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Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. (CGT), a NiSource Inc. subsidiary, has applied for FERC approval of a pair of projects designed to collectively increase the company’s transportation capacity out of the Marcellus Shale by an additional 444,000 Dth/d.

Dover, OH-based Dennison Disposal LLC has applied for a permit to drill a Class II wastewater injection well in Union Township in Tuscarawas County, OH, to support oil and natural gas drilling in the Utica Shale. The well would be drilled to a depth of 7,900-9,000 feet, according to the permit application with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) The well, classified as a saltwater injection well, would have an average disposal capacity of 5,000 barrels a day of wastewater, and a maximum disposal capacity of 8,000 barrels a day. An ODNR spokesman said a public comment period on the proposed well is to end April 24. Last July, Gov. John Kasich signed an executive order temporarily giving the ODNR power to regulate injection wells (see Shale Daily, July 13, 2012). Specifically, the chief of the Division of Oil Gas Resources Management, currently Rick Simmers, has the authority to enact rules for injection wells, including requiring additional testing before drilling and possibly setting a maximum allowable injection pressure. The ODNR currently has an inventory of 151,000 Class II injection wells, including saltwater injection, enhanced oil recovery and annular disposal wells.

Cheniere Energy Inc. unit Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC has applied to the U.S. Department of Energy to export additional volumes from its planned terminal in Cameron Parish, LA. Sabine Pass is seeking authorization to export to both free trade agreement (FTA) and non-FTA countries the equivalent of 101 Bcf per year in support of a contract it struck last December with Total Gas & Power North America Inc. (see Daily GPI, Dec. 18, 2012). The term of the 20-year agreement begins upon the first commercial delivery for the project’s fifth train and has an extension option of up to 10 years. However, Sabine Pass said it is not obligated to serve the Total contract from train five and may use whatever capacity is available at the facility. Recently, Sabine Pass and related companies filed at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to set in motion the approval process for the project’s fifth and sixth trains (see Daily GPI, March 7).

Magnolia LNG LLC, a unit of Australia’s Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd., (LNG Ltd.) last week applied to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to export up to 4 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of liquefied U.S. natural gas to U.S. free trade agreement (FTA) countries, the company said.

Magnolia LNG LLC, a unit of Australia’s Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd., (LNG Ltd.) on Tuesday applied to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to export up to 4 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of liquefied U.S. natural gas to U.S. free trade agreement (FTA) countries, the company said.

Waller LNG Services LLC has applied to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for authorization to export liquefied U.S. gas to free trade agreement (FTA) countries from its Waller Point LNG terminal, now under development at the entrance of the Calcasieu Ship Channel in Cameron Parish, LA.

Main Pass Energy Hub (MPEH) LLC has applied to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for authorization to export domestically sourced liquefied natural gas (LNG) from an existing facility 16 miles off the Louisiana Coast in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM).

Main Pass Energy Hub (MPEH) LLC has applied to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for authorization to export domestically sourced liquefied natural gas (LNG) from an existing facility 16 miles off the Louisiana Coast in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM).

Golden Pass Products LLC has applied to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Golden Pass LNG receiving terminal at Sabine Pass, TX, to countries with which the United States has a free trade agreement (FTA). The application joins those of several other parties to do the same.