Natural Gas
Spectra: Faster than Expected Corrosion Led to Pipeline Blast
GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Texas energy company says faster-than-expected corrosion caused a Pennsylvania natural gas pipeline blast that scorched 40 rural acres in April and badly burned a man whose home was destroyed. Andy Drake with Houston-based Spectra Energy Corp. shared those findings at a pub..
Southern California Gas Co. to Pay $4 Million for Massive Gas Leak
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A utility responsible for a massive gas leak that drove thousands of families from their Los Angeles homes pleaded no contest to a criminal charge Tuesday as part of a $4 million settlement with prosecutors. The deal requires Southern California Gas Co. to adopt an expensive leak..
Gas Pipeline Projects in New Jersey Move Along Slowly
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — More than a dozen natural gas pipelines spanning hundreds of miles and carrying fuel from across the region could crisscross New Jersey if the projects — at various stages in the regulatory process — go forward. Monday marks the end of the public comment period on the proposed ..
Gazprom Receives First Permits for TurkStream Pipeline
Gazprom has received the first permits for the TurkStream project from the authorities of the Turkish Republic after the decision to resume the natural gas pipeline project this year. At last week’s negotiations between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Berat Albayrak..
Proposed Power Plant Would Use Atlantic Coast Pipeline
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — A company wants to build a natural gas plant on the Elizabeth River that could utilize a controversial pipeline project. The Virginian-Pilot reported (http://bit.ly/2cBGA0t) Wednesday that the facility would be built in Chesapeake by the New York-based Macquarie Infrastructur..
Forest Service Raises Concern About Pipeline Path
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service says it is “highly concerned” about the potential impact a proposed natural gas pipeline could have on a wild brook trout stream in Bath County. The Forest Service filed comments Thursday with regulators about the proposed path of the Atlantic Coast Pipe..
Pipeline Operator Enbridge to Buy Spectra Energy for $28 Billion
NEW YORK (AP) — Canada’s Enbridge is buying Houston-based Spectra Energy for about $28 billion, creating North America’s largest energy infrastructure company. Both companies operate pipelines that deliver oil and natural gas. Under the terms of the deal announced Tuesday, Spectra Energy sharehold..
US Takes Key Step to Implement Sage Grouse Conservation Plan
DENVER (AP) — Federal land managers issued guidelines Thursday for restricting energy development, livestock grazing and other activities on public land in the West to protect the greater sage grouse, part of a broad effort to save the bird without resorting to listing it as an endangered species. ..
California Moves to Add Methane Limits to Climate Agenda
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Democrats are taking further steps to advance the state’s ambitious climate-change agenda, agreeing to regulate methane emissions from landfills and dairy farms for the first time and approving $900 million in spending on environmental programs. The approval cam..
Cyprus, Egypt Sign Deal Paving Way for Gas Pipeline
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus and Egypt signed an agreement Wednesday that paves the way for the supply of gas to the Arab nation via an undersea pipeline that officials hope will create a regional energy hub. Cypriot Energy Minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis and Egypt’s Petroleum Minister Tarek el-Molla..
Record-Low Lease Bidding Reflects Dismal Time for Gulf Oil
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The federal government’s annual sale of oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico attracted hardly any interest on Wednesday, reflecting a dismal outlook for offshore drilling. Only three oil companies bid, on just 24 of the nearly 4,400 tracts offered for drilling and exploration..
UGI Energy Begins Construction of Sunbury Pipeline
UGI Energy Services celebrated the start of construction on its Sunbury Pipeline with a groundbreaking ceremony in central Pennsylvania near the Panda Hummel Station power plant it will serve. The 35-mile-long pipeline will carry natural gas from the Transco interstate pipeline in eastern Lycoming ..
Dominion-Questar Merger Moves Closer After Approval From Utah PSC
The Public Service Commission of Utah has approved the merger between Dominion Resources, Inc. and Questar Corporation, subject to terms and conditions of an agreed settlement stipulation. With this action, the final regulatory approval needed to complete the merger is pending with the Wyoming Publi..
Feds to Livestream Gulf Oil and Gas Lease Sale
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The federal government says that, for the first time, it’s broadcasting an oil and gas lease sale live on the internet. The sale Wednesday offers all 23.8 million acres available for drilling and exploration in the Gulf of Mexico off the Texas coast. At earlier sales, an officia..
Natural Gas Blamed in Aug. 10 Apartment Explosion
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — A buildup of natural gas caused an explosion and fire that killed seven people and injured dozens of others at a Maryland apartment building Aug. 10, investigators said Friday. The exact cause of the explosion remains under investigation, but Daniel Board, special agent in..
