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Roan Plateau Drilling Plan Gets Green Light

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is moving ahead with plans to allow natural gas development of Colorado’s Roan Plateau, rejecting nearly all of Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter’s suggestions to protect more acreage. Drilling could begin as early as this summer.

March 17, 2008

Roan Plateau Drilling Plan Gets Green Light

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is moving ahead with plans to allow natural gas development of Colorado’s Roan Plateau, rejecting nearly all of Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter’s suggestions to protect more acreage. Drilling could begin as early as this summer.

March 17, 2008

Court Denies Transco’s Bid to Roll in Costs for Southeast Expansion

A federal appeals court in Washington, DC, Friday upheld FERC’s decision rejecting Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line’s (Transco) request to roll in certain costs associated with a Southeast expansion that went into service in late 1998.

March 10, 2008

Court Denies Transco’s Bid to Roll in Costs for Southeast Expansion

A federal appeals court in Washington, DC, Friday upheld FERC’s decision rejecting Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line’s (Transco) request to roll in certain costs associated with a Southeast expansion that went into service in late 1998.

March 10, 2008

Court Strikes Down North Baja Pipe’s Force Majeure Proposal

A federal appeals court in Washington, DC, Friday upheld a FERC decision rejecting North Baja Pipeline LLC’s proposed formula for sharing with shippers the costs of force majeure interruptions on its system, as well as the pipeline’s proposal to include scheduled maintenance as a force majeure event.

March 12, 2007

Court Strikes Down North Baja Pipe’s Force Majeure Proposal

A federal appeals court in Washington, DC, Friday upheld a FERC decision rejecting North Baja Pipeline LLC’s proposed formula for sharing with shippers the costs of force majeure interruptions on its system, as well as the pipeline’s proposal to include scheduled maintenance as a force majeure event.

March 12, 2007

House Narrowly Rejects Proposal to Open OCS to Expanded Gas Drilling

The House late Thursday inflicted a blow on the energy industry by rejecting by a narrow margin efforts to open up much of the federal Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) to natural gas exploration and production. Some industry advocates were seeing the gain in support as evidenced by the close vote as progress towards an eventual win.

May 22, 2006

Court Zaps Transco’s Dogged Determination to Win FTW Rates

Acting on the case for a third time, a federal appeals court in Washington, DC, last Tuesday upheld FERC’s 2003 decision rejecting Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.’s bid to charge shippers firm-to-wellhead (FTW) transportation rates similar to those enjoyed by its competitors.

December 12, 2005

Court Zaps Transco’s Dogged Efforts to Win FTW Rates

Acting on the case for a third time, a federal appeals court in Washington, DC, Tuesday upheld FERC’s 2003 decision rejecting Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.’s bid to charge shippers firm-to-wellhead (FTW) transportation rates similar to those enjoyed by its competitors.

December 7, 2005

Rehearing Sought of FERC Order Rejecting KeySpan LNG Conversion Project

Citing the growing need for natural gas supplies in New England, KeySpan LNG LP and BG LNG Services LLC on Thursday asked FERC to reconsider its decision rejecting a proposal to convert a liquefied natural gas (LNG) peak-shaving facility in Providence, RI, to a full-fledged import terminal.

August 5, 2005