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FERC Juggles Proxy Group In Kern River; Wellinghoff Named Acting FERC Chairman; FERC Punishes Open Season Rule Breakers

FERC Juggles Proxy Group In Kern River; Pipeline And Shipper Rebuffed

Authored by: Stephen Barlas, Washington Editor | Sneak Preview from March's Issue

PHMSA Announces Final Control Room Management Rule

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a final rule dictating the shape and content of new control room management programs for hazardous liquid, gas transmission and distribution pipelines.

February 2010 Vol. 237 No. 2

Democratic Future Darkens Prospects For LNG Approvals

FERC's gas infrastructure conference on Nov. 21 touched on LNG pricing and terminal construction, but never got into the political issues which are likely to bear on FERC’s approval of new LNG terminals.

January 2010 Vol. 237 No. 1

Climate Change Agenda Accentuates Questions Of Gas Transmission Adequacy

Worries about potential escalating demand for natural gas from electric utilities and industrials forced to switch fuels because of climate change legislation from Congress was the major factor behind the FERC natural gas infrastructure workshop Nov. 21.

January 2010 Vol. 237 No. 1

Natural Gas Price, Supply Concerns Bedevil Climate Change Bill

A Senate climate change bill passed in early November by the Environment and Public Works Committee will probably be pushed aside by a version more acceptable to Republicans and moderate Democrats.

December 2009 Vol. 236 No. 12

FERC Strategic Plan Stiffs Natural Gas

Anyone looking for an acknowledgement in the new FERC strategic plan that the commission is focused on expanding pipeline infrastructure need not waste his time reading the 50-page document FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff issued in mid-October.

December 2009 Vol. 236 No. 12

EPA GHG Emission Requirements Could Affect Interstate Pipelines

Pipelines dodged one Environmental Protection Agency greenhouse gas (GHG) bullet temporarily but may get hit by another.

November 2009 Vol. 236 No. 11

Florida Raises "Significant National Issue" In FERC Consideration Of FGT Project

The state of Florida is pressing FERC to put conditions on its approval of Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC's Phase VIII Expansion Project.

November 2009 Vol. 236 No. 11

Alaska Natural Gas Coordinator Drue Pearce Steps Down

Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Project Drue Pearce announced Nov. 16 that she will be stepping down from her position in accordance with a request from President Obama.

November 2009 Vol. 236 No. 11

FERC Considers Changes To Posting Requirements

Although the natural gas posting requirements FERC established in Order 720 last November haven’t even gone into effect for major non-interstate pipelines, the agency is already considering revising them.

October 2009 Vol. 236 No. 10