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The U.S. Supreme Court Monday rejected an appeal by the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) that sought to prevent competing IntercontientalExchange (ICE) from using Nymex settlement prices for oil and natural gas futures.

The PJM Interconnection last week called on FERC to take action to prevent defaults on trades involving financial transmission rights (FTR) positions in the regional transmission organization (RTO), which are leaving its members holding the bag.

In another move to prevent its proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) project from becoming a political football kicked between Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski and FERC, NorthernStar Natural Gas urged the federal regulators Feb. 20 to respond to the governor quickly on his concerns about LNG siting in Oregon generally, and particularly NorthernStar’s proposed Bradwood Landing terminal along the Columbia River. NorthernStar sent a four-page letter to FERC from its Washington, DC-based legal counsel Van Ness Feldman.

In another move to prevent its proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) project from becoming a political football kicked between Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski and FERC, NorthernStar Natural Gas urged the federal regulators last Wednesday to respond to the governor quickly on his concerns about LNG siting in Oregon generally, and particularly NorthernStar’s proposed Bradwood Landing terminal along the Columbia River. NorthernStar sent a four-page letter to FERC from its Washington, DC-based legal counsel Van Ness Feldman.

Several environmental groups led by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) are seeking a temporary restraining order to once again try to prevent natural gas development in the Atlantic Rim play in Carbon County, WY.

Several environmental groups led by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Tuesday sought a temporary restraining order to once again try to prevent natural gas development in the Atlantic Rim play in Carbon County, WY.

Legislation to prevent natural gas drilling on the Roan Plateau would destroy “years of effort” by locals who support energy exploration, Sen. Wayne Allard (R-CO) said last month.

Legislation to prevent natural gas drilling on the Roan Plateau would destroy “years of effort” by locals who support energy exploration, Sen. Wayne Allard (R-CO) said Saturday.

The prolonged legislative stalemate that has left California without a budget six weeks after the July 1 deadline threatens to prevent any other legislation from being passed this session, which is slated to end in early September, leaving several major energy proposals to be taken up next year.