[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 48 (Wednesday, March 12, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 11814]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-5865]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[FE Docket No. 03-04-NG, 03-06-NG, 03-05-LNG, and 03-07-NG]


Office of Fossil Energy; Petro-Canada Hydrocarbons Inc., Powerex 
Corp., BP Energy Company, TotalFinaElf Gas & Power North America, Inc.; 
Orders Granting 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 February 2003, it issued Orders granting 
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 March 4, 2003.
Clifford P. Tomaszewski,
Manager, Natural Gas Regulation, Office of Natural Gas & Petroleum 
Import & Export Activities, Office of Fossil Energy.

Appendix

                                  Orders Granting 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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1851..............       2-5-03  Petro-Canada          300 Bcf..........                     Import natural gas
                                  Hydrocarbons 03-04-                                         from Canada,
                                  NG.                                                         beginning on March
                                                                                              4, 2003, and
                                                                                              extending through
                                                                                              March 3, 2005.
1852..............      2-11-03  Powerex Corp., 03-06-              (1) 60 Bcf               Import and export a
                                  NG.                                                         combined total of
                                                                                              natural gas from
                                                                                              and to Canada,
                                                                                              beginning on March
                                                                                              1, 2003, and
                                                                                              extending through
                                                                                              February 28, 2005.
1853..............      2-20-03  BP Energy Company 03- 1,200 Bcf........                     Import LNG from
                                  05-LNG.                                                     various
                                                                                              international
                                                                                              sources beginning
                                                                                              on August 22,
                                                                                              2002, and
                                                                                              extending through
                                                                                              August 21, 2004.
1854..............      2-20-03  TotalFinaElf Gas &    100 Bcf..........  100 Bcf..........  Import a combined
                                  Power North          200 Bcf..........                      total of natural
                                  America, Inc., 03-                                          gas to Canada and
                                  07-NG.                                                      Mexico, and export
                                                                                              a combined total
                                                                                              of natural gas
                                                                                              from Canada and
                                                                                              Mexico, and to
                                                                                              import LNG from
                                                                                              various
                                                                                              international
                                                                                              sources beginning
                                                                                              on February 23,
                                                                                              2002, and
                                                                                              extending through
                                                                                              February 22, 2005.
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[FR Doc. 03-5865 Filed 3-11-03; 8:45 am]
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