Relax

Wyoming Bureau of Land Management (BLM) officials would relax wildlife restrictions in most of the natural gas-rich areas of the Jonah field and Pinedale Anticline under a draft plan issued for public comment Friday. Once finalized, the Pinedale Resource Management Plan (RMP) is expected to guide oil and gas development for at least 10 years on more than two million acres of public and private land.

Wyoming Bureau of Land Management (BLM) officials would relax wildlife restrictions in most of the natural gas-rich areas of the Jonah field and Pinedale Anticline under a draft plan to be issued for public comment Friday. Once finalized, the Pinedale Resource Management Plan (RMP) is expected to guide oil and gas development for at least 10 years on more than two million acres of public and private land.

As part of the reauthorization of the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002 this year, a senior pipeline official asked Congress to relax a controversial standard requiring pipelines to reinspect facilities in high-density areas every seven years.

Commonwealth Edison Co. has requested waivers and authorizations from FERC to allow a number of its industrial and commercial customers with on-site generation to sell excess power to the utility during summer peak demand periods without first obtaining Commission approval.

Commonwealth Edison Co. has requested waivers and authorizations from FERC to allow a number of its industrial and commercial customers with on-site generation to sell excess power to the utility during summer peak demand periods without first obtaining Commission approval.