Burgeoning

From coalbed methane to digester gas, solar photovoltaics to wind generation, natural gas has a stake in the burgeoning push for energy alternatives that now sees 22 states and the District of Columbia enacting renewable portfolio goals for electricity production, a panel of gas industry executives told The LDC Forum: Rockies & West Tuesday in Los Angeles.

Burgeoning production out of the Barnett Shale and the Bossier Sands has spawned plans for another interstate pipeline that would carry 1 Bcf/d through Oklahoma and Arkansas and interconnect with Texas Gas Transmission LLC in Cohoma County, MS.

Prosecutors wading through the burgeoning and expensive Enron Corp. case may consider charges in the next month related to Whitewing and Yosemite, two of the company’s partnerships that helped the former energy merchant create cash flow and hide assets.

Prosecutors wading through the burgeoning and expensive Enron Corp. case may consider charges in the next month related to Whitewing and Yosemite, two of the company’s partnerships that helped the former energy merchant create cash flow and hide assets.

A long-time dream of bringing natural gas to energy-poor North Baja in Mexico’s burgeoning industrial and population centers along the U.S. border faces one last environmental hurdle on the U.S. side that backers are optimistic will be cleared still this month with the release of an environmental impact statement (EIS) from federal regulators. Without that hurdle being cleared, however, an already tight timetable and other environmental concerns related to the timing of the pipeline’s construction schedule might prevent initial supplies from flowing this coming summer.

A long-time dream of bringing natural gas to energy-poor North Baja in Mexico’s burgeoning industrial and population centers along the U.S. border faces one last environmental hurdle on the U.S. side that backers are optimistic will be cleared this month with the release of an environmental impact statement (EIS) from federal regulators. Without that hurdle being cleared, however, an already tight timetable and other environmental concerns related to the timing of the pipeline’s construction schedule might prevent initial supplies from flowing this coming summer.

In an effort to bring burgeoning Rocky Mountain gas production to the Midcontinent region, Williams Gas Pipeline has filed an application for a new $365 million pipeline that would run from the Cheyenne Hub in northern Colorado to multiple pipeline interconnections in southwestern Kansas and the panhandle of Oklahoma.

Burgeoning gas production in northern British Columbia has prompted Westcoast Energy to hold another open season for a capacity expansion. As a result of a recent open season, Westcoast gathered binding requests for 33 MMcf/d of expansion service on its Forth Nelson mainline for an April 2002 in-service date. A new open season held last week was for an additional 120 MMcf/d on the Fort Nelson line by November 2002.

Burgeoning gas production in northern British Columbia has prompted Westcoast Energy to hold another open season for a capacity expansion. As a result of a recent open season, Westcoast gathered binding requests for 33 MMcf/d of expansion service on its Forth Nelson mainline for an April 2002 in-service date. This new open season is for an additional 120 MMcf/d on the Fort Nelson line by November 2002.