Gulf Coast

A federal court in Oklahoma has ordered Cheniere Energy Inc.’s Midship Pipeline Co. LLC to pay landowners nearly $170,000 plus interest for the use of private land during the pipeline’s construction.  The pipeline started flowing up to 1.1 Bcf/d of natural gas in April 2020. However, area landowners in August 2021 said pipeline construction had…

Williams capitalized on heightened natural gas price volatility and recorded all-time high gathering volumes during the first quarter, countering the unfavorable impacts of a harsh winter on its gathering system in the West. Management credited the success of marketing arm Sequent Energy Management LP, purchased in 2021, in optimizing the assets in its base business.…

Oneok Inc. is still targeting a final investment decision (FID) by mid-year on the proposed 2.8 Bcf/d Saguaro Connector natural gas pipeline, which would transport natural gas from the Waha hub in West Texas to the Mexico border. The pipeline, if sanctioned, would serve the Saguaro LNG export terminal proposed by Mexico Pacific Ltd. LLC…

As associated gas from the Permian Basin continues to help drive a boom in LNG projects, removing the relatively high levels of nitrogen is growing into a lucrative business for Chart Industries Inc., according to company executives. Generally, liquefied natural gas facilities limit the percentage of nitrogen in the end product to 1%. While some…

TC Energy Corp. is working to expand natural gas takeaway capacity from the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin (WCSB) amid record demand for the fuel across North America, management said. CEO François Poirier hosted a conference call last Friday to discuss the Calgary-based pipeline giant’s first quarter earnings. He was joined by Greg Grant, president of…

Click here to listen to the latest episode of NGI’s Hub & Flow podcast. NGI’s Senior Editor Christopher Lenton, who oversees coverage of Mexico and Latin America, chats with Poten & Partners’ senior LNG analyst Sergio Chapa about the changing liquefied natural gas panorama in North America. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, new momentum was…

After soaring in 2022, North American natural gas prices have sunk this year. But this could change as soon as this summer, and certainly starting next year when new U.S. LNG capacity comes online. April New York Mercantile Exchange natural gas futures rolled off the board at $1.991/MMBtu last month, “but it’s not clear if…

A proposed Texas intrastate extension of the Matterhorn Express Pipeline could help preserve stronger pricing at the Katy and Houston Ship Channel (HSC) benchmarks as more natural gas volumes flow from the Permian Basin, according to analysts. Recent filings with the Railroad Commission of Texas outlined plans for the 193-mile Blackfin Pipeline, which would stretch…

A proposed Texas intrastate extension of the Matterhorn Express Pipeline could help preserve stronger pricing at the Katy and Houston Ship Channel benchmarks as more natural gas volumes flow from the Permian Basin, according to analysts. Recent filings with the Railroad Commission of Texas outlined plans for the 193-mile Blackfin Pipeline, which would stretch from…