Reasserting

Brownell Has Change of Heart on FERC Reasserting Authority Over Gathering

The FERC majority has upheld a major ruling to reassert jurisdiction over a portion of natural gas gathering facilities on North Padre Island (NPI) that Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line had spun down to its gathering affiliate, Williams Field Services Co. (WFS). But Commissioner Nora M. Brownell, who voted in favor of the order last year, signaled a change of heart.

May 26, 2003

Brownell Has Change of Heart on FERC Reasserting Authority Over Gathering

The FERC majority has reaffirmed a noteworthy ruling to reassert jurisdiction over a portion of gas gathering facilities on North Padre Island (NPI) that Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line had spun down to its gathering affiliate, Williams Field Services Co. (WFS). But Commissioner Nora M. Brownell, who voted in favor of the order last year, signaled a change of heart.

May 21, 2003