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As local and state agencies weigh various aspects of pending proposals to develop liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminals in Oregon, Gov. Ted Kulongoski’s administration reiterated the governor’s position in November for various state agency heads.

FERC last Thursday denied pleas filed by Amaranth Advisors LLC and affiliates seeking a stay of enforcement proceedings at the agency pending a court review of an order upholding the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) assertion of jurisdiction in the natural gas futures market.

FERC Thursday denied motions filed by Amaranth Advisors LLC and other respondents seeking a stay of enforcement proceedings at the agency pending legal review of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission jurisdiction in the matter.

As local and state agencies weigh various aspects of pending proposals to develop liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminals in Oregon, Gov. Ted Kulongoski’s administration reiterated the governor’s position last month for various state agency heads.

Western markets for natural gas and the preferences of Rocky Mountain producers — not pending liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects — ultimately will determine if the proposed 650-mile Bronco natural gas pipeline from Wyoming to Oregon gets built by Houston-based Spectra Energy. The proposed $3 billion, 1 Bcf/d large-diameter interstate pipeline has yet to issue an open season for prospective customers, but that is in the offing shortly, according to Guy Buckley, vice president for corporate development, during an interview with NGI last week.

Western markets for natural gas and the preferences of Rocky Mountain producers — not pending liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects — ultimately will determine if the proposed 650-mile Bronco natural gas pipeline from Wyoming to Oregon gets built by Houston-based Spectra Energy. The proposed $3 billion, 1 Bcf/d large-diameter interstate pipeline has yet to issue an open season for prospective customers, but that is in the offing shortly, according to Guy Buckley, vice president for corporate development, during an interview Monday with NGI.

A report by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) finds that language in a House bill pending in Congress would require producers to pay billions of dollars in royalties on oil and natural gas production from leases issued between 1996 and 2000, regardless of the final outcome of a lawsuit brought by Anadarko Petroleum Corp. challenging the right of the federal government to recover royalties on those leases.

A report by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) finds that language in a House bill pending in Congress would require producers to pay billions of dollars in royalties on oil and natural gas production from leases issued between 1996 and 2000, regardless of the final outcome of a lawsuit brought by Anadarko Petroleum Corp. challenging the right of the federal government to recover royalties on those leases.

Washington Gas Light Co. reached a settlement in a pending rate case with Virginia’s State Corporation Commission that provides “a modest increase” in distribution rates as well as revenue decoupling and performance-based rates, the company said last week.