The American Petroleum Institute (API) said many existing regulatory and industry efforts on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) were overlooked by the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB) Natural Gas Subcommittee’s initial report on the practice, which was released last week.
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Market Moves Higher; Japan Impact Debated
Shaking off last Friday’s softness, natural gas cash points across the country overlooked early spring temperatures to record gains across the board, but behind the scenes most of the talk was centered on what, if any, repercussions might the U.S. gas market see down the road from the unfolding tragedy in Japan.
Near-Month Gas Futures Ignore Late Season Cold, Slip Another 21.8 Cents
Tumbling oil prices and the 60% gas storage surplus compared to the five-year average continued to pressure gas futures prices lower Monday as traders overlooked current snowy weather, below normal temperatures and forecasts of an active hurricane season.
Transwestern Says Enron Loan Was Prudent, Won’t Impact Rates
Transwestern Pipeline told FERC earlier this month that it overlooked facts and the chronology of events prior to the Enron Corp. bankruptcy in pressing Transwestern and Northern Natural to explain the use of $1 billion in loans to support their failing parent company, Enron. Transwestern secured $550 million from Citicorp North America Inc. and JP Morgan Chase Bank that it then gave to its parent company in the weeks prior to Enron’s Chapter 11 filing.
SoCal’s Bypass Protections Still Being Overlooked
Although a lot has been made of California’s gas pipeline and supply constraints, Southern California Gas Co.’s anti-bypass tariff, which has been discouraging the development of new pipelines — particularly Questar’s Southern Trails project — still has not received much political scrutiny.
SoCal’s Bypass Protections Still Being Overlooked
Although a lot has been made of California’s gas pipeline and supply constraints, Southern California Gas Co.’s anti-bypass tariff, which has been discouraging the development of new pipelines — particularly Questar’s Southern Trails project — still has not received much political scrutiny.
Major Marketer Bemoans Pace, Lack of Competition
In the battle between marketers and LDCs to restructure the gasindustry, commercial customers are being overlooked, according toKathleen Magruder, vice president of rates and tariffs for EnronEnergy Services (EES). “I had a regulator. say to me, ‘Well, ‘I’venever heard a commercial customer say they really want somechoice.’ So the next meeting I brought in 15 commercial customers.He was real unhappy.