Pipeline
Excelerate Completes 42nd Ship-to-Ship Transfer
Excelerate Energy L.P. reports that it has now completed more than 40 LNG STS operations, transferring more than 5 million cubic meters of LNG.
Williston Basin Interstate To Expand Bakken Production Area In North Dakota
Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company, the wholly owned natural gas transmission pipeline subsidiary of MDU Resources Group, Inc., plans to expand its existing natural gas pipeline capacity by 33% in the Bakken production area in northwestern North Dakota.
ONEOK Partners Outlines Bakken And Woodford Shale Investments
ONEOK Partners, L.P. will invest $405-470 million between now and the end of 2011 for projects in the Bakken Shale in the Williston Basin in North Dakota and the Woodford Shale in Oklahoma.
Valve Makers Say Decline Of Last Year Expected To Reverse
After a 5% decline in 2009, the valve industry appears to have stabilized and will probably see some minor growth this year, according to a new report from the Valve Manufacturers Association (VMA).
Energy Transfer Partners Announces Haynesville Pipeline
Energy Transfer Partners announced June 2 the construction of a 63-mile natural gas pipeline that will provide its customers additional transportation, gathering, and treating services in the rapidly expanding Haynesville Shale in East Texas.
Kinder Morgan Launches Marcellus Open Season
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners launched a 30-day non-binding open season June 14 to further gauge shipper interest for its Marcellus Lateral Project.
New Trunkline Will Provide Eagle Ford Producers Access To Multiple Markets
Meritage Midstream Services has entered into agreement with Laredo Energy to build a 48-mile high pressure gas-gathering system in Webb County, TX to gather gas produced primarily from the Eagle Ford shale formation.
Stupp Spiral Mill Delivers 90 Miles Of Custom Steel Line Pipe
On March 30, Stupp Corp. completed the manufacture, coating, shipment and delivery of 90 miles of 36-inch OD, X-70 API-5L PSL2 custom steel line pipe.
Kinder Morgan Announces Cochin Pipeline Expansion Plans
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners plans to modify and expand the existing Cochin Pipeline system to provide a solution for transporting NGLs from the Marcellus Shale Basin to fractionation plants and chemical markets near Sarnia, Ontario, and Chicago.
Wisconsin Utility Tackles Major Gas Construction Project
It is not unusual for a utility to face obstacles during a major improvement project. But, when construction bids come in higher than expected, it brings an interesting challenge to the table. This was the scenario in Madison, WI last year.
Unconventional LNG To Assume Limited Role
Unconventional LNG will play a limited role in the future of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry, comprising just 5% of total LNG supply in 2020, according to a consultant’s report. In a video presentation to delegates at LNG16 in Oran last month, Frank Harris, head of LNG Consulting for Wood Mackenzie, reflected on the heightened interest in unconventional LNG supply projects.
Partnership Plans Rich-Gas Gathering And Processing Facilities
NiSource Gas Transmission & Storage (NGT&S) and MarkWest Liberty Midstream & Resources, LLC, announced continued joint development of new natural gas gathering, processing, and transmission projects to support increased Marcellus production volumes in the northern West Virginia area of the Appalachian Basin.
Construction Begins On East Texas Gas Gathering System
Tenaska Capital Management LLC (TCM) has started construction of TPF II East Texas Gathering LLC (ETG), a major high capacity gas-gathering system with multi-market capacity to serve the Haynesville Shale formation in East Texas.
NFG Announces Two Pipeline Projects
National Fuel Gas (NFG) announced its Pipeline Supply Corp. and Empire Pipeline subsidiaries have entered binding precedent agreements for the Northern Access and Tioga County Extension pipeline projects, respectively.
Dominion Plans Facilities To Handle Marcellus Gas
Dominion has plans to gather, process and transport the growing volumes of high-Btu (wet) Marcellus natural gas production in Marshall and Wetzel counties, WV and surrounding counties in West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Future Role Of Natural Gas And Shale Revolution Dominate At P&GJs 2010 Pipeline Opportunities Conference
<em>Pipeline & Gas Journal</em>, in partnership with the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA), presented its sixth annual Pipeline Opportunities Conference on March 31 in Houston. Jeff Share, conference founder and organizer, said the single-day event drew more than 500 attendees at the George R. Brown Convention Center for the third consecutive year, attesting to the intense interest in the pipeline industry.
