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Marathon Oil Co. on Thursday proposed building a liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification and power generation complex near Tijuana in Baja California with project partners Pertamina, Golar LNG Ltd. and Grupo GGS S.A. de C.V. The complex, which would be developed on the Pacific coast south of Tijuana, has a proposed start-up of 2005, with capacity to regasify up to 750 MMcf/d for regional use as well as export to Southern California. A 400 MW gas-fired power plant also would be constructed on the site.

Marathon Oil Co. on Thursday proposed building a liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification and power generation complex near Tijuana in Baja California with project partners Pertamina, Golar LNG Ltd. and Grupo GGS S.A. de C.V. The complex, which would be developed on the Pacific coast south of Tijuana, has a proposed start-up of 2005, with capacity to regasify up to 750 MMcf/d for regional use as well as export to Southern California. A 400 MW gas-fired power plant also would be constructed on the site.

Two U.S. senators have offered a bill that they hope will put an end to the bitter dispute over offshore drilling between the state of California and oil and natural gas producers who hold the remaining 40 leases off the state’s coast.

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. and National Fuel Gas Co. last Wednesday proposed a new 215-mile, 30-inch natural gas pipeline project that would provide initial capacity of 500 MMcf/d from Dawn, ON to the Ellisburg-Leidy area in Pennsylvania. The companies said they made the decision to begin the Northwinds Pipeline, which will cost $350-$400 million, after examining initial technical, environmental and market assessments in Canada and the United States.

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. and National Fuel Gas Co. on Wednesday proposed a new 215-mile, 30-inch natural gas pipeline project that would provide initial capacity of 500 MMcf/d from Dawn, ON to the Ellisburg-Leidy area in Pennsylvania. The companies said they made the decision to begin the Northwinds Pipeline, which will cost $350-$400 million, after examining initial technical, environmental and market assessments in Canada and the United States.

Move over El Paso, CIG, Transwestern, Kern River and Questar Pipeline, and make way for another major pipeline project to the California energy market. Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P. and independent power producer Calpine Corp. announced yesterday that they plan to build in two stages a 1,160-mile, 1.75-2.25 Bcf/d natural gas pipeline extending from the San Juan Basin to the California border and then to the San Francisco Bay area.

Move over El Paso, CIG, Transwestern, Kern River and Questar Pipeline, and make way for another major pipeline project destined for the California energy market. Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P. and independent power producer Calpine Corp. announced last week that they plan to build in two stages a 1,160-mile, 1.75-2.25 Bcf/d natural gas pipeline extending from the San Juan Basin to the California border and then to the San Francisco Bay area.

Strong gas-fired power generation and economic growth in California prompted Transwestern Pipeline last week to propose a $93 million emergency expansion project and announce plans for a much larger project going forward.

Strong gas-fired power generation and economic growth inCalifornia prompted Transwestern Pipeline to propose a $93 millionexpansion project yesterday. The pipeline received enough marketinterest during an open season last month to file with FERC for a150,000 MMBtu/d expansion of its mainline to Southern California.The proposed Red Rock Expansion was filed yesterday and would beginservice next June if approved.