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El Paso Pipeline Partners LP subsidiary Wyoming Interstate Co. Ltd. (WIC) has placed its Kanda lateral pipeline and accompanying mainline expansion in service, the company said last Friday.

El Paso Pipeline Partners LP subsidiary Wyoming Interstate Company Ltd. (WIC) has placed its Kanda lateral pipeline and accompanying mainline expansion in service, the company said Friday.

Higher oil and natural gas prices have resulted in robust revenue for exploration and production (E&P) companies, but the accompanying surge in service costs has dampened the financial windfall — and an $8/Mcf gas price may be required to deliver a market return on capital going forward, according to energy analysts.

Higher oil and natural gas prices have resulted in robust revenue for exploration and production (E&P) companies, but the accompanying surge in service costs has dampened the financial windfall — and an $8/Mcf gas price may be required to deliver a market return on capital going forward, according to energy analysts.

Calpine Corp.’s restructuring plan and accompanying disclosure statement offer hope the independent power plant developer/operator will return to profitability fairly quickly, company officials said Wednesday. However, it won’t be known if creditor claims will exceed the company’s value until it emerges from bankruptcy, and in the meantime the independent power plant developer has to quickly address major creditor claims and possible lawsuits.

Rising costs are accompanying an unprecedented building surge in liquefied natural gas (LNG) and pipeline/storage projects in North America, leaving companies like Sempra Energy that are far along in project development sitting in strong bargaining positions, a panel of industry CEOs and CFOs emphasized last week at the Citi Power, Gas and Utilities Conference in Charleston, SC. Even with ever-higher costs, the panelists think lucrative returns will continue for all three gas sectors — LNG, pipelines and storage.

Rising costs are accompanying an unprecedented building surge in liquefied natural gas (LNG) and pipeline/storage projects in North America, leaving companies like Sempra Energy that are far along in project development sitting in strong bargaining positions, a panel of industry CEOs and CFOs emphasized Thursday at the Citi Power, Gas and Utilities Conference in Charleston, SC. Even with ever-higher costs, the panelists think lucrative returns will continue for all three gas sectors — LNG, pipelines and storage.

Saying the conditions that led to Wednesday’s issuance of a Strained Operating Condition had abated, CIG lifted the SOC and all accompanying conditions Friday.

Arizona regulators made it clear last week that they expect the new renewable energy standard and accompanying rules they enacted to be a buffer against overreliance on natural gas-fired electricity in their state. Through stepped-up distributed generation and other means, a majority of the five members on the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) see their state being inundated with rooftop solar panels on homes and businesses.