Former White House antiterrorism adviser Richard Clarke issued a 159-page report last week that finds that not only are liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers and urban import terminals vulnerable to "catastrophic" terrorist attacks, they also are "extremely attractive" terrorist targets and there is little that can be done to protect against such attacks.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has taken the unusual step of voiding a contract with a firm it had hired to conduct a “third-party” environmental review of a sprawling natural
FERC’s Proposed Natural Gas Price Index Changes Draw Mixed Reaction
Market participants are largely in favor of proposed federal modifications to the natural gas price indices policy to enhance price transparency and encourage transaction reporting to developers such as Natural Gas Intelligence (NGI).
However, some respondents to FERC’s call for comments said the amendment to codify the “safe harbor” provision could go further (No. PL20-3-000). As proposed, it would add a layer of clarity to “promote voluntary reporting of wholesale natural gas and electricity transactions” by “alleviating market participant concerns that the safe harbor policy is not binding on the Commission.”