PUC seeks to clarify role in Marcellus pipeline regulation

摘要

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission wants to clarify its role in regulating natural gas collection and gathering pipelines in the Marcellus Shale region, according to the Scranton Times Tribune. While interstate natural gas pipelines are regulated by the FERC, the state commission's role over intrastate pipelines can be ambiguous. Century-old regulations need to be rewritten in the face of the explosion of Marcellus drilling in the state, the commission said. Also, the PUC's other state and federal regulatory bodies are tweaking their roles, forcing the commission to survey the landscape. The commission will hold a hearing Thursday, April 22, to solicit comments from invited representatives from special-interest groups and the industry.