Protesting

Natural gas pipelines, distributors, producers, industrials and a process consumer group are protesting the revised tariff records that Texas Eastern Transmission LP (Tetco) has submitted to FERC, which would exempt it from providing full reservation charge credits to shippers in cases where it is required to interrupt service to comply with new government safety and environmental regulations.

More than 60 members of Congress Tuesday wrote a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar protesting the inclusion of Arctic sales in the federal government’s proposed five-year leasing plan for the Outer Continental Shelf.

Shippers are protesting a compliance filing of Kern River Gas Transmission that they say would force shippers within the same class whose contracts are expiring to unanimously agree to renew for the same term, or face costlier rates.

Shippers are protesting a compliance filing of Kern River Gas Transmission that would force shippers within the same class whose contracts are expiring to unanimously agree to renew for the same term, or face costlier rates.

Major customers of Dominion Cove Point LNG LP (DCP) are protesting the company’s proposed tariff changes that would require them to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) by tanker to DCP’s terminal to keep the cryogenic portion of the facility cooled. They contend that DCP’s proposal would back out cheaper gas from the United States and potentially disrupt the domestic gas market. Industrial gas customers suggested that the long-term solution may be to once again deactivate the Cove Point LNG terminal in Lusby, MD.

Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman and Rep. Christopher Murphy sent a letter to FERC Monday protesting a portion of Iroquois Gas Transmission System LP’s expansion that would provide increased natural gas supplies to Long Island and New York City.

Michigan and Kansas regulators Thursday joined Missouri regulators in protesting Southwest Gas Storage’s filing of a Section 4 rate hike, which they contend is designed to intentionally thwart FERC action in an ongoing Section 5 complaint case in which customers have accused the storage provider of charging excessive rates.

The smallest piece of Canada’s northern natural gas pipeline project turned into one of its bigger headaches Nov. 10, when protesting Alberta natives won an aboriginal rights ruling by the Federal Court of Canada.

The smallest piece of Canada’s northern natural gas pipeline project turned into one of its bigger headaches Nov. 10, when protesting Alberta natives won an aboriginal rights ruling by the Federal Court of Canada.