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FERC last Friday set the environmental review process for a second liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project in Oregon, outlining the schedule for the Oregon LNG project along the Columbia River near Warrenton, in Clatsop County.

FERC last Friday set the environmental review process for a second liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project in Oregon, outlining the schedule for the Oregon LNG project along the Columbia River near Warrenton, in Clatsop County.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has announced a $150,000 settlement with Columbia Gas Transmission LLC for multiple violations of the Clean Streams Law during construction of a natural gas pipeline in the northeast part of the state.

Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania has filed a request with the state’s Public Utility Commission (PUC) asking for a $46.2 million annual revenue increase to help fund $186 million in infrastructure and safety upgrades that it has planned for its 26-county service area this year.

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) voted unanimously to nearly double a fine it had levied earlier this year against Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania Inc. after an investigation revealed various operating practices and incidents involving a third-party contractor had run afoul of state and federal regulations.

FERC issued a favorable environmental assessment (EA) for Columbia Gas Transmission LLC’s East Side Expansion Project, which would add 312,000 Dth/d of firm capacity to serve mid-Atlantic markets.

Columbia Pipeline Group (CPG) is planning two pipeline projects at a combined cost of $1.75 billion that would carry up to 1.5 Bcf/d of gas from the Marcellus and Utica shales to markets on Columbia Gas Transmission and Columbia Gulf Transmission.

Columbia Pipeline Group (CPG) on Tuesday announced two more Appalachia-focused pipeline projects aimed at getting Marcellus/Utica shale gas to higher-priced markets.

The midstream industry is quickly running out of options to meet demand from growing production in the Appalachian Basin, and volumes could be sharply curtailed as a result, said a top executive speaking at Thursday's Northeast Oil and Gas Awards Conference for Excellence in Pittsburgh.