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A multi-year “critical notice” that was the target of a complaint brought by producer-shippers against Trunkline Gas pipeline was removed Wednesday, the pipeline informed FERC.

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) last week said he removed his seven-month “hold” on the nomination of Joseph T. Kelliher for a seat on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) said Tuesday he has removed his seven-month “hold” on the nomination of Joseph T. Kelliher for a seat on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service (S&P) on Friday affirmed its “B+ long-term corporate credit rating on The Williams Cos. Inc., and removed the company and its subsidiaries from CreditWatch with negative implications, where they were placed July 23, 2002. S&P kept its negative outlook on the company.

Affiliated pipelines Texas Eastern and Algonquin removed all remaining transportation restrictions Tuesday.

In a major win for clean air activists in general and the natural gas industry in particular, the Department of Justice (DOJ) Tuesday removed the roadblock it had placed in the path of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) enforcement of “new source review” (NSR) actions against a large number of dirty coal and oil-burning power plants and oil refineries. DOJ said the EPA enforcement actions are consistent with the Clean Air Act, and ongoing prosecutions should proceed.

PG&E Gas Transmission-Northwest removed the A unit atStation 12 (Bend, OR) from service due to a bleed valve failure.Capacity through the station was reduced to 1,890 MMcf/d Wednesday,affecting downstream deliveries. However, repairs were completedthe same day and capacity will return to 1,910 MMcf/d today.

As part of repair operations on its 100 Line #1 leak (see DailyGPI, Feb. 3), Tennessee has isolated andremoved from service sections of Lines #1 and #2. They are expected toremain out of service until Tuesday. Lines #3 and #4 remain inservice. The work is causing Tennessee to restrict through SecondaryServices meters (including the Zone 0 pool meter) upstream of Station40 (Natchitoches, LA).