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Southern said Friday that based on weather forecasts and projected demand on its system, five delivery groups (see the bulletin board for details) will be subject to an OFO Type 3 Level 1 effective with the start of Monday’s gas day until further notice.

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) projected that the natural gas industry will enter the winter heating season this year with a record level of gas on hand.

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) Monday projected that the natural gas industry will enter the winter heating season this year with a record level of gas on hand.

With the first meeting of his recently formed Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission set for Friday, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett remains firmly opposed to a state-imposed severance tax on the natural gas industry, but is open to the idea of local impact fees. And those fees can’t be considered until the local impact of drilling is quantified, a Corbett spokesman told NGI’s Shale Daily Thursday.

A significant majority of Pennsylvania residents support the use of a severance tax on drilling operations to help close a projected $4 billion state budget gap, according to the results of a survey released Thursday by the Center for Opinion Research at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA.

An added 5 Bcf/d of natural gas delivery capability at a cost of $2-15 billion could be needed as a backstop to the projected growth of renewable-based electric generation, according to a report released last Wednesday by the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA). ICF International completed the study for the Washington, DC-based INGAA Foundation.

A significant majority of Pennsylvania residents support the use of a severance tax on drilling operations to help close a projected $4 billion state budget gap, according to the results of a survey released Thursday by the Center for Opinion Research at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA.

An added 5 Bcf/d of natural gas delivery capability at a cost of $2-15 billion could be needed as a backstop to the projected growth of renewable-based electric generation, according to a report released Wednesday by the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA). ICF International completed the study for the Washington, DC-based INGAA Foundation.

Due to cold weather having moved into its market area and based on anticipated demand, Southern projected that storage withdrawal requirements would exceed its capability starting Monday, and thus it implemented an OFO Type 6 for short imbalances that day until further notice. The OFO was extended through at least Tuesday, and Southern said it was “highly likely” that it will remain in place for short imbalances through Friday.