The refusal of the Democrat-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee to approve the nomination of Judge Charles Pickering to the federal bench last week is expected to tie up future nominations in the upper chamber for the foreseeable future, including the nomination of Joseph T. Kelliher to fill the vacancy on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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Senate Dems Give Nod to FERC Expanded Mitigation
Western senators, who have been the sternest critics of FERC for its refusal to install power price caps in the state and elsewhere in the western region, extended an uncharacteristically warm welcome to commissioners when they appeared before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee yesterday.
BP Amoco Buying Another Third of Destin
BP Amoco exercised its right of first refusal to buy SouthernNatural Gas Co.’s one-third interest in the Destin Pipeline,growing its share to two-thirds. Tejas Destin LLC holds theremainder.
ALJ Backs Transco’s Refusal Of Interconnect to ANR
A FERC administrative law judge (ALJ) has agreedTranscontinental Gas Pipe Line was well within its rights when itdenied ANR Pipeline an additional interconnection to its mainlinesystem in Louisiana, saying that Transco’s action did notdiscriminate, violate antitrust principles or cause ANR to losebusiness.
ALJ Backs Transco’s Refusal of ANR Interconnect
A FERC administrative law judge (ALJ) has agreedTranscontinental Gas Pipe Line was well within its rights when itdenied ANR Pipeline an additional interconnection to its mainlinesystem in Louisiana, saying Transco’s action neither wasdiscriminatory, caused ANR to lose business nor violated antitrustprinciples.