Gas-cut ruling seen shutting Gulf firms. [Would curtail United Gas Pipeline Co. by 14. 8 billion cu. ft]
Many small Southern industries are threatened by a Federal Power Commission administrative law judge's plan to curtail the United Gas Pipeline Co. by 14.8 billion cubic feet. Although the Commission usually backs the law judges, Louisiana may sue the FPC on the grounds that most of those likely to suffer are small Louisiana and Mississippi firms using 50,000 to 300,000 cubic feet a day. The judge's plan for redistribution would have no significant benefit for the 32 states receiving small amounts of additional gas while imposing a 93 percent curtailment on the base requirements of direct customers. Large industries, already shifting to alternate fuels or to interstate gas supplies, would not suffer serious effects. The curtailment plan exempts only gas used for process, feedstock, and plant protection. United plans to purchase emergency gas, but fears supplies of emergency gas and alternate fuels will be inadequate because of transportation bottlenecks in the winter and supply contracts. The judge's decision is defended on the grounds that curtailment is needed to motivate small companies to develop conservation programs. (DCK)
- OSTI ID:
- 7295468
- Journal Information:
- Energy User News; (United States), Vol. 2:30
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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