Combustion

The Department of Energy (DOE) announced $28 million in federal grants Wednesday to support development of cleaner fossil-fuel electric generation technologies through 14 research projects across 11 states.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published a final rule covering certain oil and gas production and processing segments either located within, or expanding on tribal lands.

A Columbia, MD-based combustion technology company on Wednesday touted yet another proposed wellsite solution to North Dakota’s seemingly intractable flaring problem as part of a presentation at the power conference of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) in Baltimore.

The rich gas corridor of the Marcellus Shale is attracting producers even at low natural gas prices, but while most natural gas liquids (NGL) command a premium in the Northeast, the lack of ethane markets in the region is a challenge, according to several industry players.

Combustion problems with the #2 engine at ANR’s Grand Chenier (LA) Station are more extensive then originally thought (see Daily GPI, March 21), and the manufacturer has extended its estimate for completion of repairs until mid-April, the pipeline said. Volumes that can be received through Grand Chenier from HIOS and the West Cameron near-shore blocks will continue to be reduced by about MMcf/d until the repairs are finished.