Delivery

Saltville Gas Storage Co. LLC, a joint venture of NUI Corp. and Duke Energy Gas Transmission, is holding a 30-day open season to test market interest in about 1 Bcf of firm gas storage capacity that is being developed at the companies’ new storage facility in Saltville, VA.

Saltville Gas Storage Co. LLC, a joint venture of NUI Corp. and Duke Energy Gas Transmission, is holding a 30-day open season to test market interest in about 1 Bcf of firm gas storage capacity that is being developed at the companies’ new storage facility in Saltville, VA.

Wellhead freeze-offs and other cold-related delivery problems in Canada in January led to a sharp 562 MMcf/d drop in pipeline receipts from December 2003 levels to 15.419 Bcf/d, according to a survey by UBS analysts.

Wellhead freeze-offs and other cold-related delivery problems in Canada in January led to a sharp 562 MMcf/d drop in pipeline receipts from December 2003 levels to 15.419 Bcf/d, according to a survey by UBS analysts.

Nearing the 10-year anniversary of the Northridge earthquake that jolted the Los Angeles metropolitan area awake in the still-dark early morning hours of Jan. 17, 1994, one of the major utilities impacted, Sempra Energy’s Southern California Gas Co., looked back Tuesday over how its largest-in-the-nation gas infrastructure has been upgraded over the past decade.

In the wake of Duke Energy’s announcement last week that it plans to sell its merchant power plants in the Southeast, it remains unclear which players will want to step up to the plate, kick the tires and make bids on the facilities.

The administration Wednesday urged congressional energy bill conferees to include in their final draft a provision that would dictate the opening of “a small portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to environmentally responsible oil and gas exploration and development,” as well as an 80% loan guarantee for a natural gas pipeline from Alaska.

Pioneer Natural Resources Co. has set a new record for quarterly gas production in North America, announcing ahead of its earnings report that it produced 48 Bcf of gas in the second quarter, a 39% sequential increase. Deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GOM) production from its Canyon Express and Falcon gas projects matched the Dallas-based producer’s expectations, and will put its quarterly worldwide oil and gas production at 14.5 MMboe.

Citing the need to receive compensation for the upgrades it has made on its natural gas delivery system, North Carolina Natural Gas (NCNG) said Tuesday that it has filed with the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) seeking a general increase in service rates.