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Dow Chemical Co. late Monday made good on some of the “opportunities” that have come its way with the U.S. natural gas revolution by applying for a federal air emissions permit to build a $1.7 billion ethylene facility in Freeport, TX, which would be the chemical manufacturer’s biggest in the world.

A longtime foe of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the Pennsylvania General Assembly has introduced a bill that would require companies applying for permits to drill Marcellus Shale natural gas wells to conduct pre-drill water quality tests for nearby landowners that request it.

Southern LNG Co., a subsidiary of El Paso Corp., has thrown its hat into the liquefied natural gas (LNG) export ring, applying to the Department of Energy (DOE) for authorization to export up to 0.5 Bcf/d from its Elba Island terminal in Savannah, GA, to countries that have free trade agreements (FTA) with the United States, according to an application filed with DOE. The company is seeking a 25-year export license.

Southern LNG Co., a subsidiary of El Paso Corp., threw its hat into the liquefied natural gas (LNG) export ring last week, applying to the Department of Energy (DOE) for authorization to export up to 0.5 Bcf/d from its Elba Island terminal in Savannah, GA, to countries that have free trade agreements (FTA) with the United States, according to an application filed with DOE. The company is seeking a 25-year export license.

Although federal regulations provide a minimum standard in pipeline safety applying to all interstate natural gas pipelines, states jealously guard their independence in setting rules and regulating intrastate gas pipelines. And a recent national report reiterated that the states want to keep it that way.

Although federal regulations provide a minimum standard in pipeline safety applying to all interstate natural gas pipelines, states jealously guard their independence is setting rules and regulating intrastate gas pipelines, according to a recent national report.

A moratorium on natural gas well permitting in Flower Mound, TX, is to end Friday, but those applying to drill in the affluent Barnett Shale town from now on will face some tough new requirements recently approved by the Flower Mound Town Council.

With Friday’s deadline approaching to comment on the Delaware River Basin Commission’s (DRBC) draft water quality amendments, the industry-led Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) on Tuesday outlined its concerns and said the proposed rules exceed the multi-state commission’s legal authority and duplicate state jurisdiction.

Southern California Gas declared a high-linepack OFO for Saturday, with Buy-Back penalties applying to deliveries exceeding 10% of nominated quantities.