A final settlement of the bills for vacant capacity this year on TransCanada Corp.’s natural gas mainline has been postponed until 2012.
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Sempra LNG Land Dispute Hearing Postponed
A Mexican federal district court hearing set for last Wednesday was postponed after the judge in the case removed himself from the proceeding involving Sempra Energy’s North Baja California liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal and a disgruntled adjacent landowner, a San Diego-based Sempra spokesperson told NGI.
Senate Panel Delays Release of Explosive Derivatives Bill
Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) has postponed until Friday the release of a highly explosive bill that would require major swap dealers to separate their derivatives businesses from investment bank activities; would provide a “narrow exemption” to bona fide hedgers of the requirements for mandatory trading and clearing of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives; and would increase the enforcement authority of regulators.
Senate Panel Delays Release of Explosive Derivatives Bill
Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) has postponed until Friday the release of a highly explosive bill that would require major swap dealers to separate their derivatives businesses from investment bank activities; would provide a “narrow exemption” to bona fide hedgers of the requirements for mandatory trading and clearing of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives; and would increase the enforcement authority of regulators.
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Only a day after implementing it, MRT said it would lift a cold weather-related System Protection Warning Wednesday.
Democrats Block Proposal to Delay EPA Regulations
Senate Democrats Thursday blocked a Republican amendment to a spending bill that would have postponed for one year the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regulations for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from stationary sources to give Congress additional time to work on climate change legislation.
Alberta Extends Driller Incentives
The Alberta government last Thursday granted a one-year extension of two temporary natural gas drilling incentive programs but postponed decisions on introducing any permanent regime changes.
California Postpones Imposing GHG Emissions Fee
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) followed the recommendation of its chairman, Mary Nichols, and postponed until its July meeting a final decision on how to implement an estimated $54 million in state-mandated fees assessed against providers of fuels contributing to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Nichols and her colleagues closed the hearing on the issue but directed CARB staff to try to accommodate some of the concerns expressed at Thursday’s board meeting.
Alberta Extends Incentives to Drillers by 12 Months
The Alberta government Thursday granted a one-year extension of two temporary natural gas drilling incentive programs but postponed decisions on introducing any permanent regime changes.
Transportation Notes
Rockies Express (REX) said it has postponed until March previously scheduled Feb. 24-25 maintenance at its Lost Creek booster station, which will affect nominations at the Lost Creek Sweetwater location. REX will post the new dates for this outage in its March maintenance schedule.