Obstacles

The state of New Jersey, scene of a massive natural gas pipeline explosion five years ago, has launched an attack on Transco’s MarketLink project — which had no connection with the blast — demanding more stringent safety requirements on interstate pipelines and additional proof there is a need for added pipeline capacity.

The state of New Jersey, scene of a massive natural gas pipelineexplosion five years ago, has launched an attack on Transco’sMarketLink project – which had no connection with the blast -demanding more stringent safety requirements on interstatepipelines and additional proof there is a need for added pipelinecapacity.

In a rare display of unanimity, pipelines and producers lastweek said the federal government’s ban on oil and gas production ona wide swath of public lands – both onshore and offshore – was thebiggest obstacle to supplying the 30 Tcf of gas needed to meet theClinton administration’s proposed global-warming targets.

In a rare display of unanimity, pipelines and producersyesterday said the federal government’s ban on oil and gasproduction on a wide swath of public lands – both onshore andoffshore – was the biggest obstacle to supplying the 30 Tcf of gasneeded to meet the Clinton administration’s proposed global-warmingtargets.

Seeking a generic response to the restraints on competitionposed by pipelines’ bundling of production area costs into marketarea rates, FERC has asked parties in cases involving threepipelines delivering to the East Coast to respond to itstransportation rulemaking.

Seeking a generic response to the restraints on competitionposed by pipelines’ bundling of production area costs into marketarea rates, FERC has asked parties in cases involving threepipelines delivering to the East Coast to respond to itstransportation rulemaking.