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Former FERC Commissioner Suedeen Kelly has joined Patton Boggs LLP, the Washington, DC-based law firm said. Kelly, who served on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission during the Bush and Obama administrations (see Daily GPI, Sept. 22, 2009), joins the firm as a partner in its Washington office and will co-chair the firm’s energy industry practice. Kelly brings extensive experience in the federal government as well as in the electric and natural gas industries, the firm said.

Former FERC Commissioner Suedeen Kelly has joined Patton Boggs LLP, the Washington, DC-based law firm said. Kelly, who served on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission during the Bush and Obama administrations (see Daily GPI, Sept. 22, 2009), joins the firm as a partner in its Washington office and will co-chair the firm’s energy industry practice. Kelly brings extensive experience in the federal government as well as in the electric and natural gas industries, the firm said.

Cardinal Pipeline Co. LLC said it has executed precedent agreements to increase its firm capacity by 199,000 Dth/d. The pipeline will transport additional gas to serve markets served by Piedmont Natural Gas Co. Inc. and Public Service Co. of North Carolina (PSNC) from an interconnect with Williams Partners LP’s Transco pipeline. The $39 million Cardinal System Expansion project is scheduled to enter service in July 2012 and has been designed to serve growth on Piedmont’s and PSNC Energy’s distribution systems, including an expansion on Piedmont’s system to serve Progress Energy Carolinas’ planned gas-fired power generation facility in Wayne County, NC. Cardinal Pipeline is a 105-mile, 24-inch diameter pipeline from Rockingham County, NC, to a point southeast of Raleigh, NC, with a design capacity of approximately 279,000 Dth/d. The pipeline is a North Carolina limited liability company whose members are wholly owned subsidiaries of Williams Partners, PSNC Energy and Piedmont.

Cardinal Pipeline Co. LLC said it has executed precedent agreements to increase its firm capacity by 199,000 Dth/d. The pipeline will transport additional gas to serve markets served by Piedmont Natural Gas Co. Inc. and Public Service Co. of North Carolina (PSNC) from an interconnect with Williams Partners LP’s Transco pipeline. The $39 million Cardinal System Expansion project is scheduled to enter service in July 2012 and has been designed to serve growth on Piedmont’s and PSNC Energy’s distribution systems, including an expansion on Piedmont’s system to serve Progress Energy Carolinas’ planned gas-fired power generation facility in Wayne County, NC. Cardinal Pipeline is a 105-mile, 24-inch diameter pipeline from Rockingham County, NC, to a point southeast of Raleigh, NC, with a design capacity of approximately 279,000 Dth/d. The pipeline is a North Carolina limited liability company whose members are wholly owned subsidiaries of Williams Partners, PSNC Energy and Piedmont.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, who previously served as Colorado’s attorney general and U.S. senator, sidestepped inquiries Wednesday about whether he might throw his hat in the ring as a Democratic candidate for governor.

The Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) will hold a series of public hearings in various parts of the state served by Spokane, WA-based Avista Utilities to gain public input on Avista’s proposed general rate increases of $2.7 million for natural gas and $31.2 million for electricity utility customers, or 3% and 12.8%, respectively, the PUC said Friday.

FERC approved a revision to the Alliance Pipeline LP tariff allowing the pipeline to waive a gas quality specification on a first come, first served basis. This will allow Alliance to receive gas produced in association with oil production from Bakken play wells.

FERC approved a revision to the Alliance Pipeline LP tariff allowing the pipeline to waive a gas quality specification on a first come, first served basis. This will allow Alliance to receive gas produced in association with oil production from Bakken play wells.

One-third of the 15 natural gas subsea wells served by the new Independence Hub platform in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GOM) are flowing at a rate of 210-250 MMcf/d, and in the coming months output from more wells secured to the hub will combine to achieve a 1 Bcf/d capacity goal by the end of the year, a trio of energy executives said last week.