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California regulators Thursday approved modifications that Southern California Edison Co. (SCE) sought in its projected fuel costs for 2009 and specifically regarding the handling of tolling rights under the Sempra Energy utilities' firm access rights (FAR) to its natural gas transmission pipeline system in the southern half of the state.
Williams Partners LP on Thursday notified Oneok Partners LP that it would take the option to increase its ownership to 50% from 1% in their jointly owned Overland Pass Pipeline Co. LLC.
Citing the recent "success" of the Dominion East Ohio rate auction in August, the Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel (OCC) said it has recommended that the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) implement a wholesale auction in spring 2007 to achieve lower natural gas rates for customers of Columbia Gas of Ohio. However, Columbia said it is nowhere near sold on the idea.
Recent market research indicates that the there will be an easing of the tight global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market and capacity could reach 45.95 Bcf/d for LNG production by 2014, according to an executive with Oregon LNG, which is seeking FERC approval to build a 1.5 Bcf/d LNG tolling facility at the mouth of the Columbia River near Warrenton, OR.
Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal wants the U.S. Forest Service to redo portions of a draft supplemental environmental impact study (EIS) on possible oil and gas drilling impacts in the Wyoming Range after claiming that a producer was allowed to "guide and fund" the study and privately participate in agency meetings.