Granted

The Alaska Natural Resources Commission reversed course Tuesday and granted ExxonMobil Corp. and its partners permission to begin drilling operations on two of the 31 contested leases in the Point Thomson Unit (PTU) of the North Slope.

FERC granted Mississippi Hub LLC (MS Hub) a multi-year extension of the deadline to complete and place into service its proposed salt dome natural gas storage facility near Jackson County, MS. “MS Hub states that while project construction is proceeding with due diligence, MS Hub will not be able to make the project facilities available for service by the Feb. 15, 2009 deadline due to construction delays and market changes,” the Lafayette, LA-based storage developer told FERC. “Currently MS Hub expects to complete construction of its first storage cavern during the first half of 2011. By early 2012, MS Hub expects that all remaining project facilities will be completed.” FERC has given the company until Feb. 15, 2012 to complete the facilities and place them in operation. The two-cavern facility is under construction at the Bond Salt Dome in southeastern Mississippi. FERC certificated each cavern to have a working capacity of 6 Bcf, but Mississippi Hub plans to expand the capacity of each cavern to 7.5 Bcf, said Russell Murrell, vice president of marketing.

FERC Wednesday granted Mississippi Hub LLC (MS Hub) a multi-year extension of the deadline to complete and place into service its proposed salt dome natural gas storage facility near Jackson County, MS.

FERC on Monday granted Guardian Pipeline LLC’s request to commence service on the Guardian Expansion and Extension Project (G-II) in eastern Wisconsin.

FERC staff last Wednesday granted Rockies Express LLC’s (REX) request to begin construction of facilities associated with the eastern leg of the 1,678-mile pipeline, which will transport Rocky Mountain natural gas to Midwest and eastern markets.

FERC staff Wednesday granted Rockies Express LLC’s (REX) request to begin construction of facilities associated with the eastern leg of the 1,678-mile pipeline, which will transport Rocky Mountain natural gas to Midwest and eastern markets.

Alaska’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has granted ExxonMobil Corp.’s request for reconsideration of its decision to terminate the North Slope Point Thomson Unit (PTU) leases held by the company and BP Exploration (Alaska), Chevron U.S.A. Inc. and ConocoPhillips Alaska.

Alaska’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has granted ExxonMobil Corp.’s request for reconsideration of its decision to terminate the North Slope Point Thomson Unit (PTU) leases held by the company and BP Exploration (Alaska), Chevron U.S.A. Inc. and ConocoPhillips Alaska.

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (APC) has granted drilling rights to TXCO Resources Inc. and St. Mary Land & Exploration Co. to explore part of APC’s leasehold in the Pearsall and Eagleford natural gas shale plays in the Maverick Basin of Texas, an area in which TXCO already has had success.