Unbundle

As Europe’s natural gas markets unbundle and gas supplies from the North Sea decline, gas company executives from the European Union and its suppliers projected a larger role for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and debated the development of a global gas market at the 22nd annual European Autumn Gas Conference in Dusseldorf earlier this month.

A comprehensive settlement among stakeholders to further unbundle Southern California Gas Co.’s in-state transmission and storage operations was approved by California regulators Tuesday. The vote on the long-delayed measure, however, was split 3-2 with one of the majority appointees of current Gov. Gray Davis joining two holdover commissioners in approving the disputed settlement.

Nine months after approving a settlement to unbundle the Southern California Gas Co. backbone transmission and underground storage systems, stakeholders and California regulators are still waiting for it to happen (see Daily GPI, March 18; Dec. 12, 2001)

A comprehensive settlement among stakeholders to further unbundle Southern California Gas Co.’s in-state transmission and storage operations was approved by California regulators Tuesday. The vote on the long-delayed measure, however, was split 3-2 with one of the majority appointees of current Gov. Gray Davis joining two holdover commissioners in approving the disputed settlement.

Nine months after approving a settlement to unbundle the Southern California Gas Co. backbone transmission and underground storage systems, stakeholders and California regulators are still waiting for it to happen (see Daily GPI, March 18; Dec. 12, 2001)

A comprehensive settlement among stakeholders to further unbundle Southern California Gas Co.’s in-state transmission and storage operations was approved by California regulators last Tuesday. The vote on the long-delayed measure, however, was split 3-2 with one of the majority appointees of current Gov. Gray Davis joining two holdover commissioners in approving the disputed settlement.

There are still no takers in a plan to unbundle Colorado’s gas utilities, but at least two utilities may be warming to the idea. A meeting in mid-July of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to discuss natural gas local distribution company unbundling, gas utility plans and consumer issues concluded with only two companies — the largest ones serving the state — reporting that they might provide unbundling programs. Just not now.

There are still no takers in a plan to unbundle Colorado’s gasutilities, but at least two utilities may be warming to the idea. Ameeting last week of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC)to discuss natural gas local distribution company unbundling, gasutility plans and consumer issues concluded with only two companies— the largest ones serving the state — reporting that theymight provide unbundling programs. Just not now.

After more than a year of wrangling between Oklahoma Natural GasCo. and the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) an agreement onwhich of the LDC’s transmission and distribution assets will beregulated and which will be unregulated and open to competitivebidding has been hammered out.