Awaits

El Paso Corp. awaits a right-of-way (ROW) grant from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to launch construction of the Ruby Pipeline to carry natural gas from the Rocky Mountains to the West Coast, but construction remains on track to begin late this month or in early July, an official told NGI last week.

El Paso Corp. awaits a right-of-way (ROW) grant from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to launch construction of the Ruby Pipeline to carry natural gas from the Rocky Mountains to the West Coast, but construction remains on track to begin late this month or in early July, an official told NGI Tuesday.

With the federal government shuttered as Washington, DC, awaits its second blizzard in a matter of days, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) Tuesday said two natural gas reports will be delayed and one will be canceled this week.

With the federal government shuttered as Washington, DC, awaits its second blizzard in a matter of days, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) Tuesday said two natural gas reports will be delayed and one will be canceled this week.

The Interior Department Friday said it will move forward with a lease sale scheduled in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) in August while it awaits word from an appellate court on the legality of the existing five-year leasing plan for 2007-2012.

The Interior Department Friday said it will move forward with a lease sale scheduled in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) in August while it awaits word from an appellate court on the legality of the existing five-year leasing plan for 2007-2012.

While TransCanada Corp. awaits the fate of its proposal in a state-sanctioned process for the development of a pipeline to tap Alaska’s natural gas reserves and ConocoPhillips and BP plc say they’re moving ahead with their similar project, North Slope major ExxonMobil Corp. said last week it is still weighing its options.

While TransCanada Corp. awaits the fate of its proposal in a state-sanctioned process for the development of a pipeline to tap Alaska’s natural gas reserves and ConocoPhillips and BP plc say they’re moving ahead with their similar project, North Slope major ExxonMobil Corp. is still weighing its options.

An “enormous amount of gas” in the Rocky Mountains awaits discovery from emerging basins and recovery from legacy assets, which means a lot more money and new pipe will be needed to be poured into the region within the next few years, Questar Corp. CEO Keith Rattie said.