Upheld

Washington State Denied Second Bite of Apple with Georgia Strait

FERC on Wednesday upheld an April finding that Washington state environmental regulators, by failing to act by the allotted deadlines, had waived the certification requirements under the Clean Water Act (CWA) and Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) with respect to Georgia Strait Crossing Pipeline LP’s natural gas pipeline project in the Pacific Northwest.

July 8, 2004

FERC Upholds Jurisdictional Claim Over Sound Energy LNG Project

In a decision that was widely anticipated, FERC last Wednesday upheld a March order in which the agency asserted “exclusive jurisdiction” over Sound Energy Solution’s (SES) planned liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal for the Port of Long Beach, CA.

June 21, 2004

Andersen Conviction in Enron Case Upheld on Appeal

In a unanimous decision Wednesday, the 5th U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans affirmed a Houston jury’s obstruction of justice verdict against the accounting firm Arthur Andersen LLP, which was convicted in 2002 for mishandling Enron Corp.-related documents.

June 21, 2004

Andersen Conviction in Enron Case Upheld on Appeal

In a unanimous decision Wednesday, the 5th U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans affirmed a Houston jury’s obstruction of justice verdict against the accounting firm Arthur Andersen LLP, which was convicted in 2002 for its mishandling of Enron Corp.-related documents.

June 17, 2004

FERC Upholds Jurisdictional Claim Over Sound Energy LNG Project

In a decision that was widely anticipated, FERC on Wednesday upheld a March order in which the agency asserted “exclusive jurisdiction” over Sound Energy Solution’s (SES) planned liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal for the Port of Long Beach, CA.

June 15, 2004

FERC Upholds Quarterly Reporting Requirement for Regulated Energy Companies

Noting there was “nothing new, nothing cut out,” the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Wednesday upheld on rehearing a final rule that places new quarterly financial reporting requirements on natural gas and electric companies, and on oil pipeline companies to keep a closer check on the energy industry.

May 27, 2004

FERC Upholds Prior Approval of $1.7B El Paso Settlement, Opens Door to Court Challenges

FERC last Wednesday upheld its November 2003 order approving with one change 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 energy merchant affiliate during bidding on transportation capacity.

March 29, 2004

FERC Upholds Prior Approval of $1.7B El Paso Settlement, Opens Door to Court Challenges

FERC on Wednesday upheld its November 2003 order approving with one change 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 energy merchant affiliate during bidding on transportation capacity.

March 25, 2004

FERC Sticks with Decision to Nix ROFR Term Cap

FERC has upheld an October 2002 decision eliminating the contract term limit for existing pipeline shippers who exercise their rights of first refusal (ROFR) to retain transportation capacity under contracts that are due to expire in the near term.

February 9, 2004

FERC Sticks with Decision to Nix ROFR Term Cap

FERC has upheld an October 2002 decision eliminating the contract term limit for existing pipeline shippers who exercise their rights of first refusal (ROFR) to retain transportation capacity under contracts that are due to expire in the near term.

February 2, 2004