Moving natural gas from western Canada and the Bakken Shale through new and existing pipelines will keep Calgary, Alberta-based Alliance Pipeline LP as busy as it has ever been in its 12-year history. And it will kick into high gear this fall, as FERC Thursday approved the pipeline’s proposal to build a lateral out of the Bakken shale formation in eastern Montana and western North Dakota to Alliance’s mainline, allowing producers to meet the growing gas demand in Chicago.
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Ohio’s Wayne National Forest Gets OK for Unconventional Drilling
The supervisor of Ohio’s Wayne National Forest (WNF) on Monday said an in-depth study has proved that there is no need to amend the forest’s six-year-old land and resource management plan nor to supplement the environmental impact statement (EIS) to address possible surface impacts from unconventional drilling.
Coal Production Digging Deeper Hole, Moody’s Outlook Says
Coal production will keep falling next year in the midst of reduced demand in an energy landscape that keeps shifting, according to an industry outlook report from Moody’s Investors Service released Monday. Coal-fired power generation could fall to a third of the U.S. mix as natural gas prices stay below historical levels.
BP Eyes Bigger Utica Leasehold
Dry natural gas drilling is coming to a standstill, but BP plc is “looking to see if it might expand” in the liquids-rich Utica Shale after securing a leasehold earlier this year, CEO Bob Dudley said Tuesday.
Encana Selling Chunks of Liquids Leaseholds to Aid Development
Encana Corp. plans to continue to keep its eye on the “highest-return plays” in North America, which for the near term means more liquids and oil development and no natural gas drilling, CEO Randy Eresman said Wednesday.
Corbett Steps Up Marcellus Ethane Cracker Effort
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett on Wednesday added his voice to the chorus of state officials calling for construction of a petrochemical complex, including an ethane cracker, in Beaver County, PA.
Top North American Gas Marketers (Bcf/d)
Relatively warm weather during winter’s final months and a halting economic upturn continued to keep a lid on natural gas sales during the first quarter of 2012.read more
Marketers Search for Way Out of $2 Doldrums; Sales Flat in 1Q2012
Relatively warm weather during winter’s final months and a halting economic upturn continued to keep a lid on natural gas sales during the first quarter of 2012, according to NGI’s 1Q2012 Top North American Gas Marketers Ranking, which found a majority of companies reporting sales declining or flat compared with 1Q2011.
Senate Committee Urged to Keep Tax Breaks for IDCs
Energy industry supporters last week urged the U.S. Senate Finance Committee to keep federal tax deductions for intangible drilling costs (IDC) and consider a uniform corporate rate as it considers comprehensive tax reform.
Marketers Search for Way Out of $2 Doldrums; Sales Flat in 1Q2012
Relatively warm weather during winter’s final months and a halting economic upturn continued to keep a lid on natural gas sales during the first quarter of 2012, according to NGI’s 1Q2012 Top North American Gas Marketers Ranking, which found a majority of companies reporting sales declining or flat compared with 1Q2011.