March 2007 Update

American Gas Association

• Natural Gas Is the Cornerstone of Solution to Climate Change
• Budget Proposal Would Delay Delivery of America’s Cleanest Natural Fossil Fuel

American Petroleum Institute

• Industry outlines policies to enhance energy security

Energy Information Administration

• Oil and Gas Field Code Master List 2006 (02/27/2007)
  Comprehensive listing of U.S. oil and gas field names as of 2006.
• Monthly Energy Review (02/26/2007)
  EIA's primary report of recent energy statistics
• Annual Energy Outlook 2007 with Projections to 2030 (02/20/2007)

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

• February 5, 2007: FERC submits its FY 2008 Congressional Performance Budget Request
• February 15, 2007 Commission to assess the adequacy of financial forms data; acts to ensure compliance with reporting requirements Press Release
• February 15, 2007 Commission clarifies its jurisdiction over natural gas gathering facilities Press Release| Clarifiying Policy |
• Assessment of Information Requirements for FERC Financial Forms, here.
  

National Energy Board Canada

• Amendment to National Energy Board Rules of Practice and Procedure, 1995 - Request for Comments (14 February 2007) [HTML]
• Hydrocarbons and Canada's Energy Future - Presentation to the Association Pipeline - Gaétan Caron - 22 February 2007 [HTML]

Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

• Secretary Peters Announces DOT's Budget Request of $67 Billion for Fiscal Year 2008
• PHMSA announces a Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee Meeting. For more information please visit: http://ops.dot.gov/init/TAC/thlpssc.htm

Transportation Security Administration

• FEDERAL EFFORTS FOR RAIL AND SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY
  

U.S. Department of Energy

• DOE Selects Six Cellulosic Ethanol Plants for Up to $385 Million in Federal Funding Funding to help bring cellulosic ethanol to market and help revolutionize the industry more>

In the news...

• Alaska Would Kick in $500M for Pipeline Whoever wins the right to build a multi-billion dollar natural gas pipeline in Alaska will get as much $500 million from the state under a proposal from Gov. Sarah Palin.
• Longtime FERC Official Leaving Daniel Larcamp, who has been chief of staff for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for 20 years, is leaving Feb. 28 for a career in the private sector.
• Pipeline review panel told to block oilsands from using Mackenzie natural gas EDMONTON (CP) - Environmentalists want Alberta's booming and greenhouse-gas-spewing oilsands blocked from using natural gas flowing through a proposed $7-billion pipeline from the Mackenzie delta.