1.   Ukraine threatened to retaliate by closing the pipelines on its territory transporting Turkmen gas to third countries.

2.   Atlanta Gas Light Co. will become a distribution company responsible for transporting gas to homes and businesses.

3.   Because they clog Russian pipelines built to transport conventional gas, they have often been treated more as a nuisance than a resource.

4.   A marine terminal will be constructed on the island for supertankers that will transport the gas to markets like Japan and Korea, several thousand miles away.

5.   AGL will charge those companies for transporting gas to consumers at rates to be set by the Public Service Commission.

6.   AGL would still, under the legislation, operate as a distribution company responsible for transporting gas to homes and businesses, but would no longer sell gas.

7.   But liquefied gas is generally transported by ship on special tankers, offering greater flexibility to shift supplies between markets and reducing development costs, the report said.

8.   But, he added, the high cost of transporting gas from wells in the Southwest and in Canada to New England will limit any savings.

9.   Contracts need to be signed for the tariffs pipeline owners will charge for transporting the gas.

10.   Consumer advocates agree the cost of transporting the gas has contributed largely to the price hikes.