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The Citizens Utility Board (CUB) said that it has filed a complaint against Santanna Energy Services, asking the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) to pull the natural gas supplier from the Nicor Gas “Customer Select” program unless it stops illegal marketing and billing practices. The complaint also requests that the ICC order refunds or credits for customers who weren’t told they would be charged for gas they didn’t use, causing their gas bills to skyrocket. Santanna fired back that it has been “wrongfully and publicly” accused.

Richard Riordan, a leading Republican candidate for governor and former mayor of Los Angeles, last week lashed out at Calfironia’s Gov. Gray Davis for allegedly mishandling the state’s ongoing energy crisis and injecting the state into too strong a role within the electricity industry.

The Republican majority of the House Resources Committee yesterday fought off two attempts by Democratic members to remove from energy legislation a controversial provision that would open the coastal region of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil and natural gas drilling.

California regulators this week could start to remove some of the uncertainty surrounding the in-state markets in the first of a series of natural gas infrastructure decisions that ultimately could greatly expand the two major utility intrastate transmission/storage systems.

TransCanada PipeLines plans to remove 12 older compressors fromservice in an effort to lower maintenance costs and reduce theamount of excess pipeline capacity on its system following thestart-up of the 1.325 Bcf/d Alliance Pipeline on Dec. 1.

TransCanada PipeLines plans to remove 12 older compressors fromservice in an effort to lower maintenance costs and reduce theamount of excess pipeline capacity on its system following thestart-up of the 1.325 Bcf/d Alliance Pipeline on Dec. 1.

The Texas Railroad Commission last week voted to approve toughpipeline safety proposals that include targeting one of the largestutilities in the state – TXU Energy. The TRC voted unanimously torequire TXU to have all segments of its polyethylene 1 pipe out ofthe ground by December.

The Texas Railroad Commission yesterday voted to approve toughpipeline safety proposals that include targeting one of the largestutilities in the state – TXU Energy. The TRC voted unanimously torequire TXU to have all segments of its polyethylene 1 pipe out ofthe ground by December.

Major gas producers said they were “encouraged” by FERC’sproposals to remove the price caps on capacity in the short-termmarket and to give pipelines the authority to negotiate terms andconditions of service subject to certain restrictions.