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Two Duke Energy gas pipeline affiliates have asked FERC to give them the green light by next Wednesday to place their expansion projects in service in time to provide increased Canadian supplies to the gas-hungry New England market this winter heating season.

A Government Accounting Office (GAO) report has recommended the Interior Department seek legislation authorizing closer controls for its Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) over oil and gas drilling in national wildlife refuges.

A Government Accounting Office (GAO) report has recommended the Interior Department seek legislation authorizing closer controls for its Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) over oil and gas drilling in national wildlife refuges.

With natural gas prices remaining higher than normal, Progress Energy Florida has asked the Florida Public Service Commission to approve a cost adjustment — primarily related to rising costs of fuel — that will increase residential bills 6.5% beginning Jan. 1, 2004.

Starting off on the wrong foot, Republican and Democratic congressional conferees directed to come up with a comprehensive energy bill reached the end of their first week of negotiations deeply divided over how to proceed in the second and third weeks. In addition, Senate leader Pete Domenici, R-NM, said he would stand by his deal to hold off FERC standard market design (SMD) action through 2006, and the administration published its energy bill wish list.

Allegheny Energy Inc. last week said that its common equity ratio has dipped below the level required under certain key Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) authorizations, forcing the power company to obtain further SEC authorizations to engage in financing and other activities that are critical to its near-term financial viability.

EnCana said late last month that it intends to seek a court ruling that FERC is the only appropriate forum for review of the natural gas market manipulation allegations raised in two private lawsuits recently filed against it in two California courts.

EnCana said late last week that it intends to seek a court ruling that FERC is the only appropriate forum for review of the natural gas market manipulation allegations raised in two private lawsuits recently filed against it in two California courts.

El Paso Corp. and California parties have asked FERC to give them an additional 30 days to file a formal settlement resolving all legal and regulatory issues arising from the western energy crisis.