The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is raising “environmental objections” to the State Department’s draft environmental impact statement for the northern portion of the $7 billion, 1,700-mile Keystone XL pipeline that would carry Canadian crude to Cushing, OK. Sponsor TransCanada Corp. had no comment. A southern portion, not requiring a federal review, is under construction between Cushing to the Gulf Coast.
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Dallas Commission Rethinking Drilling Decision
Over the objections of a citizens group opposed to gas drilling, the city of Dallas Plan Commission last Thursday voted to revisit a previous vote against special use permits (SUP) to allow Trinity East Energy LLC to drill within the city limits.
CFTC, SEC Spending Bill Heads to Senate Floor
Over the objections of Republicans, Democrats on the Senate Appropriations Committee last Thursday reported out a bill that would expand the budgets for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in fiscal year (FY) 2013 to regulate the multi-trillion-dollar derivatives market.
CFTC, SEC Spending Bill Heads to Senate Floor
Over the objections of Republicans, Democrats on the Senate Appropriations Committee Thursday reported out a bill that would expand the budgets for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in fiscal year (FY) 2013 to regulate the multi-trillion-dollar derivatives market.
Interior Affirms Alaska Lease Sale
The U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) filed its record of decision (ROD) on a 2008 federal oil and natural gas lease sale in the Chukchi Sea offshore Alaska, affirming the sale over the objections of environmentalist challengers.
WGL Loses Latest Effort to Block Transco LNG-Related Project
FERC last Thursday upheld a prior order that approved, over the strong objections of Washington Gas Light (WGL), Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line’s (Transco) proposal to construct two bidirectional interconnections to receive regasified liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the proposed Elba Express pipeline system.
WGL Loses Latest Effort to Block Transco LNG-Related Project
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Thursday upheld a prior order that approved, over the strong objections of Washington Gas Light (WGL), Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line’s (Transco) proposal to construct two bidirectional interconnections to receive regasified liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the proposed Elba Express pipeline system.
WGL Loses Latest Effort to Block Transco LNG-Related Project
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Thursday upheld a prior order that approved, over the strong objections of Washington Gas Light (WGL), Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line’s (Transco) proposal to construct two bidirectional interconnections to receive regasified liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the proposed Elba Express pipeline system.
FERC Approves NGPL’s Interchangeability Compliance Filing
Over the objections of shippers, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last Thursday approved a compliance filing for a series of proposed natural gas interchangeability specifications proposed by Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America (NGPL).
FERC Approves NGPL’s Interchangeability Compliance Filing
Over the objections of shippers, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Thursday approved a compliance filing for a series of proposed natural gas interchangeability specifications proposed by Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America (NGPL).