Louisiana’s Lt. Gov. Scott Angelle Tuesday announced that he has switched his party affiliation to Republican from Democrat — a decision that was largely motivated by what he sees as the Democrats’ dislike of the oil and natural gas industry in general, and the imposition of the blanket moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico specifically.
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More than three months after Hurricane Ike severed a natural gas pipeline that was part of the company’s High Island Offshore System (HIOS), Enterprise Products Partners LP said repairs have been completed and the company has been given permission to resume full service on HIOS. The 42-inch diameter segment of the HIOS system — which transports gas from fields in the western Gulf of Mexico — was severed approximately 130 feet under water during Ike in September. Since then, gas volumes into the system have been limited to certain receipt points upstream of the break and required third-party pipeline systems for delivery to onshore facilities. Enterprise said federal regulators, after approving Enterprise’s inspection and start-up procedures, authorized the partnership to resume full service. The pipeline has the capacity to transport up to 1.8 Bcf/d. HIOS, which is owned by an affiliate of Enterprise, consists of a 291-mile pipeline system that transports gas from fields in the Galveston, Garden Banks, West Cameron, High Island and East Breaks areas of the Gulf of Mexico to third-party pipeline systems. HIOS also includes eight pipeline junction and service platforms.
British Columbia Gains IOGCC Affiliation
British Columbia has been unanimously elected the seventh international affiliate member of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC), giving the Canadian province full access to information and resources of the Oklahoma City-based commission.
British Columbia Gains IOGCC Affiliation
British Columbia has been unanimously elected the seventh international affiliate member of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC), giving the Canadian province full access to information and resources of the Oklahoma City-based commission.
Williams Apparently Close to Severing Ties with Communications Unit
Williams could pick up some needed cash and finally end its costly affiliation with its former telecommunications unit by selling its shares to an unknown, deep-pocketed investor, according to news reports. Williams Communications Group Inc., which siphoned off its parent’s cash before spinning off, and then never turned a profit, filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this year (see Daily GPI, April 24).
Williams Apparently Close to Severing Ties with Communications Unit
Williams could pick up some needed cash and finally end its costly affiliation with its former telecommunications unit by selling its shares to an unknown, deep-pocketed investor, according to news reports. Williams Communications Group Inc., which siphoned off its parent’s cash before spinning off, and then never turned a profit, filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this year (see Daily GPI, April 24).
El Paso Energy Adds Fund Group
To help expand its Canadian business, Houston’s El Paso EnergyCorp. has formed a strategic affiliation with The Enerplus Group,one of Canada’s oldest and largest managers of public and privateoil and gas income funds, which manages assets of more than $1billion. The Enerplus Group includes the EnerMark Income Fund, theEnerplus Resources Fund and several private pension resourcecorporations.