Certificated

Kern River Gas Transmission’s fully subscribed 2010 Expansion of capacity from Lincoln County, WY, to Kern County, CA, was certificated by FERC last Thursday, despite the protest of a real estate developer that claims higher pipeline operating pressures will scare buyers away from its master-planned community west of the Las Vegas Valley.

FERC Tuesday approved Northern Natural Gas Co.’s proposal to increase the certificated storage capacity of its Redfield Storage Field in Dallas County, IA, by 2.1 Bcf to 124.10 Bcf. The withdrawal rate of the facility will remain the same — 460 MMcf/d. Northern Natural sees this as an interim step for this summer, pending approval of a related request to expand Redfield’s capacity by 8 Bcf.

FERC on Thursday granted the request of CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Co. to increase the certificated capacity of Phases I and II of its Carthage-Perryville Line (CP Line) by approximately 36,000 Dth/d, to reflect operational changes and to increase the maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) from 1,000 psig to 1,168 psig (CP06-85-002). Additionally, the Commission approved a Phase III plan for the line to install additional compression (CP07-41).

FERC on Thursday granted the request of CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Co. to increase the certificated capacity of Phases I and II of its Carthage-Perryville Line (CP Line) by approximately 36,000 Dth/d, to reflect operational changes and to increase the maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) from 1,000 psig to 1,168 psig (CP06-85-002). Additionally, the Commission approved a Phase III plan for the line to install additional compression (CP07-41).

After signing a 20-year agreement earlier this year for one-third of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) output at the FERC-certificated Freeport LNG terminal, Dow Chemical has decided to purchase a 15% ownership stake in the partnership that is building the terminal.

After signing a 20-year agreement earlier this year for one-third of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) output at the FERC-certificated Freeport LNG terminal, Dow Chemical has decided to purchase a 15% ownership stake in the partnership that is building the terminal (see Daily GPI, Feb. 27).

After signing a 20-year agreement earlier this year for one-third of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) output at the FERC-certificated Freeport LNG terminal, Dow Chemical has decided to purchase a 15% ownership stake in the partnership that is building the terminal (see Daily GPI, Feb. 27).

Iroquois Gas Transmission is the latest pipeline to ask FERC to delay its certificated expansion projects by more than a year because prospective shippers — mostly power companies — have decided to either terminate or defer their service requirements.

Iroquois Gas Transmission is the latest pipeline to ask FERC to delay its certificated expansion projects by more than a year because prospective shippers — mostly power companies — have decided to either terminate or defer their service requirements.