Natural Gas
Enterprise Products Partners Natural Gas Plant Could Restart by Year's End
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Pascagoula natural gas processing plant heavily damaged by a June 27 explosion could restart operations before the end of the year. James Teague, CEO of Houston-based Enterprise Products Partners LP, made the comments Thursday to investors during a conference call after the ..
European Development Bank Considers Funding Gas Pipeline
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is looking to support financially the development of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline, which plans to bring gas across the Balkans and on to Italy. President Suma Chakrabarti told Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama during a visit ..
Developers Seek More Time to Build Constitution Pipeline
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Constitution Pipeline Company is asking federal regulators for more time to build a 124-mile natural gas pipeline from Pennsylvania’s shale fields to eastern New York. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved a permit for the pipeline in December 2014 on condition..
Water Midstream Completes Saltwater Pipeline Disposal Extension
Dallas-based Water Midstream Partners completed the southern extension to its Midland County, TX commercial pipeline system, connecting new oil and gas wells inside and adjacent to the city of Midland to its Saltwater Disposal Well on State Highway 158. The extension bring the pipeline system to 9...
SwRI Wins DOE Funding to Advance Gas-Fired Power Plants
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), of San Antonio, is a member of three teams awarded about $18.2 total funding by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory to develop technologies advancing power generation. The initiative to improve gas turbine components and super-c..
Feds Order More Upgrades to Spectra Pipelines After Blast
GREENSBURG, Pa (AP) – A federal agency has ordered a natural gas pipeline company to upgrade three lines buried in western Pennsylvania, including one that has corrosion similar to a fourth line that blew up in April, scorching some 40 acres. The Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration..
New Mexico Gas Co. Plans Natural Gas Pipeline to Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico Gas Co. says it’ll seek a federal permit to begin building a natural gas pipeline from southern New Mexico to Mexico. Company spokesman Teala Kail says the $5 million project would extend the company’s existing pipeline in Santa Teresa about five miles to the U.S..
Duke Energy CEO: Buyout Foresees Greater Natural Gas Demand
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Duke Energy Corp.’s purchase of Piedmont Natural Gas Co. will create a company with the financial resources to expand the distribution of natural gas across the country as utilities shift further away from coal to the cleaner-burning fuel, the chief executive of the country’s la..
Natural Gas Vehicles: Accurately Measuring Tank Fills
With the discovery and development of vast domestic gas shales in the United States over the past decade, this expanding energy resource has led to broader appeal of natural-gas-fueled vehicles (NGVs). Vehicle manufacturers are increasing the number of their NGV offerings, and the natural gas refue..
Smart Gas Meter Market Worth USD 2.27 Billion by 2021
Research and Markets has announced the release of the “Smart Gas Meter Market – Global Trends & Forecast to 2021” report. The smart gas meter market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 7.24% from 2016 to 2021 to reach USD 2.27 Billion by 2021. Government policies and mandates in developed economies a..
Automating Hydraulic Simulations of Large Number of Scenarios
As PG&E and other utilities perform unparalleled levels of safety-related work on gas transmission systems, frequent and complex pipeline system outages occur throughout the year. This safety work also carries the potential of pressure reductions due to previously undetected system anomalies in the ..
PG&E Testing Safety Drones to Inspect Gas and Electric Infrastructure
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is testing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly referred to as drones, to enhance the safety and reliability of its electric and gas service. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has authorized PG&E to use drones to assist with inspections of electri..
EIA Projects 48% Increase in World Energy Consumption by 2040
The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s EIA International Energy Outlook 2016 (IEO2016) projects world energy consumption will grow by 48% between 2012 and 2040. Most of this growth will come from countries that are not in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), includ..
Frank Yoho and Natural Gas Are a Perfect Fit
From helping engineer the multibillion-dollar merger of his Piedmont Natural Gas with Duke Energy to his role as 2016 chairman of the Southern Gas Association, Frank Yoho is a very busy man with natural gas on his mind 24/7. Yoho, 56, is Piedmont’s chief commercial officer, with responsibility for ..
Turkmenistan Abolishes Agencies Managing Key Gas Industry
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — Turkmenistan, which holds the world’s fourth-largest natural gas reserves that are the base of its economy, has abolished two of the primary government agencies responsible for the sector. The central Asian country has been the prime mover in the effort to build a gas ..
The Unlimited Potential for Natural Gas
The energy industry cannot underestimate the promise and potential of natural gas. Successful natural gas development in emerging markets – where the gas resources are abundant – could spur economic growth and improve living standards. As emerging economies look to be part of the gas opportunity va..
