Pipeline
Gas Groups Back State-based Registry Of Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids
Leaders of the Natural Gas Supply Association and the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America have announced support for a new state-based registry for companies to voluntarily disclose the contents of fluids used during the hydraulic fracturing (“fracing”) process common in the completion of shale gas wells.
Two South Texas Pipelines To Handle Eagle Ford Shale Production
Energy Transfer Partners has entered into multiple long-term agreements with shippers to provide transportation services from the prolific Eagle Ford Shale located in South Texas.
Advanced Pipeline Welding Technologies Boost Productivity
For years pipelines have been constructed by manual welders using conventional arc welding processes and consumables. This approach is still used to construct small-diameter, low-pressure pipelines as well as tie-ins and repairs on larger diameter, high-pressure pipelines.
Bakken Area Gas Gathering System Planned
Bear Tracker Energy, LLC has signed an agreement to build, own, operate and expand a natural gas gathering system in the Bakken area of North Dakota.
ONEOK Partners To Invest $240 Million In NGL Projects
ONEOK Partners, L.P. plans to invest $180-240 million over the next 18 months for natural gas liquids (NGL) projects.
Additional Gathering And Processing Capacity For Eagle Ford Producers
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LLC and Copano Energy, L.L.C. plan to expand the scope of their Eagle Ford Gathering LLC joint venture.
DCP Midstream Signs Long-Term Gas Supply Agreements to Anchor Major Midstream Expansion in Eagle Ford Shale
DCP Midstream LLC announced Jan. 19 it has signed long-term gas gathering and processing agreements with the Pioneer JV to provide a full scope of midstream energy services in the Eagle Ford shale play.
European Leaders Back AGRI Energy Project
Romanian, Azerbaijani Georgian and Hungarian leaders signed the Baku Declaration on the implementation of the Azerbaijan-Georgia-Romania Interconnector (AGRI) energy project.
2011 Worldwide Pipeline Construction Report
Despite a global economic downturn, new oil and gas pipelines are being planned and built. <em>P&GJ</em>’s worldwide survey figures indicate 119,938 miles of pipelines are planned and under construction. Of these, 83,634 represent projects in the planning and design phase while 36,304 miles reflect pipelines in various stages of construction.
IMV Projects awarded EPCM contract by AltaGas
IMV Projects, a Wood Group company, has been awarded a multimillion-dollar contract by AltaGas to provide full engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for the C$235MM Gordondale sour gas processing facility and associated gas gathering system.
Harvest to Build New Eagle Ford Crude Oil Pipeline
Harvest Pipeline Company is beginning the next expansion phase of the Arrowhead Pipeline to ship more crude oil from the Eagle Ford area.
Koch Pipeline To Expand South Texas Crude System
Koch Pipeline Company, L.P. is seeking corporate approval to further expand its South Texas Crude oil system.
New Caterpillar Welding Tractor Launched In Europe
A custom-built welding tractor -- the latest pipeline offering from Caterpillar -- was unveiled late last year at the company’s Grenoble Echirolles plant in France.
Shale Development Drives U.S. Proved Reserves To Highest Level Since 1971
U.S. natural gas proved reserves, estimated as "wet" gas which includes natural gas plant liquids, increased by 11% in 2009 to 284 Tcf, the highest level since 1971, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) Summary: U.S. Crude Oil, Natural Gas, and Natural Gas Liquids Reserves, 2009.
Water Usage Analysis Shows Natural Gas Less Intensive Than Coal
A new report from the Worldwatch Institute concludes that electricity produced from natural gas uses less water than electricity from coal on a life-cycle basis – even when natural gas comes from deep shale formations.
Chinas Largest Oil/Gas Producer Purchases Shale Project Interest
Chesapeake Energy Corporation and CNOOC Limited’s wholly owned subsidiary, CNOOC International Ltd., have finalized a project cooperation agreement allowing the purchase of a 33.3% undivided interest in Chesapeake’s 600,000 net oil and natural gas leasehold acres in the Eagle Ford Shale project in South Texas.
Kinder Morgan Foresees $1.4 Billion in Expansions, Acquisitions
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP said it will spend $1.4 billion in expansions and acquisitions in 2011. The amount is lower than the $1.5 billion it pledged to spend in 2010.
Low Natural Gas Price Turns Interest To Liquids-Rich Plays
As North America experiences a renaissance in oil drilling, exploration & production (E&P) spending is expected to rise in 2011. According to a recently released Barclays Capital research note a decline in dry gas drilling is predicted, offset by an increase in oil and liquids-rich activity. In the wake of this activity the Tight Oil From Shale Plays World Congress 2011 will take place in Denver in January to discuss maximizing oil recovery.
