Dominion's third-quarter operating earnings fell in the middle of its guidance, at $1.03/share on $611 million.

Protesters are descending on D.C. throughout this week to protest FERC and its approval of natural gas infrastructure projects.

About 10 protesters were led or carried out of the FERC open meeting today after defying the commission’s “no interruptions” rule with chants of “Stop construction at Cove Point!”

FERC Chairman Cheryl LaFleur called an unscheduled recess to the commission’s monthly open meeting Thursday due to a series of interruptions by protesters.

Senators from Maryland are upset that Cheryl LaFleur declined to hold more hearings regarding Dominion Resources' proposed liquefied natural gas export facility at Cove Point.