Australia Pacific LNG has begun production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) at its Curtis Island facility in Australia and is on track to export its first cargo by the end of the year, according to project partner Origin Energy Ltd. Origin’s David Baldwin, CEO of integrated gas, said, “With first LNG production, Australia Pacific LNG has now achieved its last major milestone prior to exporting LNG to customers in Asia. The Origin-operated upstream activities, which deliver gas to Curtis Island, are fully operational and performing well, and Origin, together with partners ConocoPhillips and Sinopec, are now focused on achieving first export. Australia Pacific LNG produces natural gas from a reserves base in the Surat and Bowen basins in Queensland, Australia. The gas is piped to the LNG facility on Curtis Island (see Daily GPI,July 9, 2012).
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BG Group Says It Will Be China’s Largest LNG Supplier
China National Oil Corp. (CNOOC) has agreed with BG Group to take an additional stake in the Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG) project in Australia for A$1.93 billion. CNOOC also agreed to take an additional 5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG from BG Group. The deal will make BG Group the largest supplier of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to China, the company said.
Flaring Will Remain Part of Bakken, Analyst Says
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Settlement Talks Continue in Stingray Rate Hike Case
FERC Chief Judge Curtis Wagner Jr. has ordered Stingray Pipeline Co. LLC, which is seeking a large increase in its pipeline transportation rates, to continue settlement talks with its shippers.
FERC Chief Judge Sets Stage for Section 5 Hearings
FERC Chief Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Curtis L. Wagner Jr. issued two orders last Monday that lay the groundwork for Natural Gas Act Section 5 proceedings into allegations that Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission LLC and Ozark Gas Transmission LLC over-recovered their cost of service in 2008 and 2009, potentially resulting in unjust and unreasonable rates for shippers.
FERC Chief Judge Sets Stage for Section 5 Hearings
FERC Chief Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Curtis L. Wagner Jr. issued two orders Monday that lay the groundwork for Natural Gas Act Section 5 proceedings into allegations that Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission LLC and Ozark Gas Transmission LLC over-recovered their cost of service in 2008 and 2009, potentially resulting in unjust and unreasonable rates for shippers.
NGPL Overrecovery Case Nears Settlement; Northern Stalled
Due to ongoing settlement discussions, FERC Chief Judge Curtis Wagner last Monday gave the go-ahead for a two-week suspension of the Section 5 complaint proceeding in which Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America LLC (NGPL) is accused of overrecovering its cost of service by more than 20% (see NGI, Nov. 23, 2009). But trial staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) last Thursday asked Wagner to suspend the entire procedural schedule, saying that parties in the case had agreed to settlement terms.
A ‘Strong Possibility’ of Settlement Seen in NGPL Overrecovery Case
Due to ongoing settlement discussions, FERC Chief Judge Curtis Wagner Monday gave the go-ahead for a two-week suspension of the Section 5 complaint proceeding in which Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America LLC (NGPL) is accused of overrecovering its cost of service by more than 20% (see Daily GPI, Nov. 20, 2009).
A ‘Strong Possibility’ of Settlement Seen in NGPL Overrecovery Case
Due to ongoing settlement discussions, FERC Chief Judge Curtis Wagner Monday gave the go-ahead for a two-week suspension of the Section 5 complaint proceeding in which Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America LLC (NGPL) is accused of overrecovering its cost of service by more than 20% (see Daily GPI, Nov. 20, 2009).
Energy Transfer, FERC Pursue Settlement of Manipulation Charges
Chief Administrative Law Judge Curtis L. Wagner Jr. Friday suspended FERC enforcement proceedings against Energy Transfer Partners LP (ETP), saying that the two sides are in settlement negotiations to resolve the pending price manipulation charges against the Dallas, TX-based energy company.
