Infrastructure

While there are still signs of a slowed economy, for the most part major natural gas infrastructure projects in the West are still on target, albeit on a slightly smaller scale or delayed timetable, according to a panel of project representatives who spoke Tuesday at the LDC Gas Forum: West & Rockies conference in Irvine, CA.

Growing natural gas production and new pipeline infrastructure in the Rocky Mountain area have sparked the development of a new NGI price index point, the White River Hub in Colorado, at the juncture of the Rockies Express Pipeline (REX) and lines from Questar, Northwest and TransColorado. The new hub became part of NGI’s daily and weekly price surveys in mid-August and its bidweek survey Sept. 1.

Growing natural gas production and new pipeline infrastructure in the Rocky Mountain area have sparked the development of a new NGI price index point, the White River Hub in Colorado, at the juncture of the Rockies Express Pipeline (REX) and lines from Questar, Northwest and TransColorado. The new hub became part of NGI’s daily and weekly price surveys in mid-August and its bidweek survey Sept. 1.

Noting that a “significant portion of the funding” will be allotted to natural gas infrastructure projects, a nonprofit energy and environmental education organization, American Clean Skies Foundation (ACSF), praised the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) decision to provide nearly $300 million for development of alternative fuel vehicles, including those using compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Bipartisan legislation was offered in the Senate last Wednesday that seeks to extend and expand federal tax credits for natural gas vehicles (NGV) and refueling infrastructure.

Bipartisan legislation was offered in the Senate Wednesday that seeks to extend and expand federal tax credits for natural gas vehicles (NGV) and refueling infrastructure.

Increases in domestic production, new pipeline infrastructure and the shifting sources of imports will create a “bonanza” for natural gas buyers in the Northeast, according to Evergreen, CO-based Bentek Energy, which just released the third part of its three-part “Catch the Wave” report (see NGI, Jan. 19; Nov. 17, 2008) documenting changes to the region that has traditionally been the highest-priced North American market.

Increases in domestic production, new pipeline infrastructure and the shifting sources of imports will create a “bonanza” for natural gas buyers in the Northeast, according to Evergreen, CO-based Bentek Energy, which just released the third part of its three-part “Catch the Wave” report (see Daily GPI, Jan. 14; Nov. 14, 2008) documenting changes to the region that has traditionally been the highest-priced North American market.

Houston-based Western Gas Partners LP Monday closed its $210 million purchase of all or parts of various Powder River Basin processing and gathering infrastructure from Anadarko Petroleum Corp., which previously formed Western and eventually spun it off. Some of the purchase involves percentage interests in the Anadarko assets.