natural gas

Gas Infrastructure Commission Legislation Prompts Worries
Stephen Barlas, Washington Editor
October 2008 Vol. 63 No. 10

With Congress almost certain to pass a bill revising or eliminating its longstanding ban on offshore oil and gas drilling, interstate natural gas pipelines are trying to insure that any bill does not include an amendment setting up a national commission which would examine the adequacy of current federal policies governing the siting of natural gas infrastructure.

Some Dissatisfaction With DIMP
Stephen Barlas, Washington Editor
October 2008 Vol. 63 No. 10

While distribution companies and state regulators seem to be satisfied with the general outlines of the proposed distribution integrity management program (DIMP) announced on June 25 by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), a number of questions are being raised by both groups about some of the proposal's murky details.

FERC Approves Midcontinent Express Pipeline
Stephen Barlas, Washington Editor
September 2008 Vol. 63 No. 9

Major gas producers lost their battle to stop construction of the 506 mile Midcontinent Express Pipeline (MEP) when FERC cleared the project in late July.

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