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Increasing its natural gas gathering and processing footprint in the U.S. Midcontinent and Gulf Coast, Houston-based Enbridge Energy Partners LP (EEP) has signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire gathering and processing assets in North Texas from Cantera Resources Inc., an affiliate of Morgan Stanley Capital Partners.

Dynegy Inc. on Friday priced $1.45 billion of second priority senior secured notes as part of its credit refinancing plan, and has scheduled the offering to close August 11. The offering is part of the company’s refinancing overhaul that it announced in July, which would, among other things, begin to repay ChevronTexaco Corp. for a $1.5 billion loan it gave Dynegy to attempt its merger with Enron Corp. in November 2001.

Dynegy Inc. on Friday priced $1.45 billion of second priority senior secured notes as part of its credit refinancing plan, and has scheduled the offering to close August 11. The offering is part of the company’s refinancing overhaul that it announced in July, which would, among other things, begin to repay ChevronTexaco Corp. for a $1.5 billion loan it gave Dynegy to attempt its merger with Enron Corp. in November 2001.

Columbia Energy Group’s subsidiary Cove Point LNG Ltd.partnership said Friday it had completed its open season for firmLNG tanker discharging service at its terminal on the Marylandcoast.