Joe Fisher

PennTex Midstream Partners LP, which has assets in North Louisiana, is reviewing an unsolicited cash offer from Energy Transfer Partners LP (ETP) that would give the latter all of the outstanding PennTex common units it doesn’t already own.

ExxonMobil Chemical Co. has completed two high-performance polyethylene lines at its Mont Belvieu, TX, plastics plant. Production is expected to begin during the third quarter.

TransCanada Corp.’s El Encino-Topolobampo Pipeline project in northwestern Mexico is nearly complete with the exception of a “small portion” that was delayed by negotiations with indigenous people.

Much is made of natural gas production growth from the Marcellus and Utica shales, but in a recent note, Societe Generale’s Breanne Dougherty reminded the industry that other basins are also important supply sources.

Much is made of natural gas production growth from the Marcellus and Utica shales, but in a recent note, Societe Generale’s Breanne Dougherty reminded the industry that other basins are also important supply sources.

Looking for capital to construct a natural gas pipeline? Don’t look to Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp, parent of U.S. Bank.

Michigan’s DTE Energy plans to add more natural gas-fueled power generation as part of a broader plan to cut the company’s carbon emissions by more than 80% by 2050.

During the fourth quarter, pipeline exports to Mexico and Canada were up about 22% each from the year-ago quarter, according to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Mexico, in particular, is increasingly a destination for U.S. gas as shale supplies grow and pipeline capacity increases.

The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) does not have exclusive or primary jurisdiction in cases where environmental contamination is alleged, the Texas Supreme Court said late last month.