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FERC Budget Assumes ‘Full Transition’ to Competitive Markets

FERC’s 2003 budget, released last week, requests nearly $200 million to operate, but more important, expects to offer a “new way of operating” in the aftermath of the electricity crisis in the Western United States last year. The Commission said that given the California experience, “it is now clear that our primary emphasis must be to facilitate a full transition to competitive wholesale energy markets as soon as possible.”

February 11, 2002

Williams to Build, Operate Deepwater Facilities for Dominion, Pioneer

Dominion Exploration & Production and Pioneer Natural Resources signed an agreement with various subsidiaries of Williams that will provide deepwater gas and oil infrastructure development and transportation services for the Devils Tower field. The deal calls for Williams to build and own the floating production facility as well as the gas and oil export pipelines. Dominion is operator of the field, with 75% working interest, and Pioneer owns the remaining 25% working interest.

September 10, 2001

FERC OKs El Paso Project to Feed Gas to AZ Plants

FERC last Wednesday signed off on a proposal by El Paso Natural Gas to construct and operate two delivery point facilities and about six miles of lateral pipeline to supply a total of 620 MMcf/d of gas to two power plants in Arizona. At the same time, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said that issues raised by several producers related to a full requirements contract involving Pinnacle West Energy should be addressed in a separate forum.

July 2, 2001

FERC OKs El Paso Project to Feed Gas to AZ Plants

FERC yesterday signed off on a proposal by El Paso Natural Gas to construct and operate two delivery point facilities and about six miles of lateral pipeline to supply a total of 620 MMcf/d of gas to two power plants in Arizona. At the same time, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said that issues raised by several producers related to a full requirements contract involving Pinnacle West Energy should be addressed in a separate forum.

June 28, 2001

TXU Signs Two Service Deals in as Many Weeks

TXU Energy Services signed a 10-year multi-million dollaragreement with Aperian Inc. to own, operate and maintain themechanical and electrical energy equipment at Aperian’s fiveInternet data centers, located in Dallas, Austin, Atlanta, Phoenixand Tampa. The contract also includes all future phases ofexpansion.

February 26, 2001

TXU Signs Two Service Deals in as Many Weeks

TXU Energy Services signed a 10-year multi-million dollaragreement with Aperian Inc. to own, operate and maintain themechanical and electrical energy equipment at Aperian’s fiveInternet data centers, located in Dallas, Austin, Atlanta, Phoenixand Tampa. The contract also includes all future phases ofexpansion.

February 21, 2001

FERC OKs More Compression For Northwest

FERC last week issued Northwest Pipeline a blanket certificate to install and operate three existing portable compressor units as needed to help offset the heavy demands that have been placed on certain shippers by the pipeline’s continual operational flow orders (OFOs).

February 12, 2001

FERC OKs More Compression for Northwest

FERC yesterday issued Northwest Pipeline a blanket certificateto install and operate three existing portable compressor units asneeded to help offset the heavy demands that have been placed oncertain shippers by the pipeline’s continual operational floworders (OFOs).

February 8, 2001

Questar Sees Record Demand in November

Questar’s CEO said yesterday that ‘unprecedented demand’ for gaspushed the company’s storage, transportation and distributionsystem to operate near capacity in November. The company’s SaltLake City-based LDC was forced to curtail service to someindustrial customers during the month to maintain deliveries toresidential customers.

December 20, 2000

NRG Energy Joins SRW Cogeneration LP

Conoco subsidiary, Conoco Global Power (CGP) is selling a 50%stake in SRW Cogeneration Ltd. Partnership to subsidiaries of NRGEnergy. Currently, the partnership owns, and will operate a $260million power facility near Orange, TX, now under construction.

November 28, 2000