Chairman Joe Barton (R-TX) of the House Energy and Air QualitySubcommittee said last week he was sending to the White House a”list of ideas” about what the federal government can do to helpCalifornia with its ongoing electricity crisis.
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Barton Mulls Over Emergency Bill for CA
Chairman Joe Barton (R-TX) of the House Energy and Air Quality Subcommittee is expected to announce shortly — possibly as early as this week — whether he will introduce emergency legislation in an attempt to head off worsening power shortages that are being predicted for the California wholesale power markets this summer.
Barton Mulls Over Emergency Bill for CA
Chairman Joe Barton (R-TX) of the House Energy and Air QualitySubcommittee is expected to decide over the weekend whether tointroduce emergency legislation in an attempt to head off worseningpower shortages and price spikes that are being predicted for theCalifornia wholesale power markets this summer.
Transportation Notes
A gas quality problem that prompted NGPL to halt schedulingSaturday at its Transok-Bryan interconnect in Bryan County, OK hasbeen resolved. NGPL resumed scheduling receipts there Monday.
Transportation Notes
As a follow-up to its gas quality advisory posted Tuesday (seeDaily GPI, Feb. 28), NGPL listedWednesday 12 points on its Louisiana Line (east of Compressor Station302 in Segments 23, 24 and 25) that are currently exceeding thepipeline’s limit of 1,050 Btus per cubic foot on receipts. EffectiveMarch 1, nominations at those points will not be confirmed untilfurther notice “unless acceptable mitigating actions have beenarranged,”
Forcenergy Falls Into Chapter 11
Inability to find a buyer for its “high-quality” Gulf of Mexicoproperties pushed Miami-based Forcenergy over the edge into Chapter11 bankruptcy last week, Chairman Stig Wennerstrom said in aconference call. At least one other debt-laden producing companycould follow in its footsteps.
Market’s Downward Spiral Sinks Forcenergy
Inability to find a buyer for its “high-quality” Gulf of Mexicoproperties pushed Miami-based Forcenergy over the edge into Chapter11 bankruptcy this week, Chairman Stig Wennerstrom said in aconference call.