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Signaling that its policy on liquefied natural gas (LNG) is “unchanged” under the new FERC administration, the Commission on Thursday authorized Occidental Petroleum’s Ingleside, TX, LNG terminal and associated San Patricio Pipeline. The agency said the 1 Bcf/d terminal, which would be located near Occidental’s chemical plant on Corpus Christi Bay, was in the public interest and would have limited adverse impact on the environment given certain recommended mitigation by the company.

Signaling a marked change four years after the depth of the western energy crisis, Sempra Energy’s top utility executive said Tuesday that California offers some good growth opportunities for utilities in an “improving regulatory environment.”

Signaling a marked change four years after the depth of the western energy crisis, Sempra Energy’s top utility executive said Tuesday that California offers some good growth opportunities for utilities in an “improving regulatory environment.”

Canadian producers are signaling the Mackenzie Gas Project will trigger a wave of northern exploration and supply development if the pipeline proposal can be steered past aboriginal land-claims and into construction.

Canadian producers are signaling the Mackenzie Gas Project will trigger a wave of northern exploration and supply development if the pipeline proposal can be steered past aboriginal land-claims and into construction.

Signaling its intention to keep growing, the energy and metals trading unit of San Diego-based Sempra Energy announced last week that it completed a $1 billion two-year committed credit facility to help finance its global operations that include the marketing and trading of physical and financial commodity products, including natural gas, electricity, petroleum products and base metals.

Signaling that its decision could have broad repercussions for pipelines, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last Thursday called on the natural gas industry to comment on how interstate pipelines should be allowed to handle bids by short-haul shippers for transportation capacity that becomes available when the right-of-first-refusal (ROFR) option is not exercised.

Signaling that its decision could have broad repercussions for pipelines, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last Thursday called on the natural gas industry to comment on how interstate pipelines should be allowed to handle bids by short-haul shippers for transportation capacity that becomes available when the right-of-first-refusal (ROFR) option is not exercised.

Signaling a rise in linepack, Westcoast changed its imbalance tolerance range Sunday to 5% pack and 15% draft.