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As Ivan draws closer to the Gulf of Mexico, posing a threat to both the electrical and natural gas infrastructures along the coast, FERC Chairman Patrick Wood on Wednesday said the agency will give regulated energy companies more time to report infractions of the Commission’s standards of conduct that may occur during their efforts to maintain system reliability.

Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) has removed her hold on the nomination of Joseph T. Kelliher for a seat on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, clearing the way for the Senate to confirm both the Republican nominee and Democratic nominee Suedeen Kelly, aides said late Thursday. The Senate has not scheduled a vote on the two nominees yet.

Natural gas futures were caught in choppy trading action Thursday morning as bullish storage data met head on with the market’s seasonal propensity to move lower in the first quarter of the year. After an initial dip failed to attract much follow-through selling, buyers managed to support the market throughout the rest of the session. March finished at $6.162, up 2.8 cents for the day.

Taking action on a measure that will improve the safe and secure transportation and delivery of compressed and liquefied natural gas to U.S. shores, the U.S. House of Representatives late Thursday night passed S. 1214, the ‘Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002’ by a voice vote. The bipartisan legislation establishes a comprehensive national system to increase anti-terrorism security at hundreds of U.S. ports and waterways.

Taking action on a measure that will improve the safe and secure transportation and delivery of compressed and liquefied natural gas to U.S. shores, the U.S. House of Representatives late Thursday night passed S. 1214, the ‘Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002’ by a voice vote. The bipartisan legislation establishes a comprehensive national system to increase anti-terrorism security at hundreds of U.S. ports and waterways.

In a place where he could put his point across no more clearly — a room full of Associated Press journalists — Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday used a Canadian pulpit to begin the official push for advancing the Bush Administration’s official energy policy. Cheney noted that without a solid energy plan, the entire country faces future energy shortages similar to California’s current crisis.

Tax reform is taking front seat to electricity reform in Mexico, and officials say that hope is fading to change the country’s state-run power sector until the next session of congress convenes in September. The current congress adjourns April 30.

Tax reform is taking front seat to electricity reform in Mexico, and officials say that hope is fading to change the country’s state-run power sector until the next session of congress convenes in September. The current congress adjourns April 30.

Responding to one of the early lessons from electricityderegulation efforts in California and other states, Bellevue,WA-based Puget Sound Energy announced last week (Sept. 27) it istaking steps to eventually give all of its customers the tools toshift their energy use away from the highest-priced, peak-demandperiods. Elected and regulatory officials in other states likeCalifornia have already said that this so-called”demand-responsiveness” for customers is the one essentialingredient that is missing in their drives to create competitiveretail electric markets.