Expansion

EIA Sees LNG Expansion in U.S. and Worldwide

With doubt continuing to grow that the United States can satisfy its natural gas growth needs in-house, liquified natural gas (LNG) importation continues to gain spotlight attention as a means to augment domestic gas supply.

December 17, 2003

Maritimes and Algonquin’s HubLine Extensions Start Deliveries to Boston

The combination Phase III expansion of the Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline and Algonquin Gas Transmission’s HubLine extension went into service last week, starting deliveries of Nova Scotia gas to the Boston area and southeastern Massachusetts.

December 3, 2003

Patriot Project on East Tennessee Gas Slated to Start Up Tuesday

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Friday okayed the Nov. 18 start-up of the Patriot Project, the $298 million expansion and extension of Duke Energy’s East Tennessee Natural Gas system which connects to the newly-opened bedded salt natural gas storage facility in Saltville, VA.

November 17, 2003

Patriot Project on East Tennessee Gas Slated to Start Up Tuesday

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Friday okayed the Nov. 18 start-up of the Patriot Project, the $298 million expansion and extension of Duke Energy’s East Tennessee Natural Gas system which connects to the newly-opened bedded salt natural gas storage facility in Saltville, VA.

November 17, 2003

Kinder Morgan Starts Construction on $30M Cheyenne Market Center Project

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP said it has started construction on its $30 million Cheyenne Market Center (CMC) hub expansion project, which will include adding capacity to its Huntsman storage field in Cheyenne County, NB.

October 13, 2003

New Pipe to Midwest Needed to Market Rockies Gas

The fact that Kern River’s 900 MMcf/d expansion has been running full right from its opening day in May is a clear indication of the need for another major pipeline, and soon, according to experts addressing members of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association (COGA) in Denver Wednesday.

August 11, 2003

New Pipe to Midwest Needed to Market Rockies Gas

The fact that Kern River’s 900 MMcf/d expansion has been 90% full almost from its opening in May is a clear indication of the need for another major pipeline, and soon, according to experts addressing members of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association (COGA) in Denver Wednesday.

August 7, 2003

S&P: Arctic Pipe Could Delay LNG Expansion — Or LNG Growth Could Kill the Pipe

Now may be the time to revisit the prospect of accessing the Arctic region for new supplies of natural gas, or face the possibility that liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects may again pull the cord on a pipeline moving forward, according to a report issued Thursday by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P).

June 20, 2003

Falcon Says Hill-Lake Bids Exceed Gas Capacity by 50%

Bids during an open season for working storage capacity in the Phase II expansion of the Hill-Lake Gas Storage field exceeded planned capacity by nearly 50%, according to developer Falcon Gas Storage Co. Inc.

May 23, 2003

Westcoast 200 MMcf/d Mainline Expansion Approved by NEB

Westcoast Energy, a Duke Energy subsidiary, received approval from Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) to expand its Southern Mainline gas pipeline system in British Columbia by adding 34 miles of 42-inch diameter pipe in six looping segments along with some compression upgrades. The C$270 million project will add about 200 MMcf/d of capacity to the system by Nov. 1.

February 3, 2003