PECO Inspects 308 Miles of Natural Gas Main
PECO said it completed nearly 600 projects to enhance natural gas and electric service for customers during the first quarter of 2016. That work included inspection of 308 miles of natural gas main, completion of more than 1,700 valve inspections and replacement of nearly two miles of natural gas m..
Large Montana Coal Plant to Close 2 Units
A large Montana coal plant serving utility customers across the Pacific Northwest agreed Tuesday to shut down two of its four units by 2022 and limit pollution from the plant until that happens, under a settlement with environmentalists who sued over emission violations. Terms of the partial shutdo..
U.S. Natural Gas Trading Volume Increased 4 Percent in 2015
From 2014 to 2015, U.S. natural gas trading volume increased 4 percent, according to a new report from Cornerstone Research. The report, Characteristics of U.S. Natural Gas Transactions—Insights from FERC Form 552 Submissions, finds that the trading volume measured by Form 552 submissions increased ..
Southern Buying Stake in Kinder Morgan’s SNG System
Kinder Morgan will sell a 50% stake in its 7,600-mile natural gas pipeline system to Southern Gas Company for an estimated $1.47 billion. Kinder Morgan will continue to operate the system. The Southern Natural Gas (SNG) system connects gas supply basins in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and..
N.J. Court Dismisses Trespassing Lawsuit Against PennEast
A New Jersey State Superior Court judge on July 7 rejected a lawsuit filed by HALT, an association of New Jersey landowners, and several of its individual members, that sought to prevent the PennEast Pipeline from being built. The $1 billion underground pipeline will span the 118-miles between Dall..
Sanchez Production Partners Acquires Pipeline Assets in the Eagle Ford
Sanchez Production Partners (SPP) acquired Sanchez Energy’s 50% interest in Carnero Gathering, a joint venture that is 50% owned by Targa Resources, for about $37 million cash and the assumption of $7.4 million in capital commitments. Carnero Gathering will own about 45 miles of high-pressure natur..
Chinese Companies Splash US$80 Billion on Nigeria Oil, Gas
Chinese businesses have pledged to invest US$80 billion on oil and gas infrastructure projects in Nigeria, the country’s state oil company said. The announcement of the Memorandum of Understanding follows a roadshow in China by Nigeria’s Oil Minister and chief of the Nigerian National Petroleum Cor..
TransCanada Closes on Columbia Pipeline Purchase
TransCanada announced it will close on the previously announced acquisition of Columbia Pipeline Group on July 1 for about $13 billion, which includes the assumption of $2.8 billion in debt. “This acquisition is a tremendous opportunity to obtain a competitively positioned, growing network of regul..
New Mexico PRC Approves Emera Acquisition of TECO Energy
The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (NMPRC) voted unanimously to approve final authorization Emera’s proposed acquisition of TECO Energy and the indirect acquisition of New Mexico Gas Company. (NMGC). Emera awaits the filing of the NMPRC’s written order, which will complete the final require..
Judge: US Agency Lacks Authority to Set Rules on Fracking
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A judge ruled Tuesday that federal regulators lack the authority to set rules for hydraulic fracturing, dealing another setback to the Obama administration’s efforts to tighten how fossil fuels are mined. U.S. District Judge Scott Skavdahl said the Bureau of Land Management ca..
PG&E Plan Adds Renewables and Storage, Phases Out Nuclear over Next Decade
PG&E announced a joint proposal with labor and leading environmental organizations that would increase investment in energy efficiency, renewables and storage beyond state mandates while phasing out the company’s production of nuclear power in California by 2025. Underpinning the agreement, PG&E sa..
Effects of the Clean Power Plan
The Clean Power Plan (CPP) [1] rule, issued under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act, is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) program to regulate carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions at existing fossil-fired electric power plants. EPA estimates that the CPP will reduce CO2 emissions from the po..
Enterprise Expanding in Delaware Basin with Pipeline, Processing Facility
Enterprise Products Partners plans to build a new cryogenic natural gas processing facility and associated natural gas, along with NGL pipeline infrastructure in the Delaware Basin of West Texas and southeastern New Mexico. The pipeline portion of the project will include construction of rich natur..
The Downstream Frontline for Integrity Management
Recent news headlines around gas storage incidents highlight the fact that it is not only oil and gas-producing wells that need continuous real-time integrity monitoring to avoid catastrophic leaks. According to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) most recent forecasts, we can expect a sustaine..
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