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A lack of capacity to carry Marcellus Shale gas to New York City (NYC) along the eastern Pennsylvania border remains unresolved and will lead to a glut of supply in 2011, said Societe Generale energy analysts.

On top of unresolved northern aboriginal relations issues, industry requests for lower tolls and strict affiliate guidelines and complaints about regulatory uncertainty are beginning to pile onto the limping C$7 billion (US$5.6 billion) Mackenzie Gas Project (MGP).

On top of unresolved northern aboriginal relations issues, industry requests for lower tolls and strict affiliate guidelines and complaints about regulatory uncertainty are beginning to pile onto the limping C$7 billion (US$5.6 billion) Mackenzie Gas Project (MGP).

With the jurisdictional fight still unresolved in a pending federal court case, proponents of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal in Long Beach Harbor and California regulators continued last week to move closer to an eventual head-on legal collision. State regulators are moving ahead with a formal regulatory proceeding, and Mitsubishi Corp.’s Sound Energy Solutions (SES) is refusing to participate until the jurisdictional question is resolved.

With the jurisdictional fight still unresolved in a pending federal court case, proponents of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal in Long Beach Harbor and California regulators continued this week to move closer to an eventual head-on legal collision. State regulators are moving ahead with a formal regulatory proceeding, and Mitsubishi Corp.’s Sound Energy Solutions (SES) is refusing to participate until the jurisdictional question is resolved.

California’s large industrial customers are fighting over El Paso’s $1.6 billion settlement payment, which was approved earlier this month by a California Superior Court in San Diego. The state attoney general’s office confirmed that it is the largest antitrust class action settlement in the state’s history.

Among the California large industrial parties there is still a bit of disagreement over the eventual allocations of the monies even as last Friday a California Superior Court in San Diego approved the $1.6 billion settlement between El Paso Corp. and four western states, including California. The state court phase of the settlement approval process drew one vocal objection from the California League of Food Processors (CLFP).

As the United States faces greater uncertainty from the Middle East in meeting its growing fuel demands, U.S. Ambassador Paul Celluci said that the country will rely even more on Canada to meet its “growing thirst” for oil, natural gas and electricity. Celluci’s comments followed claims this week by Alberta that it is winning more support from the energy industry to serve as a hub for “any” gas pipelines from the Arctic.

As the United States faces greater uncertainty from the Middle East in meeting its growing fuel demands, U.S. Ambassador Paul Celluci said that the country will rely even more on Canada to meet its “growing thirst” for oil, natural gas and electricity. Celluci’s comments followed claims this week by Alberta that it is winning more support from the energy industry to serve as a hub for “any” gas pipelines from the Arctic.