Remove

A coalition of Alaska Natives, fishermen and environmental groups sent an “open letter” last Wednesday to President Bush, urging him not to remove the presidential ban on oil and natural gas drilling in the pristine, fisheries-rich Bristol Bay.

A coalition of Alaska Natives, fishermen and environmental groups sent an “open letter” Wednesday to President Bush, urging him not to remove the presidential ban on oil and natural gas drilling in the pristine, fisheries-rich Bristol Bay.

Time is rapidly running out for the power sector to remove the remaining obstacles to sustainable competitive power markets in the U.S., the chairman of the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) warned audience members last Thursday at KEMA’s 17th executive forum on energy markets in Washington, DC.

The Oklahoma legislature has handily approved a bill to remove the price cap of $5.00 for gas and $30 for oil on deep wells eligible for exemption from the state’s gross production tax.

The Oklahoma legislature has handily approved a bill to remove the price cap of $5.00 for gas and $30 for oil on deep wells eligible for exemption from the state’s gross production tax.

Looking to head off additional incidents related to bad natural gas line couplings, CenterPoint Energy said it has launched a project to remove all couplings in the former Midwest Gas service area that do not meet standards by the end of 2005. The project involves replacing up to 35,000 service lines in 37 Minnesota communities.

Looking to head off additional incidents related to bad natural gas line couplings, CenterPoint Energy said Wednesday that it has launched a project to remove all couplings in the former Midwest Gas service area that do not meet standards by the end of 2005. The project involves replacing up to 35,000 service lines in 37 Minnesota communities.

Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), a harsh critic of FERC, has called on the Commission to purge its web site of what she claims are pornographic e-mails written by Enron Corp. employees. Federal rules ban employees from even looking at the kind of material that FERC has published on its Internet page, she said.

The $13 billion, 10-year energy tax package is expected to face a number of challenges this week from Republican senators seeking to strip it from the troubled corporate tax cut bill (S. 1637). Few, however, were willing to speculate Monday on whether the energy tax provisions would survive to remain part of the larger tax legislation.