Regulations

The American Public Gas Association (APGA) is seeking the closure of a potential loophole in proposed regulations in order to prevent traders in exempt commercial markets (ECM) from amassing positions “well in excess of the intended speculative position limit,” it said.

New regulations to push the marketplace toward the use of more natural gas and renewables could unshackle the United States from oil imports, U.S. Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) said last week. He spoke to a standing room only crowd on the first day of Cambridge Energy Research Associates’ CERAWeek conference in Houston.

The American Public Gas Association (APGA) is seeking the closure of a potential loophole in proposed regulations in order to prevent traders in exempt commercial markets (ECM) from amassing positions “well in excess of the intended speculative position limit,” it said.

New regulations to push the marketplace toward the use of more natural gas and renewables could unshackle the United States from oil imports, U.S. Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) said Monday. He spoke to a standing room only crowd on the first day of Cambridge Energy Research Associates’ CERAWeek conference in Houston.

For running afoul of capacity-release regulations, FERC Friday ordered Wisconsin-based marketer Integrys Energy Services Inc.(Integrys ESI) to pay a civil penalty of $800,000 and disgorge unjust profits of $194,505, and fined Enbridge Marketing (US) LP $500,000 to be paid within 10 days to the federal government.

For running afoul of capacity release regulations, FERC Friday ordered Wisconsin-based marketer Integrys Energy Services Inc. (Integrys ESI) to pay a civil penalty of $800,000 and disgorge unjust profits of $194,505, and fined Enbridge Marketing (US) LP $500,000 to be paid within 10 days to the federal government.

Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) is proposing to amend its regulations to provide credits to producers that relinquish eligible leases within 125 miles of the Florida coastline.

FERC Thursday rejected a complaint alleging that Southern California Gas (SoCalGas) would violate federal regulations and the U.S. Constitution by levying a fee on natural gas-fired generators to gain access to its intrastate gas pipeline.

Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) is proposing to amend its regulations to provide credits to producers who relinquish eligible leases within 125 miles of the Florida coastline.