Application

The Williams Cos.’ Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line (Transco) filed an application at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Tuesday proposing to expand its system by an incremental 142,000 Dth/d of firm transportation capacity to serve growing natural gas markets in the Mid-Atlantic region by November 2012.

The deepwater port license application submitted by TORP Terminal LP for the Bienville Offshore Energy Terminal has been approved by U.S. Maritime Administrator David T. Matsuda.

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC has filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to expand its system to provide 225,000 Dth/d to customers in Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi. The Mid-South Expansion Project is expected to be built in two phases. Phase 1 will provide 95,000 Dth/d of supply by Sept. 1, 2012; and Phase 2 will provide an additional 130,000 Dth/d by a target date of June 1, 2013. Transco said it has entered into binding precedent agreements for 100% of the increment firm transportation service to be provided by the project (see Daily GPI, May 27). The project, which Transco said would cost $216 million, involves the construction of 22.6 miles of pipeline looping on Transco’s existing mainline; a new 32,000 hp compressor station; 15,780 hp of additional compression at three existing compressor stations; and association facilities.

PAA Natural Gas Storage LP (PNG) has filed with FERC an application to expand its Pine Prairie Natural Gas Storage salt cavern facility in Evangeline Parish, LA. The proposal calls for the construction of an additional 32 Bcf of working gas storage capacity, including two new 12 Bcf caverns and the expansion of permitted capacity for caverns two through five to 12 Bcf from 10 Bcf each.

FERC last Tuesday approved Questar Overthrust Pipeline Co.’s application to further expand its system to meet increased market demand and provide greater access to Rocky Mountain natural gas.

FERC Tuesday approved Questar Overthrust Pipeline Co.’s application to further expand its system to meet increased market demand and provide greater access to Rocky Mountain natural gas.

FERC last Thursday approved Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line’s (Transco) and Florida Gas Transmission’s (FGT) application to connect the jointly owned Mobile Bay Lateral with a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal being developed in Pascagoula, MS, as well as proceed with an upstream pipeline project.

FERC Thursday approved Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line’s (Transco) and Florida Gas Transmission’s (FGT) joint application to connect the jointly-owned Mobile Bay Lateral with a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal being developed in Pascagoula, MS, as well as proceed with an upstream pipeline project.

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) should reject Southern California Gas Co.’s (SoCalGas) application to spend $1 billion to upgrade nearly six million meters to advanced devices with two-way communication capabilities, according to the state’s Division of Ratepayer Advocates (DRA), an independent consumer advocacy division of the CPUC.