing anomaly investigations between the Pleasant View and La Plata B compressor stations Friday, Northwest said Primary firm nomination requests flowing south through Pleasant View compressor station were exceeding the available capacity of 318,000 Dth/d. Therefore, the pipeline said, a Declared Deficiency Period will be in effect for all days except Sundays through the work’s expected completion Sept. 7. Based on Pleasant View’s design capacity of 352,446 Dth/d, the Daily Deficiency Volume is 34,446 Dth/d, Northwest said. The full design capacity will be available on all Sundays.

Noting that the United States is in for a “long, hot summer,” AccuWeather.com Chief Long-Range Forecaster Joe Bastardi said that air conditioners will definitely be “getting a workout” in most regions of the country. The summer update released Friday was similar to the forecaster’s mid-May outlook (see Daily GPI, May 18).

Noting that the United States is in for a “long, hot summer,” AccuWeather.com Chief Long-Range Forecaster Joe Bastardi said that air conditioners will definitely be “getting a workout” in most regions of the country. The summer update released Friday was similar to the forecaster’s mid-May outlook (see NGI, May 21).

Noting that it is currently repairing leaks in the TL-264 segment, Dominion said Tuesday it was hoping to make the repairs without shutting in production. However, line pressures behind Cornwell Station got too high and it became necessary that production in bubbles 2207, 3225 and 3226 behind Cornwell’s No. 9 unit and in bubbles 2205 and 2206 behind Cornwell’s No. 7 and 8 units be shut in immediately until further notice.

Noting $100,000 in penalties it assessed to a multi-firm operator for fraudulent oil/natural gas investments in the state earlier in the week, the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) Thursday issued a warning to consumers to beware of scam artists trying to take advantage of volatile and sometimes skyrocketing prices for the two energy commodities. The state’s chief utility and business regulatory panel jointly circulated an “investor alert” from the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA).