Flowing

Although no gas is flowing from the Sable Offshore EnergyProject to markets in Maritimes Canada and New England, theMaritimes & Northeast Pipeline crossed a significant politicalhurdle yesterday that smoothes the way for eventual service. Itsigned an agreement with the Assembly of the Nova Scotia Mi’kmaqChiefs covering a wide variety of environmental and socio-economicmatters. Financial details of the agreement were not released, butthe Indians had been demanding about $98 million, according todocuments filed with the National Energy Board. Pipeline officialsdid say they have agreed to contribute funds for a number ofpipeline monitoring and educational activities. They also haveagreed to give the Indians 5% of the project work done in theprovince.

Gas from NW Natural’s underground storage facility began flowinginto the company’s new Mist III Pipeline in Mist, OR. The24-inch-diameter pipe allows the company to provide more gas to thegrowing Washington County area. The $35 million pipeline runsparallel to a 16-inch line built in the late 1980s to connect theMist gas storage field to the company’s distribution system.

Gas from NW Natural’s underground storage facility began flowinginto the company’s new Mist III Pipeline in Mist, OR. The24-inch-diameter pipe allows the company to provide more gas to thegrowing Washington County area. The $35 million pipeline runsparallel a 16-inch line built in the late 1980s to connect the Mistgas storage field to the company’s distribution system.

Coastal’s Wyoming Interstate Co.’s Medicine Bow Lateral is online and flowing gas out of the Powder River Basin. While the pipeis not full, industry players with their eyes on the Powder RiverBasin expect producers will be ramping up production to takeadvantage of the additional capacity.

Strong domestic gas prices and an abundance of liquefied naturalgas on the spot market mean more LNG will be flowing to the UnitedStates. In the second LNG purchase announced this week, CMSMarketing, Services and Trading, bought seven additional cargoesfrom Qatar Liquefied Gas (Qatargas).

Citing the need to accommodate increased Canadian gas suppliesflowing into the Midwest, the sponsors of Independence Pipeline andSupplyLink have urged FERC to promptly issue preliminarydeterminations (PDs) on the non-environmental aspects of theirpipeline projects.

Frontier Energy, North Carolina’s newest gas utility, beganflowing gas in Surry, Wilkes and Yadkin counties. “With more than50 miles of newly installed gas main pressurized, we’re officiallyup and running,” said Andrew Rea, chairman of Frontier Energy. “Injust eight months, we were able to complete the first phase of oursystem and start serving customers.”

Frontier Energy, North Carolina’s newest gas utility, beganflowing gas in Surry, Wilkes and Yadkin counties. “With more than50 miles of newly installed gas main pressurized, we’re officiallyup and running,” said Andrew Rea, chairman of Frontier Energy. “Injust eight months, we were able to complete the first phase of oursystem and start serving customers.”

All the gas flowing to the Florida peninsula was cut off overthe weekend after a lightning strike Friday afternoon caused a fireand pipe rupture at Florida Gas Transmission’s Station 15 nearPerry, FL, and knocked out all downstream service. The 24-inch,30-inch and 36-inch mainlines that converge in the station yardwere affected.