Authorities Tuesday said no one was killed after a 20-inch diameter transmission line owned by NiSource Inc. exploded just after midday near its Columbia Gas Transmission Lanham Compressor Station near Sissonville, WV, a rural community of 4,000 about 15 miles north of the state capital, Charleston.
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WSI: Northeast Colder Than Normal Through January
The U.S. northern tier will be colder than normal over the next two months, with the northern Rockies and northern Plains in line for especially cold conditions, and Arctic air is expected to be a “frequent guest in [the] largest gas-demand population centers,” according to forecasters at Andover, MA-based Weather Services International (WSI). Above-normal temperatures are expected across the southern United States over the next three months, the forecasters said.
Utility Request to Raise Transco Rates Rejected
A FERC judge has rejected a joint challenge of two utilities to Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line’s proposed incremental rates for services on its SunBelt, Pocono, Sundance, Momentum and Potomac expansions.
ALJ Rejects Utility Request to Raise Transco Expansion Rates
A FERC judge has rejected a joint challenge of two utilities to Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line’s proposed incremental rates for services on its SunBelt, Pocono, Sundance, Momentum and Potomac expansions.
WSI: Northeast Colder Than Normal Through January
The United States’ northern tier will be colder than normal over the next two months, with the northern Rockies and northern Plains in line for especially cold conditions, and Arctic air is expected to be a “frequent guest in [the] largest gas-demand population centers,” according to forecasters at Andover, MA-based Weather Services International (WSI). Above-normal temperatures are expected across the southern United States over the next three months, the forecasters said.
Senator: Peregrine Raises Questions on Self-Regulatory Groups
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) last Tuesday questioned the effectiveness of self-regulatory watchdog groups, such as the National Futures Association (NFA), as the “first line of defense” against market abuse following the disclosure that Iowa-based Peregrine Financial Group (PFG) and its founder Russell Wasendorf Sr. allegedly defrauded customers of more than $200 million.
Marcellus Is Biggest Fish in a 1.1 Qcfe U.S. Shale Gas Pond
Lower 48 onshore oil and gas reserves are a huge energy pond, about 1.1 Qcfe worth, and the Marcellus Shale is its biggest fish. According to new research from Calgary-based ITG Investment Research, “the Marcellus dwarfs any other resource at 330 Tcfe, followed by the Eagle Ford and Bakken [shales] at 152 Tcfe (25 billion boe) and 72 Tcfe (12 billion boe), respectively.
Free Trade Market Said Ready for U.S. LNG Exports
While the excitement mounts regarding the fate of a number of proposed U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects, the CFOs of three companies with projects on the line said last week a good market exists among free trade agreement (FTA) nations, some in North America’s backyard.
Utica Researcher: Accurate Decline Curve Data Needed
A professor at Ohio’s Cleveland State University (CSU) said permitting activity in the Utica Shale this year is in line with projections but further success in the play depends on obtaining accurate decline curve data for production over a longer period of time.
Free Trade Nations Ready for U.S. LNG Exports
While the excitement mounts regarding the fate of a number of proposed U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects, the CFOs of three companies with projects on the line said Wednesday that a good market exists among free trade agreement (FTA) nations, some right in North America’s backyard.