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Construction of Millennium Pipeline Co. LLC’s Minisink Compressor project has been approved by FERC “after a long and intensive review,” the company said. The project, which consists of two 6,130 hp compressors in Minisink, NY, would increase deliverability to the eastern end of the pipeline to about 675,000 Dth/d. Millennium filed for the project in July 2011. Southwestern Energy Services Co., an anchor shipper, urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to approve the expansion by Feb. 1 so that it could be in operation by the start of the winter heating season, Nov. 1. However, Commission staff sought consideration of an alternative compressor station site (see Daily GPI, Jan. 9).

The United States could take back the $300 billion it loses annually in foreign oil imports through an energy intensive strategy that exploits all of the nation’s energy resources — fossil fuels and renewables alike — retired Gen. Wesley Clark said last Tuesday at the Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo in Long Beach, CA.

The United States could take back the $300 billion it loses annually in foreign oil imports through an energy intensive strategy that exploits all of the nation’s energy resources — fossil fuels and renewables alike — retired Gen. Wesley Clark said Tuesday at the Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo in Long Beach, CA.

Renewed vigor to tap into North America’s shales helped Schlumberger Ltd. to more than double its quarterly earnings, the oilfield services giant said Friday.

It would be less expensive and less carbon-intensive to get additional future natural gas supplies via interstate pipelines from the Rocky Mountains rather than imported liquefied natural gas (LNG), according to a recent report from the Oregon Department of Energy. Rockies supplies can be produced with significantly less life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) impact than gas from LNG imports, said the report, which was ordered by Gov. Ted Kulongoski.

The Oregon Department of Energy has issued a report concluding that it would be less expensive and less carbon-intensive to get additional future natural gas supplies via interstate pipelines from the Rocky Mountains rather than imported liquefied natural gas (LNG). Rockies supplies can be produced with significantly less life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) impact than gas from LNG imports, said the report ordered earlier in the year by Gov. Ted Kulongoski.

Alcoa Inc. has recently agreed to shut down an energy-intensive aluminum smelter in Washington to help ease the growing power crunch in the Pacific Northwest region.

Alcoa Inc. has agreed to temporarily shut down an energy-intensive aluminum smelter to help ease the growing power crunch in the Pacific Northwest region.

Already operating at about two-thirds of capacity,energy-intensive aluminum smelting plants in the Pacific Northwestare facing further cutbacks and plant closings because of highpower prices that have some of the operators looking at developingtheir own natural gas-fired generators. At risk are five companiesand ten smelting plants.