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Although Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) “has worked hard to draft a coherent energy bill,” the stalled Senate energy measure in its current form needs to be “flushed,” Questar Corp. Chairman Keith O. Rattie said last Wednesday.

Although Sen. Pete Domenici “has worked hard to draft a coherent energy bill,” the stalled Senate energy measure in its current form needs to be “flushed,” Questar Corp. Chairman Keith O. Rattie said Wednesday.

Attorneys for the long-stalled Island Islander East pipeline petitioned Superior Court in New Britain, CT, last Monday to force state environmental regulators to issue a water quality permit that would clear the way for the construction of the 50-mile natural gas pipeline from Connecticut to Long Island.

Attorneys for the long-stalled Island Islander East pipeline petitioned Superior Court in New Britain, CT, Monday to order state environmental regulators to issue a water quality permit that would clear the way for the construction of the 50-mile natural gas pipeline from Connecticut to Long Island.

Pressure is rising on Capitol Hill for lawmakers to take action on stalled comprehensive energy legislation, Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said on Wednesday. He also gave a thumbs down to the idea of breaking pieces of the energy bill off and trying to move them as separate measures.

Don’t hold your breath waiting for a revised plan from EnCana Corp. on its stalled Deep Panuke natural gas project offshore Nova Scotia. After notifying provincial authorities in December it would submit a new plan in six months, EnCana now estimates it could take up to a year as it works on ways to make the offshore discovery economical. Panuke originally was estimated to hold 1 Tcf of gas and was expected to produce 400 MMcf/d.

Don’t hold your breath waiting for a revised plan from EnCana Corp. on its stalled Deep Panuke natural gas project offshore Nova Scotia. After notifying provincial authorities in December it would submit a new plan in six months, EnCana now estimates it could take up to a year as it works on ways to make the offshore discovery economical. Panuke originally was estimated to hold 1 Tcf of gas and was expected to produce 400 MMcf/d.

A federal judge in Houston Thursday agreed to accept a guilty plea from former Enron Corp. assistant treasurer Lea Fastow, but the five-month sentence, which was agreed upon by the defense and prosecution, could be altered after the court mandated a pre-sentencing report. Meanwhile, a plea bargain agreement for Andrew Fastow, Enron’s ex-CFO, remained tentative.

A federal judge in Houston Thursday agreed to accept a guilty plea from former Enron Corp. assistant treasurer Lea Fastow, but the five-month sentence, which was agreed upon by the defense and prosecution, could be altered after the court mandated a pre-sentencing report. Meanwhile, a plea bargain agreement for Andrew Fastow, Enron’s ex-CFO, remained tentative.