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The Department of Transportation (DOT) Thursday published a proposed rule that would make operators of liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals subject to the same safety reporting requirements as operators of natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines.

Conceding that its decision was “not a popular” one, FERC last Thursday approved, subject to 169 conditions, the controversial AES Sparrows Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal project near Baltimore and associated Mid-Atlantic Express pipeline, which would bring 1.5 Bcf/d of natural gas to growing markets in the Northeast. The agency also upheld on rehearing two order authorizing two LNG projects — Dominion Cove Point LNG on the eastern shore of Maryland, andNorthernStar Natural Gas Inc.’s Bradwood Landing LNG terminal project in Oregon.

Conceding that its decision was not a “popular” one, FERC Thursday approved, subject to 169 conditions, the controversial AES Sparrows Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal project near Baltimore and associated Mid-Atlantic Express pipeline, which would bring 1.5 Bcf/d of natural gas to growing markets in the Northeast.

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) has approved Columbia Gas of Ohio’s request to implement demand-side management (DSM) programs, subject to approval of a DSM cost recovery rider proposed in the company’s pending rate case.

German utility RWE Group last week agreed to acquire a 50% stake in Excelerate Energy LLC for approximately $500 million. The transaction remains subject to certain closing conditions including approval by U.S. anti-trust regulators.

German utility RWE Group has agreed to acquire a 50% stake in Excelerate Energy LLC for approximately $500 million, the companies announced Thursday. The transaction remains subject to certain closing conditions including approval by U.S. anti-trust regulators.

Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) last Monday said he and several other senators are drafting legislation to be debated in the fall that would subject unregulated electronic energy trading platforms, such as Atlanta-based IntercontinentalExchange (ICE), to the oversight of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The CFTC also announced that it will hold a September hearing to review its level of regulation in energy markets.

Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) Monday said he and several other senators are drafting legislation to be debated in the fall that would subject all currently unregulated electronic energy trading platforms, such as Atlanta-based IntercontinentalExchange (ICE), to the oversight of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

Because it’s a peninsula with limited access to gas pipelines, Florida is subject to supply volatility that can drive up prices under certain conditions such as when hurricanes threaten the Gulf of Mexico. A Houston-based start-up company has plans to capture some of that volatility with a new $325 million liquefied natural gas (LNG) peak-shaving storage facility.