With nearly 18 Bcf/d of new LNG import capacity approved for development along the Gulf Coasts of Texas and Louisiana and offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, Transcontinental Gas PipeLine has drawn up plans for a mainline expansion project between compressor stations 45 and 85 in Louisiana. It also is planning to expand its system by about 700,000 Dth/d from Station 85 to a connection with affiliate Gulfstream Natural Gas along its Mobile Bay Lateral.
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Calpine Subjected to Legal Buffeting on Both Coasts; Future Dim
What remains of national independent power plant operator Calpine Corp.’s sinking ship was battered on both coasts Monday, prompting a California-based business columnist familiar with the once-high-flying Silicon Valley-based company to write its business epitaph. Calpine had no immediate reaction to the latest turn of events in the company’s continuing financial struggles; a spokesperson reiterated that no bankruptcy filing had been made yet by the company.
Displaced MMS Reports 8.29 Bcf/d Shut in Off Gulf Coast
An estimated 8.29 Bcf/d of natural was reported to have been shut in when Hurricane Katrina roared across the production facilities off the Louisiana and Mississippi coasts late Sunday and early Monday, according to report issued by Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) offices in Washington, DC and its temporary office in Houston.
East, West Utilities Prepare Residential Customers for Higher Gas Bills
Natural gas utilities on the East and West Coasts are warning their customers that the high-flying wholesale gas prices are filtering down to the retail level and that they should expect hefty increases in the monthly bills during the third quarter.
Independents Will Produce With Tax Breaks and Fewer Drilling Restrictions
While proposals to open up untouched areas in Alaska and off the U.S. coasts have gotten more headlines, the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), whose members produce 75% of the domestic U.S. gas supply, is happy with provisions in the current energy bill that will increase access to federal lands in the lower 48 and provide financial incentives for small producers to drill.
Market Prices Drive Puget Sound Retail Rates Higher
Not enough hedging and abnormal weather on both coasts played a role in driving Bellevue, WA-based Puget Sound Energy (PSE) to announce Wednesday it was filing with state regulators for about a 17%, or almost $10 monthly, retail natural gas rate increase. Only 25% of the Puget’s supplies were locked in at fixed prices last year, a spokesperson said Thursday in an interview with NGI.
Few Shut-ins Reported Late Friday as Fay Simmered Off Gulf Coast
Tropical Storm Fay, simmering off the Texas and Louisiana coasts Friday, remained stationary and appeared to be organizing slightly, and a hurricane watch and tropical storm warning remained in effect from Intracoastal City, LA to Port Aransas, TX late Friday.
Few Shut-ins Reported Late Friday as Fay Simmered Off Gulf Coast
Tropical Storm Fay, simmering off the Texas and Louisiana coasts Friday, remained stationary and appeared to be organizing slightly, and a hurricane watch and tropical storm warning remained in effect from Intracoastal City, LA to Port Aransas, TX late Friday.
Prince Edward Island Seeks Gas Distribution System
Prince Edward Island, a popular vacation spot off the northerncoasts of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, is looking to get on boardthe natural gas express line running from Sable Island through theCanadian Maritimes provinces.
Maritimes’ P.E.I. Seeks Gas Distribution System
Prince Edward Island, a popular vacation spot off the northerncoasts of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, is looking to get on boardthe natural gas express line running from Sable Island through theCanadian Maritimes provinces.