Gas Revolution No. 2: Canadian Shale
Some of the world’s largest oil companies are reinforcing analyst claims that Canada’s Horn River and Montney shale and tight gas formations have the potential to revolutionize that country’s gas future. A glut may be in the offing, but investors appear confident that gas will push aside coal in the U.S. power sector. Plans are even afoot that would see Canada join the ranks of the world’s LNG exporters.
Gas Pipeline Construction Relied Heavily On HDD To Minimize Environmental Impacts
The recently completed Line 108 Replacement Project, an 11 mile long natural gas pipeline for Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) in northern California, featured the use of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) for portions of the pipeline installation beneath two rivers and two extremely sensitive natural areas.
From Drake To The Marcellus Shale Gas Play-- Midstream Developments
The major drivers of midstream infrastructure buildout are learning to read the Marcellus. Just what makes it different aside from its scale? Recognizing the indigenous challenges that are unique to this play and developing the solutions to overcome them are going to be paramount.
Enbridge To Build NGL Pipeline In Pennsylvania
Enbridge Inc. intends to develop a NGL pipeline from the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania and West Virginia to markets in the midwestern United States.
Why Over-Conservatism In Line Pipe Specifications Should Be Challenged
Modern line pipe design is a complex business; the various demands of corrosion management, fatigue resistance, deepwater collapse and any other failure modes can place a lot on the robustness of that design. The final details of the design make certain assumptions about the steel pipe that is going to be used to make the pipeline.
Technology Makes Gas Available But Brings New Problems As Well
Score another victory for technology! U.S. natural gas supplies have the potential of increasing by 20-40% because of advances in two major oil and gas field technologies. Increased abilities to do horizontal drilling and better ways to open shale gas formations - “fracing” – is resulting in new supplies of this major U.S. fuel.
Welcome To Pittsburgh, Natural Gas Hub of The Northeast
Murry S. Gerber has a vision for the natural gas industry and this country, one that includes the pipeline sector. In fact, if Gerber’s vision became reality, we would have the pipeline project to end all pipeline projects. Gerber is executive chairman of EQT Corporation, a 120-year-old Pittsburgh-based company that traces its history back to the drilling of the first natural gas well by George Westinghouse in 1888.
Americas Gas Shale Market Forces Gazprom To Rethink Strategy
Russian gas giant Gazprom is expecting European gas demand to rebound this year, but is rethinking its ambitious gas export plans to the United States amid the ongoing shale gas "revolution" in that country.
Study Finds Nations Natural Gas Supply Will Last Well Into Next Century
The American Gas Association’s recently released analysis on the nation’s natural gas supply details the robust supply picture and quells any doubts about the ability of natural gas to supply the country well into the next century. The analysis, <em>U.S. Natural Gas Supply: Then There Was Abundance</em>, provides critical information on conventional and unconventional natural gas supply sources.
New Congressional Inquiries On Hydraulic Fracturing; EPA Delays Compression Station Rule; GHG Limits Face New Hurdle
Congressional concern about "fracking" took another step forward when the chairman of the House Energy & Commerce Committee sent letters to eight companies asking for details on the chemicals they use during horizontal drilling of shale gas deposits.
Worlds First Gravity-Based LNG Terminal Supplies Gas To Italy
In October 2009, Adriatic LNG placed the world’s first gravity–based LNG terminal into service. Adriatic LNG is a joint venture between Qatar Terminal Limited (45%), a 100%-owned Qatar Petroleum subsidiary, ExxonMobil Italiana Gas (45%) and Edison SpA (10%).
From Drake To The Marcellus Shale Gas Play--Distribution Developments
The North American shale gas revolution is entering a new phase of activity with gas production in the “Big 7” shale gas plays: Antrim, Barnett, Devonian, Fayetteville, Woodford, Haynesville and Marcellus, now estimated to be on track to rise to between 27-39 Bcf/d over the next decade – with the Marcellus now singularly recognized as the largest unconventional natural gas reserve in the world.
GE Energy Invests $150 Million In Mississippi LNG Terminal
GE Energy Financial Services announced March 31 that it is investing $150 million to acquire Houston-based investor Crest Group’s 30% interest in the fully contracted $1.1 billion Gulf LNG Energy terminal under construction in Mississippi.
Big Oil Faces Global Competition From National Oil Companies
Until recently, nationalized oil companies (NOCs) posed a competitive threat to international oil companies (IOCs) only in their home countries. However, a number of factors have now converged to prompt once-isolated NOCs to expand their reach on a global scale.
- 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
