Converting

While Massachusetts manufacturers have been converting their facilities to burn natural gas at the behest of public policy leaders, they are suffering from a gas supply shortage due to the failure of public policy to embrace new sources of gas, according to the Massachusetts Chemistry & Technology Alliance Inc.

Legislation that sought to block Washington Gas from converting facilities in the Washington, DC, suburb of Chillum, MD, to a liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage facility was withdrawn in the Maryland House of Delegates last week.

Legislation that sought to block Washington Gas from converting facilities in the Washington, DC, suburb of Chillum, MD, to a liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage facility was withdrawn in the Maryland House of Delegates earlier this week.

ANR Pipeline received a FERC certificate Wednesday to reconfigure its gas storage operations in Michigan by converting 4.1 Bcf of base gas to working gas in three storage fields and abandoning by sale the Capac Field, an inefficient off-system storage field, to Mid Michigan Gas Storage Co. ANR also will construct new injection/withdrawal wells and separation equipment at one field and add other facilities at two other fields to enhance late season deliverability. FERC said approval of the $9.8 million project will serve the public interest by allowing ANR to improve the overall efficiency of its entire storage system. The project will result in a net decrease of ANR’s maximum storage quantity of 9.5 Bcf and a net decrease of late season deliverability of 38 MMcf/d. However, ANR will still have 24.5 Bcf of unsubscribed capacity and 355 MMcf/d of unsubscribed deliverability available.

ANR Pipeline received a FERC certificate Wednesday to reconfigure its gas storage operations in Michigan by converting 4.1 Bcf of base gas to working gas in three storage fields and abandoning by sale the Capac Field, an inefficient off-system storage field, to Mid Michigan Gas Storage Co. ANR also will construct new injection/withdrawal wells and separation equipment at one field and add other facilities an two other fields to enhance late season deliverability. FERC said approval of the $9.8 million project will serve the public interest by allowing ANR to improve the overall efficiency of its entire storage system. The project will result in a net decrease of ANR’s maximum storage quantity of 9.5 Bcf and a net decrease of late season deliverability of 38 MMcf/d. However, ANR will still have 24.5 Bcf of unsubscribed capacity and 355 MMcf/d of unsubscribed deliverability available.

FERC last week found that CNG Transmission Corp. has beenconstructing, converting and interconnecting gas storage wells atits Tioga complex in Pennsylvania without prior Commissionauthorization.

FERC last week found that CNG Transmission Corp. has beenconstructing, converting and interconnecting gas storage wells atits Tioga complex in Pennsylvania without prior Commissionauthorization.

Syntroleum Corp., the developer and owner of a proprietaryprocess for converting natural gas into synthetic crude oil, andSLH Corp., which owns about 31% of Syntroleum, agreed to merge in astock-for-stock deal, which has been approved by the boards of bothcompanies.