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NGPL Proposes Adding Capacity for California

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America has proposed expanding a portion of its existing system capacity in southeastern New Mexico to increase deliveries to California. Natural wants to add new compression on a leased basis to its Indian Basin Lateral and other facilities to make deliveries of up to 42,000 Dth/d by the fourth quarter of 2001 through Transwestern Pipeline in Eddy County, NM.

April 10, 2001

El Paso Snags LNG Lease Option

In what would be the smallest of the four existing liquefiednatural gas terminals in the United States, El Paso Merchant Energygot the go-ahead on a three-year lease option to build a facilityon Radio Island in North Carolina. The North Carolina State PortsAuthority unanimously approved the deal last week.

February 26, 2001

SES to Expand Through Midwest

Sempra Energy Solutions (SES) — a subsidiary of Sempra Energy— reported late last week that it intends to expand its existingoperations in Chicago as a national energy services provider thatoffers integrated energy solutions to the commercial, industrial,educational and governmental markets. The company said it willbuild on its Midwest business with the addition of key regions inMichigan and Ohio.

February 26, 2001

El Paso Snags LNG Lease Option

In what would be the smallest of the four existing liquefied natural gas terminals in the United States, El Paso Merchant Energy got the go-ahead on a three-year lease option to build a facility on Radio Island in North Carolina. The North Carolina State Ports Authority unanimously approved the deal last week.

February 26, 2001

FERC OKs More Compression For Northwest

FERC last week issued Northwest Pipeline a blanket certificate to install and operate three existing portable compressor units as needed to help offset the heavy demands that have been placed on certain shippers by the pipeline’s continual operational flow orders (OFOs).

February 12, 2001

FERC OKs More Compression for Northwest

FERC yesterday issued Northwest Pipeline a blanket certificateto install and operate three existing portable compressor units asneeded to help offset the heavy demands that have been placed oncertain shippers by the pipeline’s continual operational floworders (OFOs).

February 8, 2001

Rockies Independents Will Shoulder Heavy Supply Burden

Except for the deep-water Gulf of Mexico, major producers haveessentially “thrown in the towel” in the U.S. oil and gas marketand are traipsing overseas to find their fortunes, a top executivewith The Coastal Corp. said yesterday. As a result, he believesmost of the burden to supply a 30 Tcf natural gas market will fallto the independent producers.

August 11, 2000

Midwest Hub of Enron, Peoples Takes Form

The Midwest Energy Hub, a previously announced joint partnershipbetween Peoples Energy and Enron North America designed to expandPeoples’ existing market hub, is now up and running. Despite stillwaiting for approval from the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC),the new company began offering services to Chicago-area customerslast week. The original agreement between the two companies wasforged last October (see NGI, Oct. 10).

May 1, 2000

Midwest Hub of Enron and Peoples Takes Form

The Midwest Energy Hub, a previously announced joint partnershipbetween Peoples Energy and Enron North America designed to expandPeoples’ existing market hub, is now up and running. Despite stillwaiting for approval from the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC), thenew company began offering services to Chicago-area customers earlierthis week. The original agreement between the two companies was forgedlast October (see Daily GPI, Oct. 5).

April 28, 2000

Suncor Energy Repositioning Gas Business

Suncor Energy Inc. of Calgary said it will reposition its gasbusiness to achieve at least a 10% return on capital within fiveyears. Suncor intends to build competitive operating areas, improvebase business efficiency and create new, low-capital businesses.

April 24, 2000