Seeks

El Paso Energy’s Southern Natural Gas pipeline has filed anapplication at FERC seeking to expand its South Main system byabout 336 MMcf/d to serve utility power plants in North Carolinaand other southeastern markets.

Unocal Canada Resources said last week it plans to conditionallyoffer C$221 million for the 52% of Northrock Resources Ltd. that itdoes not already own. The Unocal subsidiary acquired 19.6 millionshares of Calgary-based Northrock in transactions announced inApril 1999 (see NGI, April 19, 1999).

Unocal Canada Resources plans to conditionally offer C$221million for the 52% of Northrock Resources Ltd. that it does notalready own. The Unocal subsidiary acquired 19.6 million shares ofCalgary-based Northrock in transactions announced in April 1999(see Daily GPI, April 16, 1999).

Southern Company Services Inc. last week asked FERC to grant a”limited waiver” of Destin Pipeline Co. L.L.C.’s suspension of itsblanket certificate authority so it can complete a delivery pointto supply gas to a generation plant being developed in Mississippi.

Energy E-Comm.com last week issued a revised draft of a petitionasking FERC to initiate a notice of inquiry (NOI) into the effectsof e-commerce on the regulated natural gas and power industries.The e-commerce-based company has posted it to its web site soenergy companies can comment further on the petition before it’sformally filed at the Commission by the end of the month.

New Orleans-based Entergy confirmed earlier this month that ithas been involved in talks regarding a possible joint venturebetween its wholesale electricity trading unit, Entergy WholesaleOperations (EWO), and another undisclosed company. Entergy said ithopes to make an announcement within five weeks. No other detailsabout a possible deal were given.

Energy E-Comm.com has issued a revised draft of a petitionasking FERC to initiate a notice of inquiry (NOI) into the effectsof e-commerce on the regulated natural gas and power industries.The e-commerce-based company has posted it to its Web site soenergy companies can comment further on the petition before it’sformally filed at the Commission later this month.

New Orleans-based Entergy confirmed last week that it has beeninvolved in talks regarding a possible joint venture between itswholesale electricity trading unit, Entergy Wholesale Operations(EWO), and another undisclosed company. Entergy said it hopes tomake an announcement within five weeks. No other details about apossible deal were given.

Prince Edward Island, a popular vacation spot off the northerncoasts of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, is looking to get on boardthe natural gas express line running from Sable Island through theCanadian Maritimes provinces.