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Industrial endusers of natural gas have much to fret about in a world of rapidly escalating commodity prices, but the smart ones know that they can take measures to exert at least some control over their destinies.

Industrial endusers of natural gas have much to fret about in a world of rapidly escalating commodity prices, but the smart ones know that they can take measures to exert at least some control over their destinies.

Pacific Gas & Electric did not extend a systemwide high-inventory OFO beyond Tuesday.

With Kinder Morgan Energy Partners’ (KMP) Rockies Express pipeline project under way and its own shares trading at a discount, now is an opportune time for Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI) management to take the company private, an industry analyst told NGI.

In keeping with other statewide initiatives to move to smart meters and more customer-controlled energy programs, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Thursday unanimously increased the size limits for self-generation solar systems to 100% of historic annual use for the previous 12 months. Currently the limit is 100% of historic peak-demand use.

Transco plans smart pig operations on 62 miles of Main Line A from Station 35 north of Houston to Station 40 in Hardin County, TX. Each pig run will take place across two gas days but on one calendar day, the pipeline said. The calendar dates for the project are March 9 and 16. In order to ensure that the pig runs provide accurate information, during the gas days of March 8-9 and March 15-16 Transco will not allow any IT or secondary firm service for gas received upstream and intended for delivery downstream of Station 35 and/or Station 40. For the same periods, due-pipeline imbalance quantities scheduled for receipt upstream of Stations 35 and 40 will not be allowed. Also, on the gas days of March 8 and March 15, FT receipts for delivery downstream of Stations 35 and/or 40 will be limited to 350,000 Dth/d. FT deliveries downstream of Station 40 will be kept whole if requested, Transco said.

It might be smart to get out the heating blankets a little early this winter, according to AccuWeather.com meteorologists, who are predicting winter could get an early start in the Great Plains, Great Lakes and Northeast as below-normal temperatures are forecasted for the period October through December. The State College, PA-based forecasting agency predicted the potential early start to winter in its latest 30 to 90-day forecast.

It might be smart to get out the heating blankets a little early this winter, according to AccuWeather.com meteorologists, who are predicting winter could get an early start in the Great Plains, Great Lakes and Northeast as below-normal temperatures are forecasted for the period October through December. The State College, PA-based forecasting agency predicted the potential early start to winter in its latest 30 to 90-day forecast.

CIG plans smart pigging of the Uinta Basin Lateral in late May. On May 23 and again on May 27, flow from Natural Buttes Compressor Station must be cut to about 100 MMcf/d for about 10 hours each day. For 27 hours beginning on May 25 and again on May 29 for about 27 hours, flow from Greasewood Station to Wamsutter Station must be reduced to about 100 MMcf/d. Construction work related to the Pipeline Integrity Program (PIP) will require the shut-in of Table Rock Residue volumes for 16 hours on May 17. PIP construction will require sections of the Wyoming mainline between the Laramie and Cheyenne Compressor Stations to be removed from service for short periods (less than 24 hours) May 1 and 2 and again May 10-12. Impact to service is expected to be minimal. No service intereruption is anticipated during May 7-8 PIP construction between Cheyenne Compressor Station and the Cheyenne meter station.