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Enbridge Inc. may expand its central Gulf of Mexico (GOM) offshore natural gas system to accommodate up to 100 MMcf/d from Chevron USA Inc.’s potential Jack, St. Malo and Big Foot ultra-deepwater developments, the Calgary-based company said Wednesday.

New natural gas field processing capacity is up and running in Colorado’s Piceance Basin to accommodate growing production by ExxonMobil Production Co., the producer said last week.

New natural gas field processing capacity is up and running in Colorado’s Piceance Basin to accommodate growing production by ExxonMobil Production Co., the producer said Monday.

FERC Monday issued a certificate to CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission allowing it to further expand its Carthage-to-Perryville pipeline to accommodate the need for additional takeaway capacity from the Haynesville shale play in northwest Louisiana and East Texas.

The Agriculture Department’s Forest Service is seeking comments on how the Mt. Hood National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan should be amended to accommodate the Palomar Gas Transmission LLC pipeline proposed for the Pacific Northwest.

Goodrich Petroleum Corp. has acquired a bigger leasehold in the Haynesville Shale and increased its capital spending plan for the year to accommodate more drilling. The Houston-based independent producer also upped its production guidance for the second quarter.

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has denied a request by Weaver’s Cove Energy to dredge the Taunton River to a depth to accommodate liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers. Two rulings, one from the DEP’s Bureau of Resources Protection and another from the Wetlands and Waterways Program, reported that Weaver’s Cove submitted information and statements that were inconsistent with the U.S. Coast Guard’s findings that the Taunton River would not be suitable for LNG tanker traffic, according to the Providence (RI) Journal (see NGI, Dec. 17, 2007). Despite the rejection, Weaver’s Cove spokesman Jim Grasso last week said the company remains “fully committed” to building the LNG terminal that is proposed for Fall River, MA. He noted Weaver’s Cove, which is sponsored by Amerada Hess Corp. and an affiliate of Poten & Partners, will appeal the DEP decision. The Weaver’s Cove project, which FERC approved in mid-2005, has been the target of fierce opposition by local, state and federal officials, who are adamant against building LNG infrastructure in their backyard, although they admit more natural gas supply is needed for the region (see NGI, July 4, 2005). If built, ithe proposed terminal ould provide 800 MMcf/d of peak sendout capacity, 400 MMcf/d of baseload supply and 200,000 metric tons of LNG storage.

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) last week denied a request by Weaver’s Cove Energy to dredge the Taunton River to a depth to accommodate liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers.

Wisconsin Public Service Corp. (WPSC) has called on FERC to settle a contract dispute that involves reducing service on ANR Pipeline in order to accommodate deliveries from a competing pipeline’s proposed expansion.