Capacity

National Fuel Gas Co.’s (NFG) exploration and production (E&P) subsidiary Seneca Resources Corp. gained ground during its fiscal 2017 first quarter when better Appalachian spot prices allowed it to open wells and get more production flowing. But it needs more pipeline capacity to keep the momentum.

On the journey to reform Mexico’s natural gas markets, participants can’t always see where they’re going. While optimism for robust transparency and trading prevails, there are devils in the details, said speakers at a recent industry conference in Monterrey, the capital of Nuevo Leon, MX.

National Grid’s Rhode Island electric utility last week pulled its state regulatory application to take capacity on the Access Northeast natural gas pipeline project.

Texas LNG Brownsville LLC said it has signed non-binding term sheets with four independent liquefied natural gas (LNG) buyers in Southeast Asia and China for a combined volume of 3.1 million tonnes per annum (mtpa), which oversubscribes the single-train first phase of its liquefaction project.

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC (REX) will begin full service on its 800 Dth/d Zone 3 Capacity Enhancement Project beginning Friday, the pipeline said.

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP (TEP) has purchased two entities from Tallgrass Development, its privately held affiliate, in a $140 million dropdown, the company announced Tuesday.

Florida Gas Transmission Co. LLC (FGT) plans to expand its system with pipeline looping and other facilities to serve Florida Public Utilities Co. (FPU) and chemicals company Ascend Performance Materials Inc. with additional capacity of 68,500 MMBtu/d.

Algonquin Gas Transmission LLC told FERC that it plans to “take additional time to solidify the commercial foundation” of its Access Northeast Project, which suffered a number of regulatory setbacks this year.

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC (REX) continued to roll out its Zone 3 capacity enhancement project Friday, adding another 250 MMcf/d in east-to-west flows out of eastern Ohio, according to NGI’s Rockies Express Zone 3 Tracker.