[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 122 (Thursday, June 25, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34637-34638]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16948]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[FE Docket Nos. 98-31-NG, 98-33-NG, 98-32-NG, 98-34-NG, 97-59-NG, 98-
36-NG, 97-109-NG, 98-38-NG, 98-37-NG, and 98-35-NG]


Office of Fossil Energy; Orders Granting, Amending and 
Transferring Authorizations To Import and/or Export Natural Gas and 
Liquefied Natural Gas

    H.Q. Energy Services (U.S.) Inc., The Washington Water Power 
Company, Chevron U.S.A. Inc., AEC Storage and Hub Services Inc., 
PG&E Texas VGM, L.P., The Montana Power Trading & Marketing Company, 
USGEN New England, Inc. (Successor to New England Power Company), 
West Texas Gas, Inc., Burlington Resources Trading Inc., and Applied 
LNG Technologies USA, L.L.C.

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 it has issued Orders granting, amending and 
transferring various natural gas and liquefied natural gas import and 
export authorizations. These Orders are summarized in the attached 
appendix.
    These Orders may be found on the FE web site at <a href="http://
www.fe.doe.gov">http://
www.fe.doe.gov</a>., 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 and Export Activities, Docket Room 3E-
033, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, 
D.C. 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 June 19, 1998.
John W. Glynn,
Manager, Natural Gas Regulation, Office of Natural Gas & Petroleum 
Import and Export Activities, Office of Fossil Energy.

                Appendix--Orders Granting, Amending and Transferring Import/Export Authorization                
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                                                               Two-year maximum                                 
   Order No.        Date     Importer/exporter FE ------------------------------------------       Comments     
                   issued         docket No.          Import  volume       Export  volume                       
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1380...........    05/06/98  H.Q. Energy Services  100 Bcf............  100 Bcf............  Import and export  
                              (U.S.) Inc., 98-31-                                             each from both    
                              NG.                                                             Canada and Mexico.
1381...........    05/07/98  The Washington Water  100 Bcf............  ...................  Import from Canada 
                              Power Company, 98-                                              beginning on first
                              33-NG.                                                          delivery after    
                                                                                              June 25, 1998.    
1383...........    05/08/98  Chevron U.S.A. Inc.,  73 Bcf.............  ...................  Import from Canada 
                              98-32-NG.                                                       beginning July 1, 
                                                                                              1998, through June
                                                                                              30, 2000.         
1384...........    05/18/98  AEC Storage and Hub                                                                
                              Services Inc., 98-                                                                
                              34-NG.                                                                            
(1)200 Bcf       Import and                                                                                     
                  export up                                                                                     
                       to a                                                                                     
                   combined                                                                                     
                 total from                                                                                     
                     and to                                                                                     
                 Canada and                                                                                     
                     Mexico                                                                                     
                  beginning                                                                                     
                     on the                                                                                     
                    date of                                                                                     
                      first                                                                                     
                  import or                                                                                     
                    export.                                                                                     
1297-A.........    05/20/98  PG&E Texas VGM, L.P.  ...................  ...................  Name changed.      
                              (Formerly Valero                                                                  
                              Gas Marketing,                                                                    
                              L.P.), 97-59-NG.                                                                  
1386...........    05/28/98  The Montana Power     ...................  30 Bcf.............  Export to Canada   
                              Trading & Marketing                                             beginning on date 
                              Company, 98-36-NG.                                              of the first      
                                                                                              delivery.         
1348-A.........    05/28/98  USGen New England,    ...................  ...................  Transfer of        
                              Inc. (Successor to                                              authority.        
                              New England Power                                                                 
                              Company), 97-109-NG.                                                              

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1387...........    05/28/98  West Texas Gas,       ...................  50 Bcf.............  Export to Mexico   
                              Inc., 98-38-NG.                                                 beginning June 1, 
                                                                                              1998, through May 
                                                                                              31, 2000.         
1388...........    05/28/98  Burlington Resources  ...................  100 Bcf............  Import and export  
                              Trading Inc., 98-37-                                            up to a combined  
                              NG.                                                             total from and to 
                                                                                              Mexico beginning  
                                                                                              on June 1, 1998,  
                                                                                              through May 31,   
                                                                                              2000.             
1389...........    05/29/98  Applied LNG           ...................  5.2 Bcf............  Export of LNG to   
                              Technologies USA,                                               Mexico beginning  
                              L.L.C., 98-35-LNG.                                              on the date of    
                                                                                              first truck       
                                                                                              delivery.         
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[FR Doc. 98-16948 Filed 6-24-98; 8:45 am]
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