Rejected

A federal appeals court in Washington, DC last Tuesday rejected a petition for review of an order in which FERC ruled Questar Gas Co.’s status as a Commission-exempt Hinshaw pipeline would be endangered if municipal utilities distributed natural gas delivered by Questar to customers across Utah’s southern border.

A federal appeals court in Washington, DC on Tuesday rejected a Utah-Arizona municipal group’s petition for review of a FERC order that doused the munis’ chances to distribute natural gas delivered by Questar Gas Co. to customers across Utah’s southern border without endangering Questar’s status as a Hinshaw pipe, which excuses it from FERC jurisdiction.

A federal appeals court in Washington, DC has rejected a shipper challenge to three FERC orders that allowed Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. to roll in the construction costs of several East Coast expansion projects in its general rate base. The agency orders required all Transco shippers to pay the project construction costs — not just those who would benefit directly from the expansions.

The U.S. Senate last Wednesday narrowly rejected a proposal offered by Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) that would have delayed implementation of the Bush Administration’s controversial new source review (NSR) rules for power plants for an additional six months beyond what the White House is proposing.

A federal appeals court in Washington, DC has rejected a shipper challenge to three FERC orders that allowed Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. to roll in the construction costs of several East Coast expansion projects in its general rate base. The agency orders required all Transco shippers to pay the project construction costs — not just those who would benefit directly from the expansions.

FERC last Wednesday rejected the Connecticut Attorney General’s bid for review of the agency’s order approving the proposed Connecticut-to-New York Islander East Pipeline project, which seeks to deliver natural gas to the expanding Long Island, NY, market.

FERC on Wednesday rejected the Connecticut Attorney General’s bid for review of the agency’s order approving the proposed Connecticut-to-New York Islander East Pipeline project, which seeks to deliver natural gas to the expanding Long Island, NY, market.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has rejected a complaint in which Pan-Alberta Gas (US) Inc. (PAGUS) accused Enron-affiliated Northern Border Pipeline Co. of trying to “subvert” its rights to match competing third-party bids for pipeline capacity under the right-of-first refusal (ROFR) process.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has rejected a complaint in which Pan-Alberta Gas (US) Inc. (PAGUS) accused Enron-affiliated Northern Border Pipeline Co. of trying to “subvert” its rights to match competing third-party bids for pipeline capacity under the right-of-first refusal (ROFR) process.