Colorado Interstate Gas said it is holding a binding open season to test market interest in another Raton Basin pipeline expansion. Last year, the company placed a $61 million Raton expansion into service, adding 104,600 Dth/d of new firm transportation capacity through about 102 miles of various diameter pipeline and 1,770 horsepower of new compression. The 2005 expansion increased CIG’s capacity in the area to more than 380,000 Dth/d, providing five producers — Pioneer Natural Resources, El Paso Energy Raton LLC, Red River Ranch Holding LLC, Apple Tree Holdings LLC and XTO Energy — greater access to Midcontinent and Midwest markets. CIG is seeking new commitments to expand its Raton system and pipeline east of the Campo area through pipeline looping, extensions and additional compression. The proposed receipt points are along CIG’s Picketwire or Cuchara Laterals with delivery points east of Campo Junction into Midcontinent pipelines in southwestern Kansas and the Oklahoma panhandle. For details call Tom Dobson (719) 520-4606 or Craig Coombs (719) 520-4387.
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Regions Turning to Gas-Fired Units in Wake of Reduced Coal Deliveries
While reduced coal deliveries from the Powder River Basin (PRB) shouldn’t threaten electric reliability in the U.S., in order to meet the energy resource shortfall, power entities in various parts of the country are taking several measures including replacing affected generation with more expensive gas-fired units.
On Court Order, BLM Reexamines Impact of Montana CBM Production
Responding to a court order following an environmental protest of its decision on coalbed methane (CBM) development in the Powder River Basin and the Billings area in Montana, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in a Federal Register notice on Friday issued a notice of intent to prepare a supplement to the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) on oil and gas development in the area and to amend its resource management plans (RMP).
Nearly All Points Keep Rising on Hurricane Dennis Threat
Except for declines of less than a dime in San Juan Basin and at the Southern California border into PG&E, prices were up across the board again Wednesday. Tropical Storm (TS) Cindy’s disruption of offshore output was rapidly fading, but the potentially greater menace of Hurricane Dennis this weekend continued to stoke supply worries. A 30.4-cent screen spike Tuesday also provided residual support for the cash market.
Fort Worth Basin Pipe Begins Operations from Barnett Shale
Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners LP’s 650 MMcf/d Fort Worth Basin Pipeline, designed to help move natural gas from the prolific Barnett Shale production area of North Texas, is now in operation, the company said Thursday.
Fort Worth Basin Pipe Begins Operations from Barnett Shale
Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners LP’s 650 MMcf/d Fort Worth Basin Pipeline, designed to help move natural gas from the prolific Barnett Shale production area of North Texas, is now in operation, the company said Thursday.
Transportation Notes
Northwest has scheduled installation of a filter/separator at its interconnect with Questar’s Clay Basin Storage Facility for April 27-28. Physical injections and withdrawals from or to Northwest will not be possible for those gas days, Questar said.
Eastern Coal Producer Ups Coalbed Methane Production, Reserves
CONSOL Energy Inc., the second largest natural gas producer and reserve holder in the Appalachian Basin, has reported increases in both coalbed methane (CBM) production and reserve totals for 2004. The company increased its CBM reserves by 4% or 90 Bcf, to more than a Tcf during 2004, at the same time increasing production to 50 Bcf during the year, about 12% more than the 44 Bcf produced in 2003.
Eastern Coal Producer Ups Coalbed Methane Production, Reserves
CONSOL Energy Inc., the second largest natural gas producer and reserve holder in the Appalachian Basin, has reported increases in both coalbed methane (CBM) production and reserve totals for 2004. The company increased its CBM reserves by 4% or 90 Bcf, to more than a Tcf during 2004, at the same time increasing production to 50 Bcf during the year, about 12% more than the 44 Bcf produced in 2003.
Milder Weather Trends Push Prices Lower
Only an advance of less than a dime by El Paso’s Bondad pool in San Juan Basin averted an across-the-board sweep of falling prices Friday. Quotes were pressured lower by dwindling heating load in the East, the previous day’s screen drop of 6 cents and the slump in industrial demand that typically accompanies a weekend trading period.
