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The Minerals Management Service (MMS) released results of astudy evaluating the role of the federal Outer Continental Shelf(OCS) in supplying future U.S. gas demand. Results were presentedat an industry symposium held in Houston yesterday.

AES Corp.’s energy service arm, NewEnergy, said yesterday it hasreceived its business license as an alternative supplier ofelectricity from the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN).The company will be able to sell electricity to Nevada consumers assoon as the market is opened to competition.

Public Service Co. of Colorado will limit production behindBaxter Point to 3 MMcf/d April 24-May 7. Affected producers arebeing notified.

Utilipro Inc., an 80% AGL Resources-owned billing and customerservice provider, announced last week it is cutting staff andreorganizing because energy deregulation is taking hold too slowly.

Utilipro Inc., an 80% AGL Resources-owned customer-caresolutions provider, announced yesterday it is cutting staff andreorganizing because energy deregulation is taking hold too slowly.

SCANA Corp. and Public Service Co. of North Carolina, Inc.(PSNC) received their merger approval from the SEC yesterday. Theapproval represents the last remaining federal or state approvalneeded to complete the transaction. The companies expect tocomplete the merger today.

Tengasco Inc. subsidiary Tengasco Pipeline Corp. signed afranchise agreement with the Powell Valley Utility District toinstall and operate a new gas utility to service residential,commercial and industrial users in Hancock County, TN.

Tengasco, Inc. subsidiary Tengasco Pipeline Corp. signed afranchise agreement with the Powell Valley Utility District toinstall and operate a new gas utility service to residential,commercial and industrial users in Hancock County, TN.

The Department of the Interior’s Minerals Management Service(MMS) announced a continuation of the Outer Continental Shelfroyalty-in-kind (RIK) pilot program last week and has doubled theamount of gas previously offered. Nearly 500 MMcf/d of productionwill go on sale this spring, the MMS said. Details for the sale arestill being finalized.