[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 220 (Thursday, November 14, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68997-68999]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28895]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


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

    In the matter of: [FR Docket No. 99-41-NG, 02-65-LNG, 02-66-NG, 
02-67-NG, 02-68-NG, 02-69-NG, 02-70-NG, 02-71-NG, 02-72-NG, 02-73-
NG, 02-75-LNG, 02-76-NG, 02-74-NG, 02-77-NG, 02-78-NG, Texaco 
Natural Gas Inc. Duke Energy LNG Marketing and Management Company, 
Kimball Energy Corporation, Westcoast Gas Services Inc., Westcoast 
Energy (U.S.) LLC, Pioneer Natural Resources Canada Inc., Nexen 
Marketing U.S.A. Inc., Alliance Canada Marketing L.P., National Fuel 
Gas Distribution Corporation, CoEnergy Trading Company, Duke Energy 
Trading and Marketing, L.L.C., TransCanada Energy Ltd., WPS Energy 
Services, Inc., Cannat Energy Inc., WPS Energy Services of Canada 
Corp.,
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 2002, it issued Orders granting, 
amending 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 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 7, 2002.
Clifford P. Tomaszewski,
Manager, Natural Gas Regulation, Office of Natural Gas & Petroleum 
Import & Export Activities, Office of Fossil Energy.

Appendix--Orders Granting, Amending and Vacating Import/Export 
Authorizations

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                      Date       Importer/Exporter FE
    Order No.        issued           docket No.                 Import  volume               Export  volume                      Comments
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1488-A               10-4-02  Texaco Natural Gas Inc. 99- ...........................  ...........................  Vacate blanket authority to export
                               41-NG.                                                                                of natural gas from Mexico. --
1813                 10-4-02  Duke Energy LNG Marketing   700 Bcf....................  ...........................  Import LNG from various
                               and Management Company,                                                               international sources beginning on
                               02-65-LNG.                                                                            October 4, 2002, and extending
                                                                                                                     through October 3, 2004.
1814                 10-7-02  Kimball Energy              75 Bcf.....................  ...........................  Import natural gas from Canada,
                               Corporation, 02-66-NG.                                                                beginning on April 1, 2002, and
                                                                                                                     extending through March 31, 2004.
1815                 10-8-02  Westcoast Gas Services                               200 Bcf                          Import and export a combined total
                               Inc., 02-67-NG.                                                                       of natural gas from and to Canada,
                                                                                                                     beginning on December 1, 2002, and
                                                                                                                     extending through November 30,
                                                                                                                     2004.
1816                 10-8-02  Westcoast Energy (U.S.)                              200 Bcf                          Import and export a combined total
                               LLC, 02-68-NG.                                                                        of natural gas from and to Canada,
                                                                                                                     beginning on December 1, 2002, and
                                                                                                                     extending through November 30,
                                                                                                                     2004.
1817                10-10-02  Pioneer Natural Resources   76.8 Bcf...................  ...........................  Import natural gas from Canada,
                               Canada Inc., 02-69-NG.                                                                beginning on October 30, 2002, and
                                                                                                                     extending through October 29, 2004.
1818                10-23-02  Nexen Marketing U.S.A.                               200 Bcf                          200 Import and export a combined
                               Inc., 02-70-NG.                                                                       total of natural gas from and to
                                                                                                                     Canada and Mexico, beginning on
                                                                                                                     January 1, 2003, and extending
                                                                                                                     through December 31, 2004.
1819                10-24-02  Alliance Canada Marketing,  69.535 Bcf.................  ...........................  Import natural gas from Canada, L.P.
                               02-71-NG.                                                                             beginning on November 13, 2002, and
                                                                                                                     extending through November 12,
                                                                                                                     2004.
1820                10-24-02  National Fuel Gas           33.5 Bcf...................  ...........................  Import and export a combined total
                               Distribution Corporation,                                                             of natural gas from and to Canada,
                               02-72-NG.                                                                             beginning on January 28, 2003,
                                                                                                                     extending through January 27, 2005.
1821                10-24-02  CoEnergy Trading Company,    150 Bcf...................  100 Bcf....................  Import and export natural gas from
                               02-73-NG.                                                                             and to Canada, beginning on
                                                                                                                     September 30, 2002, and extending
                                                                                                                     through September 29, 2004.
1822                10-28-02  Duke Energy Trading and                              900 Bcf                          Import and export natural gas,
                               Marketing, L.L.C., 02-75-                                                             including liquefied natural gas,
                               LNG.                                                                                  from and to Canada and Mexico, and
                                                                                                                     to import liquefied natural gas
                                                                                                                     from other countries, up to a
                                                                                                                     combined total, beginning on
                                                                                                                     October 31, 2002, and extending
                                                                                                                     through October 30, 2004.
1823                10-28-02  TransCanada Energy Ltd. 02- 700 Bcf....................  300 Bcf....................  Import natural gas from Canada, and
                               76-NG.                                                                                export a combined total of natural
                                                                                                                     gas to Canada and Mexico, beginning
                                                                                                                     on November 1, 2002, and extending
                                                                                                                     through October 31, 2004.
1824                10-29-02  WPS Energy Services, Inc.   100 Bcf....................  50 Bcf.....................  Import and export natural gas from
                               02-74-NG.                                                                             and to Canada, beginning on
                                                                                                                     November 1, 2002, and extending
                                                                                                                     through October 31, 2004.
1825                10-29-02  Cannat Energy Inc., 02-77-  190 Bcf....................  ...........................  Import natural gas from Canada,
                               NG.                                                                                   beginning on December 1, 2002, and
                                                                                                                     extending through November 30,
                                                                                                                     2004.
1826                10-30-02  WPS Energy Services of      100 Bcf....................  50 Bcf.....................  Import and export natural gas from
                               Canada Corp., 02-78-NG.                                                               and to Canada, beginning on
                                                                                                                     November 1, 2004, and extending
                                                                                                                     through October 31, 2002.
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