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El Paso E&P Unit Targeting Shales, CBM

El Paso Corp.’s exploration and production (E&P) unit may have downsized in the past few years, but its U.S. focus on natural gas shales and select coalbed methane (CBM) plays is beginning to bear fruit, executives said Thursday.

December 14, 2009

Downsized HubLine Project Gets Final Environmental Nod

FERC has issued a favorable environmental review of Algonquin Gas Transmission LLC’s significantly downsized HubLine/East-to-West (HubLine/E2W) project, which would increase east-to-west capacity on the pipeline system in New England to accommodate regasified liquefied natural gas (LNG) from LNG deepwater ports.

September 28, 2009

EIA Cuts Projection for LNG Imports in 2008

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) in its Short-Term Energy Outlook for February sharply downsized its prior projection for imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) into the United States during 2008.

February 18, 2008

EIA Cuts Projection for LNG Imports in 2008

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) in its Short-Term Energy Outlook for February has sharply downsized its prior projection for imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) into the United States during 2008.

February 13, 2008

FERC OKs Northwest Pipe’s Downsized Project, Southern Star’s Service Conversion

FERC has approved Northwest Pipeline’s request to downsize a planned lateral in Washington State following a move by Northwest Power Co., the original anchor shipper, to back out of the project.

February 23, 2004

FERC OKs Northwest Pipe’s Downsized Project, Southern Star’s Service Conversion

FERC has approved Northwest Pipeline’s request to downsize a planned lateral in Washington State following a move by Northwest Power Co., the original anchor shipper, to back out of the project.

February 20, 2004

Williams’ Pipeline Management Downsized

Williams’ once mighty pipeline empire has been decimated by the corporation’s financial troubles and its executive personnel have been cut as well, according to a notice appearing Tuesday on the Northwest Pipeline electronic bulletin board.

October 16, 2002

Eastern Gulf Sale Draws $341 Million in High Bids from 14 Producers

Downsized Eastern Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 181 drew 190 bids from 14 exploration and production companies on Wednesday, the Department of the Interior’s Minerals Management Service reported. High bids totaling $341 million were made on 95 tracts out of the 233 tracts offered.

December 6, 2001

Great Lakes Files $620 Million Expansion

Great Lakes Gas Transmission filed a large but downsized versionof its original 1999-2000 expansion project with FERC last Fridayon behalf of a single shipper, TransCanada PipeLines. The projectis expected to cost $620 million and begin operating in November2000. The Great Lakes 300 Expansion will involve the addition of260 miles of 36-inch diameter pipeline loops, including a newunderwater crossing of the Straits of Mackinac, and seven newcompressors adding 180,000 hp of compression. Great Lakes’ systemcurrently transports about 2 Bcf/d of Canadian gas from Emerson,MB, through Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan.

March 31, 1998