Deliveries

FERC last Monday issued a certificate to CMS Trunkline Gas Co. LLC to make modifications to its metering facilities to accommodate increased deliveries from affiliate CMS Trunkline LNG’s import terminal in Lake Charles, LA.

FERC on Monday issued a certificate to CMS Trunkline Gas Co. LLC to make modifications to its metering facilities to accommodate increased deliveries from affiliate CMS Trunkline LNG’s import terminal in Lake Charles, LA.

Almost four years after the project was proposed, 142-mile interstate Guardian Pipeline system started operations on Dec. 7, transporting gas to markets in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin from interconnections with ANR Pipeline, Alliance, Northern Border, Midwestern Gas Transmission and Natural Gas Pipeline of America at the Chicago Hub near Joliet, IL. (see NGI, March 15, 1999).

Almost four years after the project was proposed, Guardian Pipeline, a 142-mile interstate natural gas pipeline, announced Monday that it began operations on Saturday, Dec. 7 (see Daily GPI, March 11, 1999).

Quotes for Transco Zone 6-New York City deliveries soared as high as $7.50 Monday as Northeast electric utilities struggled to cope with high temperatures that generated heat advisories throughout much of the area. The heat sparked the PJM Interconnection grid operator to issue a plea for emergency supplies and sparked a run-up in Nepool (New England) and PJM-West power prices for Tuesday to averages of about $116/MWh in each pool, according to the IntercontinentalExchange trading platform. New York and PJM websites showed hourly prices spiking occasionally up to the $1,000/MWh price cap.

The rebirth of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as an economic alternative for new deliveries most likely will significantly alter the trading patterns of natural gas within 25 years, ultimately transforming gas into a globally traded commodity, similar to how oil is traded worldwide today, according to a new study by economic consultant DRI-WEFA. This shift in trading patterns, said the authors, will improve the security of supply and maintain gas prices, which will be driven by the U.S. benchmark price.

The rebirth of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as an economic alternative for new deliveries most likely will significantly alter the trading patterns of natural gas within 25 years, ultimately transforming gas into a globally traded commodity, similar to how oil is traded worldwide today, according to a new study by economic consultant DRI-WEFA. This shift in trading patterns, said the authors, will improve the security of supply and maintain gas prices, which will be driven by the U.S. benchmark price.

The rebirth of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as an economic alternative for new deliveries most likely will significantly alter the trading patterns of natural gas within 25 years, ultimately transforming gas into a globally traded commodity, similar to how oil is traded worldwide today, according to a new study by economic consultant DRI-WEFA. This shift in trading patterns, said the authors, will improve the security of supply and maintain gas prices, which will be driven by the U.S. benchmark price.

PG&E Gas Transmission Northwest (GTN) already has started deliveries through a 21-mile section of its 2002 mainline expansion project, and is making significant progress on proposed future expansions. The new 21-mile pipe section put into service a week ago last Friday increases the company’s ability to deliver natural gas to western markets by 42,000 Dth/d a year earlier than expected and in time for the 2001 winter heating season.