7 People Detained in Plot to Bomb Georgian Gas Pipeline
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia’s intelligence agency says it has detained seven people suspected of plotting an attack on a gas pipeline that carries Russian gas to Armenia. The State Security Service said in a statement on Monday that it detained five people on Saturday who were planning to bomb ..
Natural Gas Pipelines Hit by Artillery Fire in Eastern Ukraine
hree natural gas pipelines were damaged overnight by artillery fire in Ukraine’s self-proclaimed eastern republic of Donetsk, Russian media reported on Friday, citing gas supplying company Donbassgas. Repair units are working to fix damages, according to Russia’s Tass news agency. Relations betwee..
Gas Flows to Millions in Thailand While Pipeline Repaired
Responsible for providing Thailand with 20% of its natural gas supply, PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP) work to make sure natural gas production from the Bongkot and Erawan production platforms, located in the Gulf of Thailand, flow with little disruption. Since replaci..
Dutch-owned Gasunie at Heart of ‘Magic Gas Roundabout’
Gasunie, the Dutch state-owned gas infrastructure company worth more than 10 billion euros, lies at the heart of Northwest Europe’s gas transmission network. The system consists of a gas transmission grid in the Netherlands and parts of northern Germany. Its interconnected pipeline network links cu..
Ghana’s Sankofa Gas Project a Game Changer
Ghana’s Sankofa Gas Project (SGP) is focused on the development and subsequent production of two offshore natural gas fields within the OCTP (Offshore Cape Three Points) bloc. OCTP is comprised of the Sankofa and Gye Nyame non-associated gas fields, and the separate Sankofa East oil field (estimated..
Court: Ratepayers Can't be Asked to Finance Gas Pipelines
BOSTON (AP) — The highest court in Massachusetts is blocking electric utilities from passing on to ratepayers the costs of building new natural gas pipelines. The Supreme Judicial Court in its unanimous decision Wednesday said state regulators made a mistake in approving the tariffs and authorizing..
Gazprom Partners in Nord Stream Quit Merger Talks
Gazprom’s partners in the Nord Stream-2 pipeline project have given up the merger plan that would have seen Gazprom, Shell, OMV, French Engie, and German Uniper and Wintershall combine into a consortium to build a gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea. The change of plans was prompted by opposition fro..
FERC Approves Construction of $3.2B Sabal Trail Pipeline
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Construction of a new $3.2-billion natural gas pipeline that will travel through three Southeastern states could begin within a week after the project received its final approvals on Friday despite years of challenge from environmental groups. The Gainesville Sun reports (h..
Eastern Shore Natural Gas Receives FERC Approval to Expand Firm Natural Gas Transportation Service
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved Eastern Shore Natural Gas’ application to expand firm natural gas transportation service to Calpine Energy Services’ Garrison Energy Center in Dover, Delaware. When completed, Eastern Shore Natural Gas will transport 45,000 dekatherms per day of ..
Align Midstream Announces Acquisition Of Processing & Trunk Line Assets
Align Midstream Partners closed on the acquisition of a 100 MMcf/d natural gas processing facility and a 51-mile trunk line system from Azure Midstream Partners for $44.9 million. Panola I is a cryogenic gas processing plant located in Panola County, TX that has access to five residue gas pip..
China Could Quadruple Gas Imports By 2030
China has become the usual suspect when it comes to commodity prices. Whether it’s crude oil or copper, LNG or gold, China is almost invariably the first place everyone looks for an explanation as to why prices are up or down. Now Asia’s largest economy is on its way to swing the international gas m..
Williams, Williams Partners Selling Canadian Businesses to Inter Pipeline
Williams and Williams Partners agreed to sell the companies’ Canadian businesses to Inter Pipeline Ltd. for combined cash proceeds of $1.03 billion. Williams will waive $150 million of incentive distribution rights in the quarter following closing to simplify the of inter-company contracts. After ta..
Eastern Shore Natural Gas Receives FERC Approval to Construct Facilities in Delaware
Chesapeake Utilities Corp. announced that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved plans by Eastern Shore Natural Gas (ESNG), Chesapeake Utilities’ interstate natural gas transmission subsidiary, to construct pipeline and compression facilities to preserve the reliability and fle..
NEB Conditionally Approves Vaughan Mainline Expansion Project
Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) has approved an application from TransCanada PipeLines Limited to construct and operate approximately 11.7 km of new natural gas pipeline in the City of Vaughan, Ontario, subject to 19 conditions. The Board’s written reasons will be released on or before Septembe..
Open Season Launched for Spire STL Pipeline
Spire Inc. has launched an open season to broadly solicit commercial interest in capacity for the Spire STL Pipeline. Open season bids are due by August 19, 2016 for service beginning as early as November 1, 2018. The proposed 70-mile steel pipeline would interconnect to the Rockies Express Pipelin..
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