With oil production from domestic shale plays growing, a Royal Dutch Shell plc subsidiary is considering a plan to reverse flows on its Houma-to-Houston (Ho-Ho) system, which now runs from Houma, LA, to oil processing facilities east of Houston. Reversing the 22-inch diameter pipeline would enable more than 300,000 b/d of crude to be distributed across the Gulf Coast region, the company said.
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Transportation Notes
Due to cold weather in its service area, MRT said it will issue a System Protection Warning (SPW) for northbound flows effective Friday until further notice; see the bulletin board for SPW conditions.
Susquehanna Commission Settles with Gas Producers
The Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) has accepted settlement offers from Chesapeake Energy Corp. and J-W Operating Co. on compliance matters related to natural gas well development that the commission regulates in a portion of the Marcellus Shale.
Lower 48 Would Export LNG Under Cheniere Plan
Industry analysts following flows of liquefied natural gas (LNG) will be drawing another arrow on their maps if Cheniere Energy Partners LP (Cheniere) is successful in a bid to add liquefaction services at the Sabine Pass LNG receiving terminal in Cameron Parish, LA.
Cheniere Pursuing LNG Export of Shale Gas
Industry analysts following flows of liquefied natural gas (LNG) will be drawing another arrow on their maps if Cheniere Energy Partners LP (Cheniere) is successful in a bid to add liquefaction services at the Sabine Pass LNG receiving terminal in Cameron Parish, LA.
Transportation Notes
Northern Natural Gas has implemented a System Overrun Limitation until further notice at the Gilmore City #1 point Friday, saying it was due to sustained flows in excess of facility capacity.
Gas Too Volatile for Baseload Power, Says Utility CEO
Of course, commercial and industrial power consumers don’t like high prices, but it’s price volatility that bedevils their cash flows and crimps operations to the point of employee layoffs, Dominion Virginia Power CEO Paul D. Koonce told a Houston audience last week.
Gas Too Volatile for Baseload Power, Says Utility Chief
Of course, commercial and industrial power consumers don’t like high prices, but it’s price volatility that bedevils their cash flows and crimps operations to the point of employee layoffs, Dominion Virginia Power CEO Paul D. Koonce told a Houston audience Tuesday.
Most Points Still Falling; Northeast Spikes Again
Prices continued to fall at most points Wednesday in trading for flows during the first two days of 2009. The cash market overall was pressured lower by moderating weather trends in some areas, Tuesday’s 22.5-cent drop by February futures in their debut as front-month contract and the holiday impact of less gas demand.
U.S. Gas Rig Count Seen Falling Through 2010
Reduced cash flows, the credit crunch and the need to remove excess natural gas supply led Raymond James & Associates Inc. analysts to reduce their 2009 rig count forecast for the second time in less than two months.