Show Cause Orders Seek Civil Penalties for Multiple-Affiliate Bidding on Cheyenne Plains Intended to Defeat Pro rata Allocation; Moeller Dissents, Citing Missed Opportunities to Change Policy; Spitzer Dissents, Citing 'Mixed Message'

摘要

On 1/15/09 the Commission directed Seminole Energy Services LLC et al. (IN09-9) and four affiliates, as well as National Fuel Marketing Co. LLC et al. (IN09-10) and three affiliates, to show cause why they should not be found to have engaged in fraud in bidding for and using capacity in a March 2007 open season held by Cheyenne Plains Natural Gas Co. FERC acted on investigative reports submitted by the Office of Enforcement (OE). Seminole and National Fuel have 30 days to respond.