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FERC Thursday rejected the uncontested joint settlement entered into by its own Office of Enforcement staff with affiliates of collapsed hedge fund Amaranth Advisors LLC and two of its natural gas traders accused of manipulating the market to influence natural gas futures prices.

FERC last Thursday rejected a contested Kern River Gas Transmission rate settlement, finding that the 12.50% return on equity (ROE) in the settlement rates was excessive and would result in unjust and unreasonable rates. FERC instead determined that the Wyoming-to-California pipeline’s ROE should be set at 11.55%.

FERC Thursday rejected a contested Kern River Gas Transmission rate settlement, finding that the 12.50% return on equity (ROE) in the settlement rates was excessive and would result in unjust and unreasonable rates. FERC instead determined that the Wyoming-to-California pipeline’s ROE should be set at 11.55%.

The Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) has rejected a request by Virginia Gov. Timothy Kaine to delay a planned oil and natural gas lease sale off the state’s coast.

The Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) has rejected a request by Virginia Gov. Timothy Kaine to delay a planned oil and natural gas lease sale off the state’s coast.

Energy stocks sagged across the board Monday after the House in a historical vote narrowly rejected the Bush administration’s plan for a massive federal government intervention in the Wall Street financial markets.

FERC has rejected a request by the American Public Gas Association (APGA) to rehear or reconsider a policy statement that allows oil and natural gas pipelines to use master limited partnerships (MLP) in proxy groups to determine their returns on equity (ROE) for ratemaking purposes.

FERC Friday rejected a request by the American Public Gas Association (APGA) to rehear or reconsider a policy statement that allows oil and natural gas pipelines to use master limited partnerships (MLP) in proxy groups to determine their returns on equity (ROE) for ratemaking purposes.

NiSource Inc. is taking its case to the U.S. Supreme Court after West Virginia’s high court Thursday rejected a request to review a $404 million verdict against a former exploration and production subsidiary.