Pacific Gas and Electric extended the systemwide Stage 2 high-inventory OFO that began Friday through at least Saturday with no change in conditions.
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BP Still Committed to Rosneft Deal Despite Legal Setback
BP plc said it remains committed to finding a way to resolve differences with its Russian partners after an arbitration tribunal Thursday extended an injunction of a historic stock swap and alliance with OAO Rosneft.
With Bill Set Aside, West Virginia Delegates Call for Drilling Ban
A proposal by some members of the West Virginia House of Delegates to place a moratorium on natural gas drilling permits until the state passes new regulations on drilling isn’t causing sleepless nights for West Virginia Oil and Natural Gas Association Executive Director Corky DeMarco.
Transportation Notes
Southern California Gas issued a high-linepack OFO for Thursday and extended it through at least Friday, saying it would assess Buy-Back charges in accordance with its tariff to customers who deliver into its system more than 110% of their actual gas usage on the OFO day. The e-mail notice for Thursday’s OFO was not sent until early that morning.
Transportation Notes
The Line 523F-100 line-lowering project is being extended by one week through March 18 due to severe weather resulting in delays, Tennessee said. The work, previously projected for completion by Friday (March 11), is causing suspension of physical flow at the Thomas Cenac 1 (CI) and Lapeyrouse Plant Dehydration meters.
Transportation Notes
Neither Southern California Gas (SoCalGas) nor Pacific Gas and Electric extended their high-linepack OFOs beyond Saturday.
Fayetteville Quakes May Halt Some Waste Injections
The Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission (AOGC) planned to hold an emergency meeting Friday (March 4) to consider a staff request that injection of natural gas drilling waste be halted at two disposal wells while a potential connection to earthquakes in the region is considered.
Transportation Notes
Northern Natural Gas extended a System Overrun Limitation in all market-area zones through at least Friday, when it projects a system-weighted temperature averaging 9 degrees.
Arkansas Disposal Well Ban Extended for Tremor Study
The Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission (AOGC) has extended a moratorium on the drilling of new disposal wells in the Fayetteville Shale by six months while it collects data to determine whether disposal activities contributed to hundreds of small earthquakes in the area.
API: Deepwater Permitting Delays Threaten Energy Security
Nearly a third of U.S. deepwater production could be rendered uneconomic if Gulf of Mexico (GOM) permitting timelines are extended, according to a report released last week by the American Petroleum Institute (API).