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San Diego Gas & Electric Co. (SDG&E) has been ordered to pay an $80,000 civil penalty under an agreement with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which resolves charges that the utility engaged in phony “wash” trades of natural gas futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex).

San Diego Gas & Electric Co. (SDG&E) has been ordered to pay an $80,000 civil penalty under an agreement with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which resolves charges that the utility engaged in phony “wash” trades of natural gas futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex).

Energy Transfer Partners LP (ETP) and three affiliates have reached a proposed settlement with FERC enforcement litigation staff that resolves all claims that they manipulated physical natural gas prices at key Texas trading points from late 2003 to 2005.

FERC Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Carmen Cintron Wednesday certified as uncontested a joint offer of settlement that resolves charges that collapsed hedge fund Amaranth Advisors LLC, affiliates and two former natural gas traders manipulated gas trading activity in the futures market.

Credit Suisse Group Inc. agreed to pay Enron Corp. creditors $61.5 million to settle a lawsuit related to equity transactions. The settlement resolves all bankruptcy proceedings involving Credit Suisse.

Williams’ Northwest Pipeline said Wednesday that it filed a stipulation and settlement agreement that resolves all outstanding issues in its pending rate case (RP06-416), which was filed on June 30 with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The settlement between Northwest and the intervening parties in the case, including Northwest’s customers, is supported by the FERC staff and is expected to be uncontested.

Williams’ Northwest Pipeline said Wednesday that it filed a stipulation and settlement agreement that resolves all outstanding issues in its pending rate case (RP06-416), which was filed on June 30 with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The settlement between Northwest and the intervening parties in the case, including Northwest’s customers, is supported by the FERC staff and is expected to be uncontested.

An administrative law judge (ALJ) last Wednesday recommended FERC approval of a settlement that resolves a number of issues raised in a complaint brought earlier this year by several Pennsylvania and New York agencies against National Fuel Gas Supply Corp.

An administrative law judge (ALJ) Wednesday recommended FERC approval of a settlement that resolves a number of issues raised in a complaint brought earlier this year by several Pennsylvania and New York agencies against National Fuel Gas Supply Corp.