Commercial

FERC last week approved Tres Palacios Gas Storage LLC’s plan to place into commercial service immediately a third cavern at its facility in Matagorda County, TX, as well as Egan Hub Storage LLC’s request to place additional storage capacity in service by mid-September.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Wednesday approved Tres Palacios Gas Storage LLC’s plan to place into commercial service Wednesday a third cavern at its facility in Matagorda County, TX (see Daily GPI, Aug. 31).

Tres Palacios Gas Storage LLC, a subsidiary of Westport, CT-based NGS Energy LP, has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the go-ahead to place into commercial service Wednesday a third cavern at its storage facility in Matagorda County, TX.

Excelerate Energy LLC is seeking a partner to market gas from its Gulf Gateway liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal off the Louisiana Coast, the company’s chief commercial officer said.

Excelerate Energy LLC is seeking a partner to market gas from its Gulf Gateway liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal off the Louisiana Coast, the company’s chief commercial officer said.

Peabody Energy and ConocoPhillips will explore development of a commercial scale coal-to-substitute natural gas (SNG) facility using proprietary ConocoPhillips E-GAS technology, the companies said last week.

Peabody Energy and ConocoPhillips will explore development of a commercial scale coal-to-substitute natural gas (SNG) facility using proprietary ConocoPhillips E-GAS technology, the companies said Monday.

Texas Eastern Transmission LP (Tetco) and Iroquois Gas Transmission System LP each announced open seasons last week for projects that would target growing gas production in the Marcellus Shale.

Of course, commercial and industrial power consumers don’t like high prices, but it’s price volatility that bedevils their cash flows and crimps operations to the point of employee layoffs, Dominion Virginia Power CEO Paul D. Koonce told a Houston audience last week.