Interstate

The mayor of Jersey City, NJ, again has asked FERC to reject the expansion of its Texas Eastern Transmission (Tetco) and Algonquin Gas Transmission interstate pipeline systems to serve the New Jersey and New York markets with natural gas from the Marcellus Shale.

The mayor of Jersey City, NJ, again has asked FERC to reject the expansion of its Texas Eastern Transmission (Tetco) and Algonquin Gas Transmission interstate pipeline systems to serve the New Jersey and New York markets with natural gas from the Marcellus Shale.

Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. subsidiary Triad Hunter LLC is acquiring oil and gas properties and leasehold mineral interests in Wetzel and Lewis counties, WV, in the Marcellus Shale from Oklahoma City-based PostRock Energy Corp.

Spectra Energy Corp. has filed an application at FERC to expand its Texas Eastern Transmission and Algonquin Gas Transmission interstate pipeline systems to serve the New Jersey and New York natural gas markets, the Houston-based company said Monday.

The American Petroleum Institute (API) Tuesday said it supported the creation of a registry by the Groundwater Protection Council (GWPC) and the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) for the voluntary disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing (fracking).

FERC last Thursday initiated formal Natural Gas Act (NGA) Section 5 investigations of two pipelines — Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission LLC and Ozark Gas Transmission LLC — based on information that indicates they significantly over-recovered their cost of service in 2008 and 2009, potentially resulting in unjust and unreasonable rates for shippers.

FERC Thursday initiated formal Natural Gas Act (NGA) Section 5 investigations of two pipelines — Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission LLC and Ozark Gas Transmission LLC — based on information that indicates they significantly over-recovered their cost of service in 2008 and 2009, potentially resulting in unjust and unreasonable rates for shippers.

The Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) and the Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC) have launched an effort to disseminate information on chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing, Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) Chairman Victor G. Carrillo announced.

Saying it had completed repairs of electrical problems that began Saturday at Laramie Compressor Station, Wyoming Interstate Co. canceled Monday afternoon an associated force majeure for the Laramie East Constraint (LWE) and restored LWE to full capacity of 793 MMcf/d.