Islander East Pipeline, the long-planned 50-mile line under Long Island Sound, is continuing its tortuous trail through the regulatory maze, filing a complaint in U.S. District Court in Connecticut last week to stop state and local officials from interfering with offshore data-gathering activities necessary for design work for horizontal directional drilling.
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FERC Ends Years of Litigation, Approves El Paso’s California Settlement
FERC put an end to one of the most tortuous cases in its history last Thursday, approving with one modification a $1.7 billion settlement of California’s allegations that an El Paso Corp. pipeline drove up natural gas prices in the state by withholding capacity during the state’s energy crisis, and that it gave preferential treatment to its power merchant affiliate during bidding on transportation capacity.
FERC Ends Years of Litigation, Approves El Paso’s California Settlement
FERC put an end to one of the most tortuous cases in its history Thursday, approving with one modification a $1.7 billion settlement of California’s allegations that an El Paso Corp. pipeline drove up natural gas prices in the state by withholding capacity during the state’s energy crisis, and that it gave preferential treatment to its power merchant affiliate during bidding on transportation capacity.