Dominion

The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) announced Wednesday that FERC has approved a settlement between the PSC and Dominion Transmission Inc. (DTI) that will provide $11 million in annual savings to New York State’s natural gas utilities and customers.

Effective Thursday until further notice, receipts into Dominion at the TXG-Lebanon, ANR-Lebanon and TET-Lebanon Lateral meters will be limited to primary only.

Dominion said interruptible and secondary deliveries were restored Thursday at the following market-area points: Corning Natural Gas, New York State Electric and Gas, Rochester Gas & Electric, Niagara Mohawk, Fillmore Gas and National Fuel Gas Distribution. Those services had been suspended Jan. 18 due to anticipated weather load (see Daily GPI, Jan. 18).

Effective with Timely Cycle nominations Thursday, Dominion will cancel a limitation of secondary or interruptible capacity at Niagara Mohawk East Gate.

Construction contracts for two major LNG projects were awarded last week. Dominion Resources handed the 800 MMcf/d Cove Point expansion project to The Woodlands, TX-based CB&I, which built some of the existing facilities at Cove Point, MD, and Cheniere Energy awarded a contract to build its Sabine Pass LNG terminal to San Francisco-based Bechtel.

Construction contracts for two major LNG projects were awarded this week. Dominion handed the 800 MMcf/d Cove Point expansion project to The Woodlands, TX-based CB&I, which built some of the existing facilities at Cove Point, MD. Cheniere Energy awarded a contract to build its Sabine Pass LNG terminal to San Francisco-based Bechtel.

FERC has given Dominion Cove Point LNG LP the green light to begin commercial operation of a new fifth storage tank at its liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal on the eastern shore of Maryland. With the new tank, the facility’s LNG storage capacity will be expanded to 7.8 Bcf from its current capacity of 5 Bcf. The company plans to add two or three more tanks later to accommodate volumes for Statoil, bringing total storage capacity to 14.6 Bcf. It also plans to expand current vaporization of 1 Bcf/d to 1.8 Bcf/d.

FERC has given Dominion Cove Point LNG LP the green light to begin commercial operation of a new fifth storage tank at its liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal on the eastern shore of Maryland. With the new tank, the facility’s LNG storage capacity will be expanded to 7.8 Bcf from its current capacity of 5 Bcf. The company plans to add two or three more tanks later to accommodate volumes for Statoil, bringing total storage capacity to 14.6 Bcf. It also plans to expand current vaporization of 1 Bcf/d to 1.8 Bcf/d.

A unique coalition of the major natural gas companies of southwestern Pennsylvania — Equitable Resources, Dominion Resources, Columbia Gas and T.W. Phillips — has joined The Salvation Army, Conservation Consultants Inc., Lowe’s Home Improvement Centers and Plumbers’ Union locals to provide, and where possible install, hot water heaters for residents who lost theirs in the recent flooding caused by parts of Hurricane Ivan, which raged through western Pennsylvania two weeks ago.