Promptly

Sen. Wayne Allard (R-CO) Friday called on FERC to promptly approve Colorado Interstate Co.’s (CIG) proposed High Plains Expansion Project that would serve growing natural gas demand along the Colorado Front Range, particularly in the Denver metropolitan area.

Canadian government leaders promptly shot down the latest report that Ottawa is trying to rescue the stalled Mackenzie Valley Pipeline project by taking over ownership from its sponsoring natural gas producer consortium.

Canadian government leaders promptly shot down the latest report that Ottawa is trying to rescue the stalled Mackenzie Valley Pipeline project by taking over ownership from its sponsoring natural gas producer consortium.

In a speech to the Alaska legislature last Thursday, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) urged state legislators to promptly act on legislation that would clear the way for construction of a long-haul natural gas pipeline from the North Slope region, saying that the need for agreement on the pipeline is “even more urgent” than a year ago.

In a speech to the Alaska legislature Thursday, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) urged state legislators to promptly act on legislation that would clear the way for construction of a long-haul natural gas pipeline from the North Slope region, saying that the need for agreement on the pipeline is “even more urgent” than a year ago.

The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) approved a settlement in a Peoples Gas citation case in which the company failed to conduct corrosion control monitoring and to act promptly to fix problems.Peoples Gas will pay a $1 million penalty and must bring its system into compliance with applicable federal and state pipeline safety regulations. Safety standards are designed to ensure protection of the physical condition of iron and steel pipelines, which may corrode over time due to chemical and electrochemical reactions. Cathodic protection reduces the corrosion rate of metal gas pipes and the gas system operator is responsible for ensuring that the protection devices are in place and working.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco took little time in rejecting an emergency request by the California legislature to force FERC to cap wholesale energy prices. The request was filed last Tuesday and tossed out by Friday. The panel ruled that the legislature did not demonstrate that the case warranted emergency action.