Neither the interstate pipelines nor gas producers wereparticularly enamored of FERC’s latest attempt to create a morebalanced, lighter-handed system for regulating gas pipelines on theOuter Continental Shelf (OCS). They both agree the Commission fellshort of its goal in the July proposed rulemaking.
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Landowners, Pipes Square Off Over Notification Issues
Landowners and interstate pipelines actually agreed on somethinglast week – neither were particularly thrilled with some of theinitiatives proposed by FERC for carving out a greater role forlandowners in the certificate process. But the reasons for theirdissatisfaction were completely opposite.
Low Prices Pound Producer Earnings
Last year was one of misery for most energy companies,particularly producers. It was so bad that one industry analyst iscalling for sweeping change in how producers do business.
Study Sees Capacity Price Distortion As FERC Related
Any price distortions that are being seen in the short-termmarket, particularly with capacity-release transactions, are theresult of FERC policies and regulations, and can’t be pinned on theindustry publications reporting those prices, according to a jointstudy between pipelines and LDCs that was released last week.
Algonquin Extension to Connect to M&NE
Algonquin Gas Transmission plans a 70-mile HubLine extension toconnect to several new and exisiting power generation loads in theNortheast, particularly around Boston, and with new suppliesthrough the proposed Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline system.