Pacific Gas and Electric Co. late Tuesday sent an additional eight crews and support equipment/personnel to Southern California as the first help from Nevada and Arizona requested by the governor also arrived to help beleaguered local electric utility crews in trying to take both preventive and restorative steps.
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First Nation Chiefs Threaten to Cancel Gas Leases Without Royalty Payments
Canada’s Stoney First Nation chiefs threatened Tuesday to stop renewing leases for oil and gas companies that operate on their lands unless a Canadian agency collects from the companies more than C$10 million (US$6.4 million) they allege their tribes are owed in royalties. The gas-rich fields located on the Stoney lands include Shell Canada’s Jumping Pound field and the Wildcat Hills field of Petro-Canada. Both companies said Tuesday they would pay their share of royalties, but want the government to resolve the issue.
May 6, 2002
Sen. Murkowski Threatens to Filibuster ANWR
Sen. Frank Murkowski (R-AK), a leading proponent of oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), threatened Thursday to mount a filibuster to the economic-stimulus bill or other legislation, in order to force a vote on the ANWR issue before Congress adjourns for the year.
November 16, 2001
Transportation Notes
El Paso reported Friday its system integrity was threatened byhigh linepack and it was making maximum injections at theWashington Ranch storage facility. The pipeline said it had imposedcustody limits at delivery points that are not taking scheduledquantities, and if necessary will limit overdeliveries at receiptpoints.
February 26, 2001
CA Resumes Power Alerts
California energy officials declared another power alert Mondayas statewide electricity reserves threatened to dip below 7% in theface of near-record cold weather power demand and more than 11,000MW out of service, about 4,000 MW of which were on an unplannedbasis. Part of the unplanned loss of generation capacity wasattributed to a transmission breakdown in the San Joaquin Valley onpart of Pacific Gas and Electric Co.’s system.
December 5, 2000
Transportation Notes
El Paso continued its unauthorized overpull penalty situationyesterday in the San Juan Basin (see Daily GPI, Nov. 9).
November 10, 2000
FERC Staff Threatens to Dismiss Petal Project
Absent a showing of market support, the Federal EnergyRegulatory Commission staff has threatened to dismiss Petal GasStorage L.L.C.’s amended proposal in which it seeks to expand thedeliverability of its storage facilities in Mississippi.
April 7, 2000
Western Threatens to Cancel KCPL Merger
Western Resources last week threatened to cancel its proposedmerger with Kansas City Power & Light and sell off the companyto a national energy conglomerate following a decision by theKansas Corporation Commission (KCC) to reopen the docket on its $2billion merger.
August 9, 1999
Western Resources Threatens to Exit Kansas After KCC Decision
Western Resources yesterday threatened to cut its losses andsell the company to a national energy conglomerate because of adecision by the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) to reopen thedocket on its merger with Kansas City Power and Light. The KCCissued an order late Monday to reopen the merger docket because ofa stipulation and agreement Western signed with the Missouri PublicService Commission staff and others in the Missouri docket.
August 4, 1999
Distributed Power Faces Utility Opposition
The technology and economics are in line for commercialexpansion of distributed power, but progress is threatened byentrenched utilities, according to distributed power sponsors.
July 27, 1999
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