In response to a request from interstate natural gas pipeline operators, the Pipeline Hazardous Materials and Safety Administration (PHMSA) has agreed to extend for another month the comment periods for two pending rulemakings for changing federal pipeline rules in response to a new safety law passed by Congress (see Daily GPI, Dec. 15, 2011).
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New York Lawmakers Mull Frack Ban Until 2013
New York State Assembly members have introduced a flurry of bills on hydraulic fracturing (fracking), including one to extend a moratorium until June 2013.
January 16, 2012
Horn River Midstream Operations to Expand
Quicksilver Resources Inc. and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP (KKR) said Tuesday they plan to jointly construct and operate natural gas midstream services to support producers operating in Canada’s Horn River Basin.
December 28, 2011
Transportation Notes
Southern California Gas did not extend a high-linepack OFO beyond Saturday.
December 6, 2011
New York Told to Get Fracking on Deficit
One day after New York regulators announced they would extend the comment deadline on a proposed rulemaking on hydraulic fracturing (fracking), former Gov. George Pataki urged officials to move forward to develop the Empire State’s portion of the Marcellus Shale, calling it “the right thing to do.”
December 5, 2011
Defying Soft Fundamentals, Most Points Rebound
Influences did not look conducive for higher prices. Only the Northeast was expected to see winter-like conditions extend into the weekend while most other regions moderated to seasonably cool fall weather; a larger-than-expected storage build report from the previous day ensured that heating season inventories would be more than adequate; and that led to November futures expiring 6.6 cents lower on Thursday.
October 31, 2011
Transportation Notes
Florida Gas Transmission did not extend an Overage Alert Day beyond Friday.
August 16, 2011
Transportation Notes
Florida Gas Transmission did not extend an Overage Alert Day beyond Thursday, but Gulfstream, another pipeline serving the Florida market, said actual deliveries from its system recently were exceeding receipts and it was experiencing low linepack levels as a result. Thus Gulfstream issued an Action Alert Friday requiring shippers to keep imbalances flat “regardless of whether any operational variation is allocated to an operational balancing agreement for later imbalance resolution.” See the bulletin board for further details.
August 8, 2011
Transportation Notes
Southern California Gas did not extend a two-day high-linepack OFO beyond Saturday.
July 19, 2011
Transportation Notes
Southern California Gas did not extend a high-linepack OFO beyond Sunday’s Intraday cycle nominations. However, although the e-mail notice did not get sent until late afternoon Central time, it issued a new high-linepack OFO for Tuesday with a 10% tolerance for positive daily imbalances.
June 28, 2011
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