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California regulators scolded Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) Wednesday for allegedly failing to heed an order to complete a data search on the past pressure testing of all of its natural gas transmission pipelines in heavily populated areas. Instead, PG&E submitted incomplete data on Tuesday that even its president said he was not satisfied with (see Daily GPI, March 17).

Australian energy giant BHP Billiton Petroleum has become the latest international energy heavyweight to buy into U.S. shale plays with a transaction to acquire Chesapeake Energy Corp.’s Fayetteville Shale portfolio for $4.75 billion cash.

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP and Copano Energy LLC plan to expand their Eagle Ford Gathering LLC joint venture (JV). Interest in the JV has grown along with enthusiasm for the liquids-rich Eagle Ford Shale.

FERC has granted Cameron LNG LLC, a subsidiary of Sempra Energy, additional year to complete and place into serve the expansion of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Hackberry, LA.

Halliburton Co.said it has reached an agreement to turn over to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) all documents related to fluids used in the controversial hydraulic fracturing (fracking) process, ending a battle that could have landed in court.

It would seem that a day with forecast lows in single digits and the teens in many parts of Western Canada and the northern half of the U.S., accompanied by mercury levels due to bottom out around freezing in northerly reaches of the South, should be sufficient to cause rising spot gas prices. But it wasn’t so Wednesday.

Citing current market conditions, Cameron LNG LLC has asked FERC for four additional years to complete and place into service the expansion of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Hackberry, LA.

Citing current market conditions, Cameron LNG LLC has asked FERC for four additional years to complete and place into service the expansion of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Hackberry, LA.

Saying it expected to complete repairs sometime Friday, Rockies Express (REX) declared a force majeure event for Thursday’s gas day at Bertrand Compressor Station due to an aftercooler leak on Unit 5. Until further notice REX was limiting quantities through Segment 250 to 1,730,000 Dth/d. Based on the level of scheduled quantities, AOR/IT, secondary and primary FT quantities are at risk of not being fully scheduled, the pipeline said.