Expansion

No Easy Solution to Expanding Infrastructure for Increased U.S. LNG Exports, Say Executives

A “whole lot more” oil and natural gas infrastructure is needed to accommodate the projected tripling of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports over the next decade, but domestic challenges need to be overcome so the country can succeed in an increasingly competitive global market, industry executives said Tuesday.

April 10, 2019

BHP Sanctions Atlantis Expansion in U.S. Deepwater, Trion in Mexico GOM

BHP on Wednesday approved spending of close to $956 million for two Gulf of Mexico (GOM) expansion projects, one in U.S. deepwater and the other in Mexico waters.

February 13, 2019
Oneok Stepping on (Natural) Gas with Bakken Midstream Expansion

Oneok Stepping on (Natural) Gas with Bakken Midstream Expansion

Oklahoma-based Oneok Inc. is moving ahead with an expansion of its natural gas processing plant in North Dakota’s Bakken Shale.

September 7, 2018

Blue Mountain Considering More NatGas Processing to Serve Oklahoma’s Stacked Reservoirs

Linn Energy Inc. subsidiary Blue Mountain Midstream LLC has commissioned part of its Chisholm Trail III cryogenic processing plant in Grady County, OK, to serve growing natural gas production in the region and now is considering another expansion.

July 17, 2018
NGTL Proposes Expansion on Forecast Natural Gas Growth to 13.4 Bcf/d in 2021

NGTL Proposes Expansion on Forecast Natural Gas Growth to 13.4 Bcf/d in 2021

Growth expectations supported by shipping contracts propel a C$2.3 billion ($1.8 billion) expansion presented Wednesday by TransCanada Corp.’s supply collection grid in Alberta and British Columbia, Nova Gas Transmission Ltd. (NGTL).

June 21, 2018

El Paso Natural Gas Seeks Expansion to Serve Southwest, Mexico

El Paso Natural Gas Co. LLC (EPNG) has applied to FERC for authorization to construct and operate the South Mainline Expansion Project, which would increase capacity on the company’s Line Nos. 1100 and 1103 in Hudspeth and El Paso counties in Texas [CP18-332].

May 10, 2018
FERC OKs 322,000 Dth/d Tetco Expansion Along Texas Gulf Coast

FERC OKs 322,000 Dth/d Tetco Expansion Along Texas Gulf Coast

Late last week, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a certificate for Texas Eastern Transmission LP (Tetco) and Brazoria Interconnector Gas Pipeline LLC to move forward with their Stratton Ridge Expansion Project, designed to increase natural gas delivery capacity into the Texas Gulf Coast.

April 10, 2018
NuStar Eyeing More West Texas Crude Capacity for Permian

NuStar Eyeing More West Texas Crude Capacity for Permian

A second capacity expansion to move more Permian Basin crude oil to multiple markets has been launched by NuStar Energy Inc.

January 11, 2018
Atlantic Sunrise Moving Forward After Pennsylvania Issues Key Permits

Atlantic Sunrise Moving Forward After Pennsylvania Issues Key Permits

Williams Partners LP’s Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC (Transco) has received long-awaited water crossing and earth disturbance permits for the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline project, paving the way for a sorely needed 1.7 Bcf/d expansion to serve natural gas producers in northeast Pennsylvania.

August 31, 2017
Williams Touts Northeast Supply Project in Yet Another Economic Impact Study

Williams Touts Northeast Supply Project in Yet Another Economic Impact Study

Williams Partners LP on Tuesday released an economic impact analysis conducted by Rutgers University that found the company’s Northeast Supply Enhancement Project would generate $327 million in economic activity and nearly 3,200 jobs in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York.

June 7, 2017