The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is taking no chances in thewake of the Carlsbad, NM, natural gas pipeline explosion. It hasordered a full Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on a proposalto refurbish and put back into service the Equilon Pipeline, a406-mile, 42-year old crude oil pipeline from Odessa, TX toBloomfield, NM.
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Senate to Review Alaska Pipeline Proposals
Chairman Frank Murkowski (R-AK) said yesterday the Senate Energyand Natural Resources Committee plans to begin tackling the issueof transporting Alaska’s North Slope natural gas to the Lower 48market when Congress reconvenes in September.
‘Order 636’ Principles Needed in Power Market
FERC needs to dust off and review its landmark gas restructuringrule, Order 636, to get to the root of many of the reliabilityproblems in the bulk power market, say industrial power customersand a utility/marketer.
High Court Rejects Kansas Tax Case
The Supreme Court last week refused to review a case in whichKansas gas producers could wind up paying millions of dollars incustomer refunds for selling gas in the 1980s at prices that,because they incorporated the state’s ad valorem tax, may have beenabove the allowed legal limit.
High Court Rejects Kansas Tax Case
The Supreme Court earlier this week refused to review a case inwhich Kansas gas producers could wind up paying millions of dollarsin customer refunds for selling gas in the 1980s at prices that,because they incorporated the state’s ad valorem tax, may have beenabove the allowed legal limit.
Northern Volumetric Rates Subject to Detailed Review
Northern Natural’s innovative volumetric rate proposal, whichcould provide customers with a method of better managing weatherrisk, is headed to a technical conference and further FERC andindustry scrutiny.
Review Slated for Northern Volumetric Rates
Northern Natural’s innovative volumetric rate proposal, whichcould provide customers with a method of better managing weatherrisk, is headed to a technical conference and further FERC andindustry scrutiny.
Southern Union Challenges Oneok
Southern Union Co. has challenged Oneok Inc. to a joint meetingwith law enforcement agencies to review allegations of wrongdoingagainst both companies related to their competing bids to acquireSouthwest Gas Co. last year. Southern Union said Oneok has notresponded to its offer.
Appeals Court Upholds Pipe Competition Offshore LA
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has denied ANRPipeline’s petition for review of a FERC ruling that permittedNautilus Pipeline to build a competing pipeline off the coast ofLouisiana.
KeySpan Holding Houston Exploration Interest
The Houston Exploration Co, and KeySpan Energy concluded theirreview of strategic alternatives for Houston Exploration and saidKeySpan will retain its 64% equity position in the productioncompany for the foreseeable future.