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Unimpressed by the paths of the first two significant storms of the season, natural gas futures on Tuesday lacked the ability to rebound from Monday’s 29.9-cent drop. The prompt month settled up three-tenths of a penny at $5.816 after trading within a $5.77-5.855 range on the day.

Canada’s arctic gas production and pipeline consortium won a battle last week to stay on schedule by limiting environmental reviews of the C$5-billion (US$3.7-billion) pipeline project. Authorities in Ottawa and the Northwest Territories turned down demands by conservationists to include an analysis of broad environmental effects of the project’s development.

The current gas pricing environment is not an anomaly that is soon to vanish in a sudden market collapse. It’s a supply-driven predicament that’s going to stick around for years, according to consultants at Energy and Environmental Analysis Inc. (EEA).

The current gas pricing environment is not an anomaly that is soon to vanish in a sudden market collapse. It’s a supply-driven predicament that’s going to stick around for years, according to consultants at Energy and Environmental Analysis Inc. (EEA). The best thing large gas consumers can do in the short-term, EEA said, is be more efficient by using more combined heat and power generation, traditionally called cogeneration.

While calling for warmer than normal temperatures throughout most of the country from May through July, WSI Corp. also went out on a limb — forecasting that California will be cooler than normal over the three-month span. Joining California on the cool side will be New England, according to the company’s latest seasonal forecast released last week.

While calling for warmer than normal temperatures throughout most of the country from May through July, WSI Corp. also went out on a limb — forecasting that California will be cooler than normal over the three month span. Joining California on the cool side will be New England, according to the company’s latest seasonal forecast released Tuesday.

President Bush signaled his intent Thursday to renominate FERC Commissioner Suedeen G. Kelly to a full five-year term on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

President Bush signaled his intent Thursday to renominate FERC Commissioner Suedeen G. Kelly to a full five-year term on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Dominion Virginia Power said droves of large industrial and commercial customers have volunteered for one of its three electric choice pilot programs, which will allow customers to buy power from alternative suppliers beginning in January. However, all those eager customers may end up having to stick with regulated utility supply service because so far no suppliers have shown any interest — a problem Virginia has had all along with its retail competition programs.