[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 14, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68131-68132]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-29069]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Fossil Energy

[FE Docket Nos. 91-51-NG, 00-65-NG, 00-68-NG, 00-64-NG, 00-73-NG, 00-
63-NG, 00-66-NG, 99-89-NG, 99-96-LNG, 00-69-LNG, 99-22-NG, 99-12-NG, 
00-72-NG, 00-78-NG, 00-75-NG, 00-71-NG, 00-81-NG]


Fina Natural Gas Company, et al.; Orders Granting and Amending 
Authority To Import and Export Natural Gas

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of orders.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy 
gives notice that during October 2000, it issued Orders granting and 
amending authority to import and export natural gas. These Orders are 
summarized in the attached appendix and may be found on the FE website 
at http://www.fe.doe.gov, or on the electronic bulletin board at (202) 
586-7853. They are also available for inspection and copying in the 
Office of Natural Gas & Petroleum Import & Export Activities, Docket 
Room 3E-033, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20585, (202) 586-9478. The docket room is open between 
the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.

    Issued in Washington, D.C., on November 7, 2000.
John W. Glynn,
Manager, Natural Gas Regulation, Office of Natural Gas & Petroleum, 
Import & Export Activities, Office of Fossil Energy.

Appendix--Orders Granting and Transferring Import/Export 
Authorizations

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                          Date      Importer/Exporter  FE      Import        Export
      Order  No.         issued          Docket No.            volume        volume             Comments
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563-A................   10/02/00  Fina Natural Gas          ............  ............  Amendment to blanket
                                   Company, 91-51-NG.                                    import and export
                                                                                         authority to include
                                                                                         the import of LNG from
                                                                                         any international
                                                                                         source.
1627.................   10/02/00  Pioneer Natural              76.8 Bcf   ............  Import from Canada,
                                   Resources Canada Inc.,                                beginning on October
                                   00-65-NG.                                             30, 2000, and extending
                                                                                         through October 29,
                                                                                         2002.
1628.................   10/05/00  Coastal Oil & Gas                   300 Bcf           Import and export
                                   Corporation, 00-68-NG.                                combined total,
                                                                                         including LNG, from and
                                                                                         to Canada, beginning on
                                                                                         November 1, 2000, and
                                                                                         extending through
                                                                                         October 31, 2002.
1629.................   10/05/00  Montana-Dakota Utilities       10 Bcf   ............  Import from Canada,
                                   Co., a Division of MDU                                beginning on December
                                   Resources Group, Inc.,                                1, 2000, and extending
                                   00-64-NG.                                             through November 30,
                                                                                         2002.
1630.................   10/16/00  Numac Energy (U.S.)            50 Bcf   ............  Import from Canada,
                                   Inc., 00-73-NG.                                       beginning on October
                                                                                         15, 2000, and extending
                                                                                         through October 14,
                                                                                         2002.
1631.................   10/18/00  WPS Energy Services,           25 Bcf         5 Bcf   Import and export from
                                   Inc., 00-63-NG.                                       and to Canada beginning
                                                                                         on November 1, 2000,
                                                                                         and extending through
                                                                                         October 31, 2002.
1632.................   10/18/00  Rochester Gas and              30 Bcf   ............  Import from Canada
                                   Electric Corporation,                                 beginning on December
                                   00-66-NG.                                             1, 2000, and extending
                                                                                         through November 30,
                                                                                         2002.
1540-A...............   10/19/00  BP Energy Company         ............  ............  Name change.
                                   (Formerly Amoco Energy
                                   Trading Corp.), 99-89-
                                   NG.
1542-A...............   10/19/00  BP Energy Company         ............  ............  Name change.
                                   (Formerly Amoco Energy
                                   Trading Corp.), 99-96-
                                   LNG.
1633.................   10/19/00  Duke Energy Trading and             200 Bcf           Import and export an
                                   Marketing, L.L.C., 00-                                aggregate from and to
                                   69-LNG.                                               Canada and Mexico,
                                                                                         including LNG, and
                                                                                         import LNG from other
                                                                                         countries beginning on
                                                                                         October 31, 2000, and
                                                                                         extending through
                                                                                         October 30, 2002.
1474-B...............   10/24/00  Cascade Natural Gas       ............  ............  Amendment extending long-
                                   Corporation, 99-22-NG.                                term authority for one
                                                                                         year.

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1464-A...............   10/24/00  Powerex Corp., 99-12-NG.  ............  ............  Name change.
1634.................   10/24/00  The Montana Power         ............        4 Bcf   Export to Canada
                                   Company, 00-72-NG.                                    beginning on November
                                                                                         1, 2000, and extending
                                                                                         through October 31,
                                                                                         2002.
1635.................   10/25/00  Prairielands Energy            25 Bcf        25 Bcf   Import and export from
                                   Marketing, Inc., 00-78-                               and to Canada beginning
                                   NG.                                                   on June 1, 2000, and
                                                                                         extending through May
                                                                                         31, 2002.
1636.................   10/26/00  Equitable Energy,             100 Bcf       100 Bcf   Import combined total
                                   L.L.C., 00-75-NG.                                     from Canada and Mexico,
                                                                                         and export combined
                                                                                         total to Canada and
                                                                                         Mexico, beginning on
                                                                                         December 1, 2000, and
                                                                                         extending through
                                                                                         November 30, 2002.
1637.................   10/27/00  The Consumers' Gas            100 Bcf   ............  Import from Canada
                                   Company Ltd., 00-71-NG.                               beginning on the date
                                                                                         of first delivery after
                                                                                         October 27, 2000.
1638.................   10/30/00  TransCanada Gas Services      700 Bcf       300 Bcf   Import from Canada, and
                                   Inc., 00-81-NG.                                       export combined total
                                                                                         to Canada and Mexico,
                                                                                         beginning on November
                                                                                         1, 2000, and extending
                                                                                         through October 31,
                                                                                         2002.
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