Environmental

FERC issued a favorable preliminary determination on non-environmental grounds Wednesday to Northwest Pipeline’s proposed 49-mile Grays Harbor Lateral, which would deliver up to 161,500 Dth/d of gas to Duke Energy Grays Harbor LLC’s proposed power plant in the state of Washington. The $75.2 million pipeline project includes two 16-inch diameter taps and would have 4,700 hp of compression from the Turnwater Station.

Despite the volatility the natural gas market has experienced over the last few weeks, Anadarko CEO Robert J. Allison, Jr. assured attendees at the tenth annual Herold Pacesetters Energy Conference in Greenwich, CT that his company has not made any major changes in its business plan. He added that just like they always do, “Gas markets will self-correct.”

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a favorable preliminary determination on non-environmental grounds to Tuscarora Gas Transmission’s Wadsworth Lateral, a 14.2-mile pipeline extension and associated facilities that would increase Tuscarora’s transportation capacity by 95,912 Dth/d. The lateral would extend from Tuscarora’s mainline in northern Washoe County, NV, to an interconnect with Paiute Pipeline in Nevada.

Pending a major change in direction at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), natural gas investors could get an unwanted “coal-inscopy” next month, according to analyst Fred Schultz of Raymond James & Associates Inc. Coal-fired electric generation in the country could expand by up to 40,000 MW.

Pending a major change in direction at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), natural gas investors could get an unwanted “coal-inscopy” next month, according to analyst Fred Schultz of Raymond James & Associates Inc. Coal-fired electric generation in the country could expand by up to 40,000 MW.

Anadarko CEO Robert J. Allison, speaking at last week’s Rocky Mountain Natural Gas Strategy Conference, said he believes that in the long term, natural gas prices will stabilize in the $4-$6 Mcf range, although he noted that “$3 is still a pretty darn good gas price” in the overall scheme of things.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) gave Iroquois’ $174 million Eastchester Expansion Project its preliminary approval on non-environmental grounds. The 33-mile pipeline expansion is designed to deliver 230,000 Dth/d mainly to power generators in New York City. It will connect Iroquois’ existing system in Suffolk County with Consolidated Edison’s system in the Bronx. Iroquois hopes to complete the pipeline extension by November 2002.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) gave Iroquois’ $174 million Eastchester Expansion Project its preliminary approval on non-environmental grounds yesterday. The 33-mile pipeline expansion is designed to deliver 230,000 Dth/d mainly to power generators in New York City. It will connect Iroquois’ existing system in Suffolk County with Consolidated Edison’s system in the Bronx. Iroquois hopes to complete the pipeline extension by November 2002.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission set its seal, pending environmental review, on another westward-bound pipeline project last Wednesday. The North Baja Pipeline will carry up to 500 MMcf/d from a connection with El Paso Natural Gas near Ehrenberg, AZ, to fuel power plants and gas distribution systems in Northern Mexico and Southern California.