[Federal Register: December 21, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 244)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[FE Docket No. 04-111-NG, 04-104-NG, 04-114-NG, 04-113-NG, 04-108-NG, 
04-115-NG, 04-101-NG, 04-116-NG, and 04-120-NG]

 
Office of Fossil Energy; Duke Energy Trading and Marketing, 
L.L.C., Marathon LNG Marketing LLC, Alliance Canada Marketing L.P., 
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., Cannat Energy, Inc., Sempra Energy 
Resources, National Fuel Gas, Distribution Corporation, Northwestern 
Corporation, doing business as NorthWestern Energy, Pemex Gas Y 
Petroquimica Basica; 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 November 2004, it issued Orders granting 
authority to import and export natural gas, including the import of 
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). They are also available for inspection and 
copying in the Office of Natural Gas Regulatory 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 December 9, 2004.
R. F. Corbin,
Manager, Natural Gas Regulation, Office of Natural Gas Regulatory 
Activities, Office of Fossil Energy.

Appendix

                                  Orders Granting Import/Export Authorizations
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                                             Importer/
          Order  No.             Date       exporter FE      Import     Export               Comments
                                issued      Docket No.       volume     volume
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2039.........................   11/1/04  Duke Energy              200 Bcf        Import and export a combined
                                          Trading and                             total of natural gas from and
                                          Marketing,                              to Canada and Mexico,
                                          L.L.C., 04-111-                         including imported liquefied
                                          NG.                                     natural gas from other
                                                                                  international sources,
                                                                                  beginning on October 31, 2004,
                                                                                  and extending through October
                                                                                  30, 2006.
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2040.........................   11/8/04  Marathon LNG       116 Bcf              Import liquefied natural gas
                                          Marketing LLC,                          from various international
                                          04-104-LNG.                             sources, beginning on November
                                                                                  5, 2004, and extending through
                                                                                  November 4, 2006.
2041.........................   11/8/04  Alliance Canada     70 Bcf              Import natural gas from Canada,
                                          Marketing L.P.,                         beginning on November 13,
                                          04-114-NG.                              2004, and extending through
                                                                                  November 12, 2006.
2042.........................  11/10/04  Montana-Dakota      10 Bcf              Import natural gas from Canada,
                                          Utilities Co.,                          beginning on December 1, 2004,
                                          04-113-NG.                              and extending through November
                                                                                  31, 2006.
2043.........................  11/12/04  Cannat Energy,     109 Bcf              Import natural gas from Canada,
                                          Inc., 04-108-NG.                        beginning on December 1, 2004,
                                                                                  and extending through November
                                                                                  31, 2006.
2044.........................  11/12/04  Sempra Energy            300 Bcf        Import and export a combined
                                          Resources, 04-                          total of natural gas from and
                                          115-NG.                                 to Canada and Mexico,
                                                                                  beginning on November 12,
                                                                                  2004, and extending through
                                                                                  November 11, 2006
2047.........................  11/17/04  National Fuel            7.2 Bcf        Import and export a combined
                                          Gas                                     total of natural gas from and
                                          Distribution                            to Canada and Mexico,
                                          Corporation, 04-                        beginning on January 28, 2005,
                                          101-NG.                                 and extending through January
                                                                                  27, 2007.
2048.........................  11/17/04  NorthWestern              20Bcf         Import and export a combined
                                          Corporation d/b/                        total of natural gas from and
                                          a NorthWestern                          to Canada, beginning on
                                          Energy, 04-116-                         February 7, 2005, and
                                          NG.                                     extending through February 6,
                                                                                  2007.
2049.........................  11/23/04  Pemex Gas Y             1,300 Bcf       Import natural gas, including
                                          Petroquimica                            liquefied natural gas, and
                                          Basica, 04-120-                         export natural gas up to a
                                          NG.                                     combined total from and to
                                                                                  Canada and Mexico, beginning
                                                                                  on November 24, 2004, and
                                                                                  extending through November 23,
                                                                                  2006.
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