Florida Gas Transmission (FGT) pulled ahead in the crowded race to serve the expanding gas-fired power generation market in the Florida peninsula when FERC last week issued a favorable preliminary determination on the non-environmental aspects of its Phase IV mainline expansion project.
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NiSource Takes Offer to Columbia Shareholders
Determined to fight to the end, NiSource took its $68/shareoffer ($5.6 billion) directly to Columbia Energy Group shareholderson Friday. It also filed litigation against Columbia and itsdirectors in the Delaware Chancery Court in an attempt to gain anopportunity to nominate a director to fill a vacant seat onColumbia’s board.
NiSource Takes Offer to Columbia Shareholders
NiSource is taking its $68/share offer ($5.6 billion) directlyto Columbia Energy Group shareholders today and said it has filedlitigation against Columbia and its directors in the DelawareChancery Court in an attempt to gain an opportunity to nominate adirector to fill a vacant seat on Columbia’s board. The seat wasvacated in May when one of Columbia’s directors retired, butColumbia failed to call for a shareholder vote on a replacement atits annual meeting last month, NiSource said.
Midwest Pipeline Picture Shaping Up as Vector Takes Checkered Flag
FERC sent one major Midwest-to-Northeast pipeline project backto the drawing board last week but gave another competing project afinal green light. The $447 million Vector Pipeline emergedvictorious, receiving FERC’s final approval and a presidentialpermit in a draft order, while the $400 million TriState Pipelinewas told it must redesign the pipeline-lease portion of itsproposal to get FERC’s rubber stamp.
Energy East Takes the Lead In Maine Gas Distribution
CMP Natural Gas, a joint venture between Energy East Corp.(formerly NYSEG) and Central Maine Power Group, started servingcustomers in Windham, ME, last week, giving CMP Natural a bigadvantage over Bangor Gas, the other company vying to distributegas in the state.
Energy East Takes the Lead in ME Distribution
CMP Natural Gas, a joint venture between Energy East Corp.(formerly NYSEG) and Central Maine Power Group, started servingcustomers in Windham, ME, yesterday, giving CMP Natural a bigadvantage over Bangor Gas, the other company vying to distributegas in the state.
Southern Union Takes Southwest to Court
Southern Union gained permission last week to join an existinglawsuit against Southwest Gas in a last-ditch attempt to overtakeOneok as the winner in the race to merge with Southwest. Thelawsuit accuses Southwest Gas’ board of directors of refusing tonegotiate with Southern Union in good faith. Despite the SouthernUnion lawsuit filing, Southwest reaffirmed its acceptance of theOneok offer.
Southern Union Takes Southwest to Court
Southern Union gained permission Tuesday to join an existinglawsuit against Southwest Gas in a last-ditch attempt to overtakeOneok as the winner in the race to merge with Southwest. Thelawsuit accuses Southwest Gas’ board of directors of refusing tonegotiate with Southern Union in good faith. None of the partiesinvolved would comment further on the situation as of press time.
Aquila Affiliate Takes $1.7 M Charge, Cuts 60 Employees
Citing a restructuring plan formulated to deal with poor 1998earnings, Aquila Energy’s Aquila Gas Pipeline Corp. (AQP)announced Tuesday it will cut 60 people from its staff of 310. Thecuts will inflict a $1.7 million pre tax charge on the company’searnings.
CPUC’s Bilas: Capacity ‘Hoarding’ Takes Toll on Retail Competition
Retail gas unbundling in California is “currently beingundermined” by Dynegy Marketing and Trade’s withholding of asignificant portion of firm transportation capacity on El PasoNatural Gas from the market, the head of the California PublicUtilities Commission (CPUC) said last week. As a remedy, CPUCPresident Richard A. Bilas called on FERC to implement regulationsprohibiting the “hoarding” of pipeline capacity and to investigateallegations of anticompetitive conduct, which he contends wasevident in the Dynegy-El Paso arrangement.