[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 38 (Wednesday, February 26, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8880-8881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-4529]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Office of Fossil Energy
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Orders Granting and Vacating Authority To 
Import and Export Natural Gas, Including Liquefied Natural Gas

    In the matter of: FE Docket Nos. 92-142-NG, 94-15-NG, 02-95-NG, 
02-92-NG, and 02-143-NG, 92-94-NG, 92-140-NG, 02-98-NG, 03-01-NG, 
02-100-NG, 02-101-LNG, 02-102-LNG, 03-02-NG, 03-03-NG; The Berkshire 
Gas Company, Phillips Gas Marketing Company, El Paso Merchant 
Energy, L.P., EnergyNorth Natural Gas, Inc., Essex Gas Company, 
Essex County Gas Company, AllEnergy Gas & Electric Marketing 
Company, L.L.C., Abitibi-Consolidated Company of Canada, 
NorthWestern Energy, a Division of Northwestern Corporation, Western 
International Holdings Ltd., Oleum Energy Corporation, Selkirk Cogen 
Partners, L.P., AIG Energy Trading Inc.; Orders Granting and 
Vacating Authority To Import and Export Natural Gas, Including 
Liquefied 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 January 2003, it issued Orders granting and 
vacating authority to import and export natural gas, including 
liquefied natural gas. These Orders are summarized in the attached 
appendix and may be found on the FE Web site at http://www.fe.doe.gov 
(select gas regulation), 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, SW., 
Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-9478. The Docket Room is open between 
the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on February 11, 2003.
Clifford P. Tomaszewski,
Manager, Natural Gas Regulation, Office of Natural Gas & Petroleum 
Import & Export Activities, Office of Fossil Energy.

                                          Appendix.--Orders Granting and Vacating Import/Export Authorizations
                                                                   [DOE/FE AUTHORITY]
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                                                              Importer/exporter FE
             Order no.                     Date issued             docket no.            Import volume          Export volume             Comments
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713-A..............................  1-6-03................  The Berkshire Gas       .....................  .....................  Vacate blanket import
                                                              Company.                                                              authority.
                                                             92-142-NG.............
926-A..............................  1-6-03................  Phillips Gas Marketing  .....................  .....................  Vacate blanket export
                                                              Company.                                                              authority.
                                                             94-15-NG..............
1840...............................  1-6-03................  El Paso Merchant                           400 Bcf                    Import and export a
                                                              Energy, L.P.                                                          combined total of
                                                             02-95-NG..............                                                 natural gas from and
                                                                                                                                    to Canada and
                                                                                                                                    Mexico, beginning on
                                                                                                                                    January 6, 2003, and
                                                                                                                                    extending through
                                                                                                                                    January 5, 2005.
1840...............................  1-6-03................  El Paso Merchant        .....................  .....................  Vacate blanket import
                                                              Energy, L.P.                                                          authority. Order
                                                             02-95-NG..............                                                 Nos. 1509 and 1509-
                                                                                                                                    A.
1840...............................  1-6-03................  El Paso Merchant        .....................  .....................  Vacate blanket export
                                                              Energy, L.P.                                                          authority. Order
                                                             02-95-NG..............                                                 Nos. 1510 and 1510-
                                                                                                                                    A.
1841...............................  1-6-03................  EnergyNorth Natural                         3 Bcf                     Import and export a
                                                              Gas, Inc.                                                             combined total of
                                                             02-92-NG..............                                                 natural gas from and
                                                                                                                                    to Canada, beginning
                                                                                                                                    on January 15, 2003,
                                                                                                                                    and extending
                                                                                                                                    through January 14,
                                                                                                                                    2005.
714-A..............................  1-6-03................  EnergyNorth Natural     .....................  .....................  Vacate blanket import
                                                              Gas, Inc.                                                             authority.
                                                             02-143-NG.............
1842...............................  1-6-03................  Essex Gas Company.....                      2 Bcf                     Import and export a
                                                             02-94-NG..............                                                 combined total of
                                                                                                                                    natural gas from and
                                                                                                                                    to Canada, beginning
                                                                                                                                    on January 15, 2003,
                                                                                                                                    and extending
                                                                                                                                    through January 14,
                                                                                                                                    2005.
711-A..............................  1-6-03................  Essex County Gas        .....................  .....................  Vacate blanket import
                                                              Company.                                                              authority.
                                                             92-140-NG.............
1844...............................  1-7-03................  AllEnergy Gas &         3.6 Bcf..............  .....................  Import natural gas
                                                              Electric Marketing                                                    from Canada,
                                                              Company, L.L.C.                                                       beginning on
                                                             02-98-NG..............                                                 February 1, 2003,
                                                                                                                                    and extending
                                                                                                                                    through January 31,
                                                                                                                                    2005.

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1845...............................  1-7-03................  Abitibi-Consolidated                       2.5 Bcf                    Import and export a
                                                              Company of Canada.                                                    combined total of
                                                             03-01-NG..............                                                 natural gas from and
                                                                                                                                    to Canada, beginning
                                                                                                                                    on February 1, 2003,
                                                                                                                                    and extending
                                                                                                                                    through January 31,
                                                                                                                                    2005.
1846...............................  1-10-03...............  NorthWestern Energy, A  20 Bcf...............  .....................  Import natural gas
                                                              Division of                                                           from Canada,
                                                              Northwestern                                                          beginning on
                                                              Corporation.                                                          February 7, 2003,
                                                             02-100-NG.............                                                 and extending
                                                                                                                                    through February 6,
                                                                                                                                    2005.
1847...............................  1-15-03...............  Western International   37 Bcf...............  .....................  Import LNG from
                                                              Holdings Ltd.                                                         various
                                                             02-101-LNG............                                                 international
                                                                                                                                    sources beginning on
                                                                                                                                    January 20, 2003,
                                                                                                                                    and extending
                                                                                                                                    through January 19,
                                                                                                                                    2005.
1848...............................  1-15-03...............  Oleum Energy            20 Bcf...............  .....................  Import LNG from
                                                              Corporation.                                                          various
                                                             02-102-LNG............                                                 international
                                                                                                                                    sources beginning on
                                                                                                                                    April 15, 2003, and
                                                                                                                                    extending through
                                                                                                                                    April 14, 2005.
1849...............................  1-21-03...............  Selkirk Cogen                              57 Bcf                     Import and export a
                                                              Partners, L.P.                                                        combined total of
                                                             03-02-NG..............                                                 natural gas from and
                                                                                                                                    to Canada, beginning
                                                                                                                                    on January 29, 2003,
                                                                                                                                    and extending
                                                                                                                                    through January 28,
                                                                                                                                    2005.
1845...............................  1-23-03...............  Abitibi-Consolidated    .....................  .....................  Errata notice.
                                                              Company of Canada.                                                    Ordering Paragraph
                                                             03-01-NG..............                                                 (A) incorrectly
                                                                                                                                    stated the volumes
                                                                                                                                    of natural gas to be
                                                                                                                                    imported and
                                                                                                                                    exported.
1850...............................  1-28-03...............  AIG Energy Trading                         500 Bcf                    Import and export a
                                                              Inc.                                                                  combined total of
                                                             03-03-NG..............                                                 natural gas from and
                                                                                                                                    to Canada and
                                                                                                                                    Mexico, beginning on
                                                                                                                                    April 1, 2003, and
                                                                                                                                    extending through
                                                                                                                                    March 31, 2005.
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