Authorization

Southeast Supply Header LLC (SESH) has asked FERC for authorization to begin service Friday over its new pipeline facilities extending from northeast Louisiana to an interconnection with Florida Gas Transmission (FGT) near the Mississippi-Alabama line.

FERC has awarded Freeport LNG Development LP authorization under Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act to site, construct and operate a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal and natural gas pipelines facilities on Quintana Island in Brazoria County, TX.

Southern Natural Gas Co. (SNG), a pipeline subsidiary of El Paso Corp., last Monday asked FERC for authorization to place into service the Phase II facilities of its Cypress Pipeline project , an expansion of SNG that would extend from the pipeline’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Georgia to the Florida market. The request comes nearly a year after SNG placed Phase I of the expansion into operation (see NGI, May 7, 2007).

Southern Natural Gas Co. (SNG), a pipeline subsidiary of El Paso Corp., Monday asked FERC for authorization to place into service the Phase II facilities of its Cypress Pipeline project , an expansion of SNG that would extend from the pipeline’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Georgia to the Florida market. The request comes nearly a year after SNG placed Phase I of the expansion into operation (see Daily GPI, May 2, 2007).

Gulf South Pipeline Co. LP on Friday received authorization from FERC to place into service completed sections of its 242-mile, 1.7 Bcf/d East Texas-to-Mississippi expansion project.

Gulf South Pipeline Co. LP asked FERC Tuesday for authorization to place into service completed sections of its East Texas-to-Mississippi expansion project on Wednesday.

Petrohawk Energy Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to buy additional acreage in the Fayetteville Shale Trend from a private seller for an estimated $222.5 million. The transaction is expected to close in February. The assets, which are primarily located in Van Buren, Conway and Cleburne counties in Arkansas, include approximately 18,500 net acres along with a strategically located pipeline gathering system, the Houston-based independent producer said. The acquisition brings Petrohawk’s leasehold in the Fayetteville Shale Trend to an estimated 150,000 net acres. Petrohawk Energy said the new properties add significant reserve potential and a substantial number of locations to the company’s current inventory in play. Of the total net acreage acquired, it estimated that approximately 10% is classified as proved. Production from the properties is approximately 5 MMcfe/d, while proved reserves are about 50 Bcfe, according to the company. In December Petrohawk said it completed its purchase of 24,000 net acres of land in the Fayetteville play from Alta Resources LLC, Contango Oil & Gas Co. and some undisclosed parties. Petrohawk paid $343 million in cash for land that has an estimated reserve potential of more than 500 Bcfe, which is about 50% operated (see NGI, Dec. 24, 2007). The producer also has properties in North Louisiana, East Texas, Oklahoma and the Permian Basin.

Distrigas of Massachusetts LLC (DOMAC), a major liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the Northeast, has asked FERC for authorization to abandon its service provided under Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act and to cancel the company gas tariff, including all rate schedules.

Distrigas of Massachusetts LLC (DOMAC) last month asked FERC for authorization to abandon its services provided under Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and to cancel the company gas tariff, including all rate schedules.