05-713. Orders Granting Authority To Import and Export Natural Gas, Including the Import of Liquefied Natural Gas

In the matter of: 04-118-NG, 04-121-NG, 04-119-NG, 04-122-NG, 04-127-NG, 02-85-NG, 04-126-NG, 04-117-NG, 04-123-NG, 04-128-NG, 04-129-NG, 04-130-NG, 04-125-NG, 04-124-NG, 04-132-NG; Amerada Hess Corporation, Cascade Natural Gas Corporation, San Diego Gas & Electric Company, Keyspan Gas East Corporation, BP Energy Company, Keyspan Gas East Corporation, Bay State Gas Company, Engage Energy Canada, L.P., Nexen Marketing U.S.A. Inc., Termoelectria de Mexicali, S. de R.L. de C.V., Boss Energy, Ltd., Texas Eastern Transmission, LP, Boston Gas Company, Northern Utilities, Inc., Dominion Exploration Canada, Ltd.

AGENCY:

Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION:

Notice of orders.

SUMMARY:

The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy gives notice that during December 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, [phone]. 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 January 5, 2005.

R.F. Corbin,

Manager, Natural Gas Regulatory Activities, Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply, Office of Fossil Energy.

Appendix

Orders Granting Import/Export Authorizations

[DOE/FE Authority]

Order No.	Date issued	Importer/exporter FE Docket No.	Import volume	Export volume	Comments
2050	12-2-04	Amerada Hess Corporation; 04-118-NG	100 Bcf	100 Bcf	Import and export natural gas from and to Canada beginning on January 1, 2005 and extending through December 31, 2006.
2052	12-6-04	San Diego Gas & Electric Company; 04-119-NG	5 Bcf		Import and export a combined total of natural gas from and to Mexico, beginning on November 22, 2004, and extending through November 21, 2006.
2053	12-9-04	Keyspan Gas East Corporation; 04-122-NG	25 Bcf		Import and export a combined total of natural gas from and to Canada, beginning on December 10, 2004, and extending through December 9, 2006.
2054	12-9-04	BP Energy Company; 04-127-NG	1,100 Bcf		Import and export a combined total of natural gas from and to Canada and Mexico, beginning on December 9, 2004, and extending through December 8, 2006.
1831-A	12-9-04	Keyspan as East Corporation; 02-85-NG			Vacate blanket import and export authority.
2055	12-9-04	Bay State Gas Company; 04-126-NG	60 Bcf		Import and export a combined total of natural gas from and to Canada, beginning on April 1, 2003, and extending through March 31, 2005.
2056	12-9-04	Engage Energy Canada, L.P.; 04-117-NG	1,000 Bcf		Import and export a combined total of natural gas from and to Canada, and import LNG from other international sources, beginning on January 1, 2005, and extending through December 31, 2006.
2057	12-9-04	Nexen Marketing U.S.A. Inc.; 04-123-NG	200 Bcf		Import and export a combined total of natural gas from and to Canada and Mexico, beginning on January 1, 2004, and extending through December 31, 2006.
2058	12-21-04	Termoelectria de Mexicali, S. de R.L. de C.V.; 04-128-NG	300 Bcf		Import and export a combined total of natural gas from and to Mexico, beginning on December 21, 2004, and extending through December 20, 2006.
2059	12-21-04	Boss Energy, Ltd.; 04-129-NG	10 Bcf; 5 Bcf	10 Bcf; 5 Bcf	Import and export natural gas from and to Canada and Mexico, beginning on December 21, 2004, and extending through December 20, 2006.
2060	12-21-04	Texas Eastern Transmission, L.P.; 04-130-NG	2 Bcf		Import and export a combined total of natural gas from and to Mexico, beginning on December 17, 2004, and extending through December 16, 2006.
2061	12-22-06	Boston Gas Company; 04-125-NG	10 Bcf		Import and export a combined total of natural gas from and to Canada, beginning on December 22, 2004, and extending through December 21, 2006.
2062	12-22-04	Northern Utilities, Inc.; 04-124-NG	30 Bcf		Import and export a combined total of natural gas from and to Canada, beginning on January 15, 2005, and extending through January 14, 2007.
2063	12-30-04	Dominion Exploration Canada Ltd.; 04-132-NG	25 Bcf		Import natural gas from Canada, beginning on December 30, 2004, and extending through December 29, 2006.