One of the two new members of the California Public Utilities Commission was sworn in last Tuesday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Dian Grueneich’s official placement on the five-member regulatory panel was announced Thursday by the CPUC’s San Francisco office. A lawyer who has worked on various energy and environmental issues before the CPUC in the past, Grueneich still has to be confirmed by the California Senate, but under state law, she can serve for up to a year without being confirmed. A second Schwarzenegger appointee, Steve Poizner, was not mentioned in the CPUC announcement so it is assumed the governor is still waiting to swear him in to his new position — a paid, full-time appointment, as is Grueneich’s. A long-time observer of the CPUC and a speaker at a Seattle energy conference Thursday, Arthur O’Donnell, said as part of as summary of the state’s current energy issues that Grueneich likely will have to recuse herself from a number of CPUC votes during her first year because of the work she has done in recent years representing various consumer, energy efficiency and environmental interests before the CPUC.
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LNG Terminal Likely In Oregon, State Official Says
With four different proposals in the early, informal stages of development for siting liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in Oregon, at least one and maybe two of the terminals eventually will be built, Michael Grainey, the head of the state energy department, told an energy conference in Seattle Thursday. He added that 140 miles of new natural gas transmission pipelines in the state helps make these proposed projects more feasible.
LNG Terminal Likely In Oregon, State Official Says
With four different proposals in the early, informal stages of development for siting liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in Oregon, at least one and maybe two of the terminals eventually will be built, Michael Grainey, the head of the state energy department, told an energy conference in Seattle Thursday. He added that 140 miles of new natural gas transmission pipelines in the state helps make these proposed projects more feasible.
Interior Official Sees Dip in Gulf Gas Production in Short Term, Followed by Rebound
Natural gas production in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to decline in the short term as old fields begin to mature and become exhausted, but will rebound beginning in 2008, reaching approximately 13.5 Bcf/d at its peak, said Rebecca Watson, assistant secretary of the Interior for Land and Minerals Management.
Interior Official Sees Dip in Gulf Gas Production in Short Term, Followed by Rebound
Natural gas production in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to decline in the short term as old fields begin to mature and become exhausted, but will rebound beginning in 2008, reaching approximately 13.5 Bcf/d at its peak, said Rebecca Watson, assistant secretary of the Interior for Land and Minerals Management.
Interior Official Sees Dip in Gulf Gas Production in Short Term, Followed by Rebound
Natural gas production in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to decline in the short term as old fields begin to mature and become exhausted, but will rebound beginning in 2008, reaching approximately 13.5 Bcf/d at its peak, said Rebecca Watson, assistant secretary of the Interior for Land and Minerals Management.
Prices Up Another 5-20 Cents as Autumn Begins
Prices kept moving higher in cash trading Wednesday, the official first day of autumn. Despite mild to cool weather prevailing in most areas, the market rode the momentum of a day-earlier screen spike of nearly 36 cents and Gulf of Mexico production shortfalls that remain slow in being eliminated.
New Mexico Won’t Place Bid for Transwestern Pipeline
A New Mexico official said last week that the state does not intend to make a direct bid for Enron’s Transwestern Pipeline. The state, which told the court in June that it would be participating, indicated that the bulk bidding procedure, which requires bids on the entire collection of Enron’s domestic pipeline assets rather than on the five individual companies that make up Enron’s CrossCountry Energy LLC, was the major sticking point.
New Mexico Won’t Place Bid for Transwestern Pipeline
A New Mexico official said Thursday that the state does not intend to make a direct bid for Enron’s Transwestern Pipeline. The state, which told the court in June that it would be participating, indicated that the bulk bidding procedure, which requires bids on the entire collection of Enron’s domestic pipeline assets rather than on the five individual companies that make up Enron’s CrossCountry Energy LLC, was the major sticking point.
Kinder Morgan Touts Proposed Rocky Mountain Pipeline, Storage Projects
A Kinder Morgan gas pipeline official recently indicated that the Rocky Mountain region could be close to having yet another major export pipeline in place in the next few years. Kinder Morgan’s Advantage project has only 40,000 Dth/d of capacity remaining unsubscribed along with some winter-only capacity, out of a total of 554,000 Dth/d. The company also has launched plans for a new gas storage field in southern Wyoming.
