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Transportation 2001 P

  • 10/12/2001 -- Alaska dreaming
    The US Congress is in an Alaska state of mind when it comes to energy policy.
  • 10/12/2001 -- Global gas
    Europe is about to start work on its first LNG export project, in northern Norway. The North Sea's best-known oil field, Brent, is now predominantly a producer of gas. And the trend-setting gas-to-power project in the burgeoning Asian market has just come on stream at Malampaya in the Philippines.
  • 10/11/2001 -- WTC electricity redirected to former tenants
    New York Gov. George Pataki directed the New York Power Authority to transfer 80 Mw of electricity it had supplied the World Trade Center to businesses dislocated by the attack and are seeking to resume operations in New York City. Separately, Pataki said the Hugh L. Carey Battery Park City Authority also will begin receiving low cost power from the NYPA.
  • 10/11/2001 -- California ISO not expecting blackouts this winter
    California has little to fear in the way of blackouts this winter, unless a key transmission path becomes overloaded again, the California Independent System Operator said. The San Francisco Bay Area could encounter some 'operating challenges this winter,' if Path 15 is overloaded, the grid operator said in its annual winter resources and peak load forecast.
  • 10/11/2001 -- Pluspetrol plans Peruvian pipeline for mixed heavy and light oils
    Argentina company Pluspetrol Peru Corp. SA plans to build an 8-in., 125-km pipeline between two Peruvian assets, Nueva Esperanza in Block 8 and the Jibaro Marshalling area in Block 1-AB.
  • 10/11/2001 -- FERC to adopt standard electric interconnection agreement
    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Thursday said it plans to adopt a national standard electric interconnection agreement between electric transmission companies and generators. A standard agreement is needed to eliminate uncertainty and confusion about what rights come with interconnection, said FERC Chairman Pat Wood.
  • 10/11/2001 -- Oil and automobile industries publish transportation sustainability report
    More than 96% of the world's transportation depends on petroleum, said a detailed report issued on behalf of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. In the next phase of the project, the group will devise transportation sustainability plans for the coming decades.
  • 10/10/2001 -- Electric power firms at House hearing question FERC's move to RTOs
    The move towards a few large regional transmission organizations (RTOs) as mandated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is likely to raise consumer electricity rates in the near term, a Southern Co. executive said.
  • 10/10/2001 -- California PUC issues draft environmental report on Path 15 upgrade proposal
    Pacific Gas & Electric Co.'s plans to expand the congested power transmission pathway in California known as Path 15 took a forward step yesterday when the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued a draft environmental report for review.
  • 10/10/2001 -- Plains All American Pipeline buys East Texas crude storage facility
    Plains All American Pipeline LP, Houston, has acquired a crude oil storage facility from Calumet Lubricants Co., Indianapolis, Ind., for $1 million.
  • 10/09/2001 -- Northeast state regulators complain of FERC RTO mandate
    Maryland and District of Columbia utility regulators called on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to slow its push to create a single regional transmission organization for the US Northeast. But an organization called the One RTO Coalition said it supports the goal of designing and implementing a single market for day ahead and real time energy no later than May 1, 2003.
  • 10/09/2001 -- Electric Power news briefs, Oct. 9, 2001
    Laclede Gas ... Adair Power LLC ... General Electric Co. ... Huaneng Power International Inc. ... San Diego Gas & Electric Co. ... Duke Energy Hanging Rock LLC ... Northeast Utilites ... Hydro-Qu�c CapiTech Inc. ... Solicore Inc. ... Thermal Energy International Inc. ... TXU Corp. ...Sanix Inc.
  • 10/09/2001 -- Pertamina, El Paso negotiating for Tangguh LNG exports to US
    Indonesia's Pertamina is negotiating with El Paso Natural Gas Co. to supply liquefied natural gas from its proposed Tangguh plant in Orain Jaya province to the US.
  • 10/09/2001 -- Statoil awards pipeline contract for Mikkel field in Norwegian Sea
    Norway's Statoil awarded a contract for a pipeline between Mikkel field in the Norwegian Sea and a subsea template at Åsgard field.
  • 10/08/2001 -- Exploration/Development news briefs, Oct. 8
    US Minerals Management Service ... Petrobras ... Unocal ... Mobil Exploracao e Desenvolvimento do Brasil ... TGS-NOPEC Geophysical ... Pemex Exploration & Production ... Global Industries ... Kerr-McGee du Maroc
  • 10/08/2001 -- BG gets access to Bolivia-Brazil gas line after 5-month delay
    Transportadora Brasileira Gasoduto, a Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras), has granted BG Group PLC access to the Bolivia-Brazil gas pipeline after a 5-month delay.
  • 10/08/2001 -- Cleanup continues as Alaska oil pipeline returns to full operation
    The Trans-Alaska pipeline was restored to full operations Sunday morning following permanent repair of a shooting puncture Saturday evening. North Slope production returned to full flow after being held to 5% of normal. Loadings at the Valdez tanker terminal were not affected.
  • 10/05/2001 -- Southern California Edison settlement approved; QFs raise concerns
    U.S. District Judge Ronald Lew approved the settlement agreement between state regulators and Southern California Edison Co. Friday. After a controversy erupted over whether the nearly broke utility would honor contracts with small generators known as QFs, SCE Friday said it would 'stand by the power purchase portion' of those contracts.
  • 10/05/2001 -- Federal efforts to boost Alaska gas pipeline remain uncertain
    Supporters of a new pipeline that would move natural gas from Alaska to the Lower 48 states are hoping Congress this session will provide tax incentives and streamlined permitting that will make the project more attractive to industry. It remains uncertain however whether there is enough political will to make it happen.
  • 10/05/2001 -- Report concludes 'major irregularities' in Erika incident
    The Erika tanker spill in December 1999 occurred under a series of "major irregularities," said a maritime expert report requested by a Parisian judge. The conclusion bodes ill for French company TotalFinaElf SA, which had chartered Erika.
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