Remarks to the Houston Pipeliners Association, Jan. 3, 2011
It’s great to see you tonight and I hope you all had a hearty holiday season. We have a two-part program tonight. I’m going to talk about some of the dynamic changes under way in the natural gas business and then a few minutes on some key issues the industry is facing this year. I’ll be throwing a bunch of numbers at you – the point being that no matter which way you look, the natural gas business is the one to be in right now.
Rangeland Plans Open-Access Crude Oil Marketing Hub In North Dakota
Rangeland Energy LLC plans to build, own and operate a crude oil loading terminal and pipeline in Williams County, ND.
Shale Gas Issues Yield To Adroit Community Relations Efforts
Interest in shale gas is being driven by concern about peak oil, pressure to develop secure domestic energy supplies and a need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Shale gas is also called tight gas or shallow gas. And, members of the conventional gas industry are experiencing some new challenges in the exploration, production and pipelining of this shale gas energy source.
National Fuel Gas Holds Open Seasons
National Fuel Gas Supply Corp. and Empire Pipeline, Inc., are holding two open seasons aimed at making firm transportation capacity available from the Marcellus Shale.
Chevron Acquiring Atlas Energy For $4.3 Billion
Chevron will acquire Atlas Energy for cash of $3.2 billion and assumed pro forma net debt of $1.1 billion in a deal that will provide Chevron with an attractive natural gas resource position primarily located in southwestern Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale.
Enterprise Products To Provide Midstream Services In South Texas
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. has entered into 10-year agreements with the "Pioneer JV" to provide a full scope of midstream energy services to handle natural gas and crude oil production from the Eagle Ford Shale.
Copano Signs Deal With Eagle Ford Shale Producer
Copano Energy, L.L.C. signed a long-term, fee-based agreement to provide GeoSouthern Energy Corporation, one of the first producers to have success in the NGL-rich region of the northern Eagle Ford Shale.
ETP Pipelines Ahead Of Schedule And Under Budget
Energy Transfer Partners L.P. (ETP) announced last month that two major interstate pipelines, the 175-mile Tiger Pipeline and the 185-mile Fayetteville Express Pipeline, would begin service on Dec. 1, ahead of schedule and well under budget.
ENSTOR Announces Expansions to Two Gas Storage Facilities
ENSTOR has announced expanded storage capacities at two of its U.S. gas storage facilities: Caledonia in Lowndes County, Mississippi, and Grama Ridge in Lea County, New Mexico.
Whats New In Valves And Valve Operators
Valves and valve operators from Cameron Valves & Management, Flowserve Corp., Dresser, Inc., US Valve Services and Training, Rupture Pin Technology, AnTech Ltd., R.W. Lyall and Polytec Co., Dresser’s Mooney, Flowserve Nordstrom, Leser, LLC, Siemens, Specialty Maintenance Products and CECO.
Energy Solutions Report: Natural Gas Prices May Begin To Rise By Mid-2011
On November 15, Energy Solutions, Inc. published its most recent educational analysis, <em>Natural Gas Price Outlook</em>. President Valerie Wood provided a summary of the contents: "Natural gas prices are at eight-year lows, and plentiful supplies have caused some analysts to predict sub-$5 natural gas prices as far out as 2015. If one is looking solely at supply and demand, that forecast may be relevant. But today, the price of natural gas is about so much more than just supply and demand.
BENTEK: Canadian Natural Gas Imports to U.S. Projected to Drop 30% by 2015
According to a new report from BENTEK Energy, LLC, Canadian producers face serious challenges as the continued growth of unconventional natural gas supplies and newly added pipeline infrastructure in the U.S. push Canadian imports out of the U.S. market. "<a href="http://www.bentekenergy.com/FCSRubyBigSqueeze.aspx">The Big Squeeze: Ruby, Canada and Marcellus</a>" examines the broad displacement of Canadian imports and its impact on the North American natural gas market, which will ultimately lead to curtailments in Canadian production.
- Phillips 66 to Shut LA Oil Refinery, Ending Major Gasoline Output Amid Supply Concerns
- FERC Sides with Williams in Texas-Louisiana Pipeline Dispute with Energy Transfer
- U.S. Appeals Court Blocks Kinder Morgan’s Tennessee Pipeline Permits
- ConocoPhillips Eyes Sale of $1 Billion Permian Assets Amid Marathon Acquisition
- Valero Considers All Options, Including Sale, for California Refineries Amid Regulatory Pressure
- U.S. LNG Export Growth Faces Uncertainty as Trump’s Tariff Proposal Looms, Analysts Say
- Marathon Oil to Lay Off Over 500 Texas Workers Ahead of ConocoPhillips Merger
- Valero Considers All Options, Including Sale, for California Refineries Amid Regulatory Pressure
- Another Major U.S. Oil Refinery Shutting Down as Lyondell Confirms Houston Closure
- Chevron CEO Wirth Under Fire as Hess Deal Delay Drags Down Stock Performance
