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Gulf South Pipeline Co. LP has asked FERC for authorization to add an Enhanced Nominations Service (ENS) to its tariff in order to give firm shippers more flexibility in scheduling gas delivery to meet variable demand loads, particularly those associated with power generation.

FERC Wednesday approved the requests of three western natural gas pipelines for temporary waivers of capacity-release regulations, clearing the way for the permanent release of off-system capacity held on the Wyoming Interstate Co. (WIC) pipeline to certain shippers.

Northwest Pipeline has asked FERC to give it an additional month to complete and place into service the North Seattle Delivery Lateral Expansion to meet the growing demand for gas in the greater Seattle, WA, area. At the same time, it approved Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America’s (NGPL) request for an additional year to complete a project in Oklahoma.

A member of the Pittsburgh City Council has introduced four proposed amendments to the city’s zoning code that would allow 40-acre minimum “mineral extraction districts” for Marcellus Shale drilling.

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. has reduced its natural gas-operated rig count in the Marcellus Shale and in the Greater Natural Buttes of Utah to put more mechanical muscle into the oily Wattenberg field of Colorado, which is delivering the highest rates of return (ROR) in the U.S. onshore portfolio, said CEO Al Walker.

Williams late Thursday said it is drawing up plans to build the first propane dehydrogenation (PDH) facility in Canada, which would give it room to increase its polymer-grade propylene production to serve a growing petrochemical market.

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. last week agreed to give up some of its ownership in the prospective Lucius development in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GOM) in exchange for $556 million to help fund the project to first production in late 2014.

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. on Monday agreed to give up some of its ownership in the prospective Lucius development in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GOM) in exchange for $556 million to help fund the project to first production in late 2014.

To give Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI) complete control of a joint venture (JV) in which merger partner El Paso Corp. now owns one-half, its partnership on Wednesday agreed to buy a 50% interest in the Altamont gathering and processing system in Utah’s Uinta Basin, as well as the Camino Real Gathering System in the Eagle Ford Shale in Texas.