Rehearing

NatGas Pipeline Protesters Still Hammering FERC Over Lack of Quorum

NatGas Pipeline Protesters Still Hammering FERC Over Lack of Quorum

Pipeline opposition groups continue to cite FERC’s lack of a quorum in procedural arguments as they seek to stall recently certificated natural gas pipelines from proceeding to construction.

March 23, 2017

NatGas Pipeline Challengers Not Waiting for FERC Quorum

Opposition groups seeking rehearing requests on recently certificated natural gas pipelines don’t appear willing to sit idly by until FERC’s quorum is restored.

March 8, 2017

Jordan Cove LNG Backers to Request FERC Rehearing

Calgary-based Veresen Inc. plans to ask FERC for a rehearing of its proposal to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal and connecting transmission pipeline along the south-central coast of Oregon, which the Commission rejected earlier this month (see Daily GPI,March 14).

March 23, 2016

New FERC Office of General Counsel Group to Streamline Rehearing Process

FERC on Thursday approved the first pair of items drafted by a recently formed group in the Office of General Counsel (OGC) made up of attorneys dedicated solely to the rehearing process, a first at the Commission.

February 18, 2016

Cove Point LNG Exports Challenged by Shale Development Opposition

Two opponents of the FERC-approved Dominion Cove Point LNG LP export project have asked the Commission to stay work on the project while it considers their rehearing request, saying that by delaying action on rehearing they are blocking a court appeal.

December 30, 2014

FERC Grants Rehearing for Issues Related to Midla Abandonment

FERC issued an order granting rehearing for further consideration to American Midstream Partners LP in a matter related to the company’s desire to abandon its 88-year-old Midla pipeline system in Louisiana and Mississippi.

September 16, 2014

Texas Supreme Court to Rehear ExxonMobil Case on Abandoned Wells

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday agreed to grant a rehearing in a long legal battle in which predecessor companies of ExxonMobil Corp. are accused of sabotaging abandoned natural gas and oil wells in South Texas.

November 23, 2009

Decision on LNG-Related Mitigation Costs Upheld

FERC last Thursday on rehearing affirmed an April order in which it declined to establish a mechanism in interstate pipeline tariffs that would provide for recovery of mitigation and repair costs incurred by downstream gas users as a result of the introduction of revaporized liquefied natural gas (LNG) into their systems.

December 24, 2007

Decision on LNG Mitigation-Related Costs Upheld

FERC Thursday on rehearing affirmed an April order in which it declined to establish a mechanism in interstate pipeline tariffs that would provide for recovery of mitigation and repair costs incurred by downstream gas users as a result of the introduction of revaporized liquefied natural gas (LNG) into their systems.

December 21, 2007

Energy Transfer Says Court, Not FERC, Has Final Say on Penalties

Energy Transfer Partners LP (ETP) is seeking expedited rehearing of a July show cause order in which FERC accused it of manipulating the natural gas physical markets at the Houston Ship Channel and Waha trading hub. The Dallas-based energy company faces up to $167 million in total penalties and disgorgement of unjust profits if it is unable to successfully dispute the charges (see NGI, July 30).

September 3, 2007