Passes

The City Council of Providence, RI, has passed a resolution opposing KeySpan LNG’s proposal to convert its existing liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage facility to an import terminal. It also asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to require KeySpan to bring its existing facility into compliance with federal safety regulations.

In another day of volatile cash trading prompted by some colder temperatures, gas prices moved up 20-60 cents at most locations, although a few were outside that range. The western and eastern market areas included some of the smallest increases, with New York and PG&E Citygate, for example, rising only about 15 cents. Some of the larger gains were seen in the Gulf Coast and Midcontinent areas.

In another day of volatile cash trading prompted by some colder temperatures, gas prices moved up 20-60 cents at most locations, although a few were outside that range. The western and eastern market areas included some of the smallest increases, with New York and PG&E Citygate, for example, rising only about 15 cents. Some of the larger gains were seen in the Gulf Coast and Midcontinent areas.

House lawmakers last Tuesday voted out the omnibus Republican-crafted energy bill by a wide margin for the second time in nearly seven months, sending it to the Senate in hopes of jump-starting action on the stalled bill in that chamber.

Projected emissions from Freeport LNG Development LP’s proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal and associated facilities “would be in conformity” with the emissions output that Texas has budgeted for the Houston/Galveston area for 2005, when the project’s emissions are expected to peak, and for 2007, when the facilities are due to start operation, FERC said in a final general conformity determination.

House lawmakers on Tuesday voted out the omnibus Republican-crafted energy bill by a wide margin for the second time in nearly seven months, sending it to the Senate in hopes of jump-starting action on the stalled bill in that chamber.

With recent cases involving major utilities as an incentive, California’s Senate passed a bill (28-8) to restrict the use of confidential information in the California Public Utilities Commission.

With recent cases involving major utilities as an incentive, California’s Senate passed a bill (28-8) to restrict the use of confidential information in the California Public Utilities Commission.

In record time — just over five hours — Enron Corp.’s lawyers managed to complete a list of 51 categories of objections during a key bankruptcy hearing in Manhattan on Tuesday, which ended with the court ruling that will allow the company’s disclosure statement to be sent to creditors for a preliminary vote.