Atlantic

The upcoming Atlantic hurricane season is likely to be the fifth consecutive with above-average activity, producing 14-18 tropical storms, including seven to nine hurricanes, with two to four of them major hurricanes (Category 3 or higher), according to AccuWeather meteorologists.

Under scrutiny from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and facing criticism that it has impinged on the due process rights of pipeline challengers, FERC on Monday said it’s taking steps to address concerns over its handling of rehearing requests.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (DC) Circuit has agreed to rehear a case challenging FERC’s review of the Atlantic Sunrise Project, and while some analysts don’t see any immediate impact to service on the 1.7 Bcf/d expansion, the move could have implications for the Commission’s rehearing process.

NextEra Energy Partners LP said Monday that it has agreed to acquire a significant ownership stake in the Atlantic Sunrise natural gas pipeline in a deal valued at $1.37 billion.

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a trio of measures that would block Trump administration efforts to expand areas of oil and natural gas drilling off shores of the United States.

A challenge to a state-issued air quality permit for the proposed Atlantic Bridge natural gas compressor station underway by Algonquin Gas Transmission in Weymouth, MA, was rejected Thursday, clearing the way for the project to move forward, pending additional permit approvals.

The 2019 Atlantic basin hurricane season will bring 13 named storms but have slightly below-normal hurricane activity overall, according to forecasters with Colorado State University (CSU).

A federal district court judge in Alaska last Friday ruled an executive order (EO) issued by President Trump in 2017 opening areas of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans to oil and gas leasing was “unlawful and invalid,” and ordered the areas closed to leasing.

Pieridae Energy Ltd. announced an engineering review of costs for its delayed proposal to launch liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from Canada’s Atlantic coast by building a mammoth Nova Scotia terminal, Goldboro LNG.