Objecting

A number of natural gas pipelines have filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), objecting to demands from shippers that under the new Order 712 capacity release program pipelines be required to pass discounted usage charges through to asset manager replacement shippers.

A number of natural gas pipelines have filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), objecting to demands from shippers that under the new Order 712 capacity release program pipelines be required to pass discounted usage charges through to asset manager replacement shippers.

A group of producers and affiliates has filed a protest at FERC objecting to Southern Natural Gas pipeline’s request to sell pipeline, proposed compression and associated facilities to Magnolia Enterprise Holdings Inc. (MEHI), a subsidiary of Atlanta-based AGL Resources Inc., for an estimated $20.3 million.

A group of producers and affiliates has filed a protest at FERC objecting to Southern Natural Gas pipeline’s request to sell pipeline, proposed compression and associated facilities to Magnolia Enterprise Holdings Inc. (MEHI), a subsidiary of Atlanta-based AGL Resources Inc., for an estimated $20.3 million.

Objecting to FERC Chairman Pat Wood’s characterization of current natural gas price surveys as “primitive,” Platts, in an open letter to the chairman Tuesday, pointed out that its surveys “are systematic and consistent,” using highly sophisticated electronic price collection and processing.

In speeches marked with impressive statistics from Rocky Mountain producers and a handful of protesters objecting to one of Tuesday’s luncheon speakers — Interior Secretary Gale Norton — the 13th Annual Rocky Mountain Natural Gas Strategy Conference took the high road last week, with speakers touting social and environmental responsibilities as the keys to sustainable shareholder profit in the future.

On a day marked with impressive statistics from Rocky Mountain producers and a handful of protesters objecting to one of the luncheon speakers — Interior Secretary Gale Norton — the opening session of the 13th Annual Rocky Mountain Natural Gas Strategy Conference took the high road Tuesday, with speakers touting social and environmental responsibilities as the keys to sustainable shareholder profit in the future.