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Consolidated Edison Co. (Con Ed) had good news for some of its customers on Thursday as it’s recently grappled with how to handle natural gas supply shortages in parts of New York, announcing that electricity bills would be lower this summer.

An expansion of a major natural gas pipeline to supply New York City can move forward in the permitting process after federal regulators on Friday, after a four-month delay, issued a positive environmental impact statement (EIS) for a project that continues to face an uphill regulatory battle.

FERC staff will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co.’s (Transco) proposed Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) project, which would expand the Transco system to serve additional needs of National Grid beginning with the 2019-2020 heating season.

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC (Transco) has asked FERC staff for permission to begin the prefiling review process for its proposed Northeast Supply Enhancement Project, which would expand the Transco system to serve additional needs of National Grid beginning with the 2019-2020 heating season.

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC (Transco) has asked FERC staff for permission to begin the prefiling review process for its proposed Northeast Supply Enhancement Project, which would expand the Transco system to serve additional needs of National Grid beginning with the 2019-2020 heating season.

Less than one week before Democrats in New York head to the primary to select their pick for the 2016 presidential election — and less than two weeks before Pennsylvania does likewise — former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) have taken very different stands on hydraulic fracturing (fracking), which could impact the final results.

Less than one week before Democrats in New York head to the primary to select their pick for the 2016 presidential election — and less than two weeks before Pennsylvania does likewise — former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) have taken very different stands on hydraulic fracturing (fracking), which could impact the final results.

Warren Resources Inc., which said in September that it would close its offices in New York City and Roswell, NM, to cut costs amid the commodities downturn, said three of its top executives would leave the company as a result of those closures (see Shale Daily,Oct. 1). General CounselSaema Somalya, Vice President of Corporate DevelopmentJeffrey Keeler and Chief Accounting Officer Brian Gelman have chosen to leave the company as it shifts its headquarters from New York City to Denver. The New Mexico office, the company said, was closed Dec. 1, and the New York closure is on track for March 2016. Warren has appointed John R. Powers, formerly of Dune Energy Inc., to serve as its vice president of accounting. The company also recently hired James Watt as its CEO and Frank T. Smith Jr. as its CFO, both of whom had previously worked for Dune. Powers’ appointment completes the company’s finance management team (see Shale Daily,Nov. 30).

New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Thursday vetoed the Port Ambrose Liquefied Natural Gas Deepwater Port, citing security and economic concerns along with the project’s potential to harm offshore wind development.