FERC staff said it will prepare an environmental assessment (EA) for Tennessee Gas Pipeline’s (TGP) Orion Project, a looping of the pipeline’s 300 Line that would target the Middle Atlantic and New England regions with additional service from Susquehanna County, PA, to Pike County, PA. The project’s 135,000 Dth/d of capacity is fully subscribed by South Jersey Resources Group LLC, South Jersey Gas Co., and Cabot Oil & Gas Corp., according to the Kinder Morgan Inc. pipeline (see Daily GPI,Oct. 9). More than two-dozen gas distribution systems, led by the Municipal Gas Authority of Mississippi have urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to require TGP to justify its proposal to charge system fuel and electric compression rates as part of the project (see Daily GPI,Nov. 16). Comments on the project are due at the Commission by Dec. 23 [CP16-4].
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Dartmouth Research Sees Major Employment Gains From Shale Development
Backing claims of the economic benefits of shale drilling, a recent study conducted by Dartmouth College researchers concluded that unconventional oil and gas development has paid dividends for the surrounding regions.
California Enviros Challenge SoCal Oil Drilling Plan in Court
Three California environmental groups on Tuesday filed a lawsuit in state Superior Court seeking to stop plans of California Resources Corp. (CRC) from drilling 19 new oil wells in an area bisected by a popular hiking trail in Ventura County up the coast 50 miles from Los Angeles.
Chesapeake Drills Vertical Rogersville Tests; More Permits Issued in Play
Chesapeake Energy Corp. has become the latest operator to sink its drill bits into the Rogersville Shale, with two vertical test wells in Eastern Kentucky’s Lawrence County, according to the Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS).
IHS: Permian Offshoot Making Producers Wait Longer For Payback
Despite cost declines, depressed commodity prices generally don’t support drilling in the Northern Midland Basin, a subbasin of the Permian, according to IHS Energy.
Change Sabal Trail Route to Avoid Low-Income Community, Lawmakers Say
Four U.S. congressmen from Georgia have written to FERC challenging the route and compressor station siting of the proposed Sabal Trail Pipeline in southwestern portion of their state. Their chief concern is the facilities’ impact on low-income residents, but sinkholes in the region also are a worry.
Niagara Expansion, Tuscarora Lateral to Enter Service
As the Nov. 1 official start of winter approached, two new outlets for Appalachian gas were given the go-ahead Thursday to start-up service for Northeastern deliveries.
High Costs, Infrastructure Woes Stifling North-Central Pennsylvania Utica Development
While interest in the promise of the Utica Shale in north-central Pennsylvania remains strong, incentives are not, as a lack of infrastructure, low commodity prices and high drilling and completion costs have combined to slow the play’s development in the region.
Tennessee Files For 300 Line Looping Project in Pennsylvania
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. LLC (TGP) has filed at FERC for a looping project on its 300 Line that would serve growing demand in the Middle Atlantic and New England regions with additional service from Susquehanna County, PA, to Pike County, PA.
Rural Stokes County, NC, Adopts Three-Year Ban on Oil/Gas Development
The board of commissioners of rural Stokes County, NC, has adopted an ordinance establishing a three-year moratorium on oil and natural gas development, including hydraulic fracturing (fracking).
