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Rockies Express Pipeline (REX) Thursday revised its estimate for in-service of REX-East due to delays in completing its Illinois River horizontal directional drill (HDD), which has been complicated by adverse weather. Service to all REX-East interim service delivery points is expected to begin in late May. REX affirmed its previously projected in-service dates for Lebanon, OH, of June 15 and Clarington, OH, of Nov. 1. The Illinois River HDD has caused repeated delays of REX-East work (see NGI, April 27). Initial REX-East service is projected to commence in late May into Zone 3 at 1,600 MDth/d. This includes all interim service delivery points, which are NGPL (Moultrie County, IL), Trunkline (Douglas County, IL), Midwestern (Edgar County, IL) and PEPL (Putnam County, IN). In addition, the Ameren (Moultrie County, IL) delivery point is expected to commence service contemporaneous with interim service. Service to Lebanon is projected to commence June 15 with an initial capacity of 1,600 MDth/d to the Lebanon delivery points. Capacity will later increase to 1,800 MDth/d. In-service of the fully powered REX-East to Clarington is projected to be Nov. 1, capacity following necessary operational approvals will be 1,800 MDth/d. For more information visit www.rexpipeline.com, “Rockies Express — East,” “REX-East — Informational Posting.”

Tenaska Inc. has regained full control of its natural gas marketing arm, Tenaska Marketing Ventures (TMV), after completing a half-stake repurchase from affiliates of American International Group Inc. (AIG). Financial details of the purchase, which included Tenaska Gas Storage and Tenaska Marketing Canada, were not disclosed.

Tenaska Inc. has regained complete control of its natural gas marketing arm, Tenaska Marketing Ventures (TMV), after completing a repurchase from affiliates of American International Group Inc. (AIG), which owned a half stake. Financial details of the purchase, which included Tenaska Gas Storage and Tenaska Marketing Canada, were not disclosed.

Houston-based Gastar Exploration Ltd. reported completing its best producing well to date, the Belin #1, in two lower zones of the Deep Bossier play in East Texas, at an initial production (IP) rate of 41.2 MMcf/d.

Woodside Natural Gas’ liquefied natural gas (LNG) project offshore Southern California remains at least two months away from completing a global lifecycle assessment of its greenhouse gas (GHG) impact, a spokesperson said Tuesday. Pending implementation work on the state’s GHG emissions rules is needed by the developer of the ship-to-ship transfer and regasification project 28 miles offshore

Westcoast reported completing repairs to the #10 sulfur train at its Fort Nelson Gas Plant and lifted the associated 5% Firm H2S (hydrogen sulfide) Overproduction Charge constraint at the start of Thursday’s gas day.

Completing an effort to simplify its organizational structure, Royal Dutch Shell plc on Sunday finished the previously announced merger between its wholly owned subsidiary, Shell Energy North America (US), LP and four of that company’s U.S.-based Coral operating companies. Shell Energy North America (US), LP is the remaining entity.

Questar reminded customers that it was completing Tuesday a withdrawal test at its Clay Basin storage field that had caused the facility to be shut in since April 2. Clay Basin will return to normal operations Wednesday with the following capacities: withdrawal, 460,000 Dth/d; injection, 325,000 Dth/d; and Park and Loan service, 25,000 Dth/d. Combining the injection volume with Park and Loan yields a total injection capability of 350,000 Dth/d, Questar said.

After completing 27 mergers and acquisitions in 15 years, Devon Energy Corp. always thought it had a surplus of people, but those coming in the door masked the exodus of early retirees and others. Now, with 10% of Devon’s workforce eligible for early retirement and nearly 60% eligible to leave within 10 years, the producer is joining its peers to step up recruiting and retention efforts.