Seeks

BP Amoco and Atlantic Richfield Co. (Arco) say they will fightthe Federal Trade Commission in court for their right to merge.Wednesday the FTC said it would seek a preliminary injunction infederal District Court to block the merger.

Amid industry reports last week that Enron North American Corp.was actively trying to get out from under its recently-approvedlarge capacity contracts with El Paso Natural Gas, the pipelinesought a stay of the order in which FERC denied primary rights atthe prized Southern California Gas-Topock, AZ, delivery point fornearly half of the Enron affiliate’s contracted-for firmtransportation capacity.

Amid industry reports last week that Enron North American Corp.was actively trying to get out from under its conditionallyapproved large capacity contracts with El Paso Natural Gas, thepipeline sought a stay of the order. In the ruling, FERC deniedprimary rights at the prized Southern California Gas-Topock, AZ,delivery point for nearly half of the Enron affiliate’s firmtransportation capacity on El Paso.

A Maryland-based Internet consulting firm says it plans to askFERC to initiate an inquiry into the impact of the e-commercerevolution on regulated energy industries and vice versa, but firstit wants to get industry input on the issue.

A Maryland-based Internet consulting firm says it plans to askFERC to initiate an inquiry into the impact of the e-commercerevolution on regulated energy industries and vice versa, but firstit wants to get industry input on the issue.

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. has opened a second front in itsfight to stop, before it starts, a revenue hemorrhage seen on thehorizon as a result of new competition in natural gastransportation.

While most regulated companies have called a cease-fire at FERCduring the holidays, El Paso Natural Gas and its principaldetractors — Amoco Production and Burlington Resources Oil &Gas — are hard at work. For starters, the pipeline has asked theCommission to give it until February to submit a proposal forrevising its controversial capacity-allocation procedures.

Koch Gateway Pipeline has asked FERC to approve the sale of anundivided interest in its Mobile Bay Lateral assets to Florida GasTransmission (FGT) as part of the pipe’s Phase V expansion, givingFGT the right to half of the lateral’s capacity of 600 MMcf/d.

Koch Gateway Pipeline Co. has asked FERC to approve the sale ofan undivided interest in its Mobile Bay Lateral assets to FloridaGas Transmission (FGT) as part of the pipe’s Phase V expansion,giving FGT the right to half of the lateral’s capacity of 600MMcf/d.