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NET Midstream unit NET Mexico Pipeline LP plans to build a 124-mile, 42-inch diameter natural gas pipeline to carry gas produced in the Eagle Ford Shale of South Texas to the Texas-Mexico border.

Based on success to date in developing a midstream system in the Utica Shale, The Energy & Minerals Group (EMG) said it plans to spend an additional $450 million for its joint venture (JV) with MarkWest Energy Partners LP.

Some fourth-graders in New York state agree that they don’t want unconventional drilling using hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in their state, but they didn’t arrive at that conclusion because of biased messages in the classroom, said Southwestern Energy CEO Steve Mueller. They just don’t know that “natural gas is a true national treasure.”

Internal test results, couple with those of other local operators, have bolstered Mancos Shale natural gas prospects for Rapid City, SD-based Black Hills Corp., according to CEO David Emery, who offered an optimistic outlook in reporting increased profits for 4Q2012 and all of last year for the diversified utility and exploration and production (E&P) company.

Dominion said Friday it will proceed with engineering, marketing and regulatory review processes for proposed natural gas liquefaction and export facilities at its Dominion Cove Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal on the Chesapeake Bay in Lusby, MD, following a favorable court ruling on the project.

Dominion said Friday it will proceed with engineering, marketing and regulatory review processes for proposed natural gas liquefaction and export facilities at its Dominion Cove Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal on the Chesapeake Bay in Lusby, MD, following a favorable court ruling on the project.

EQT Corp. plans to spend $1.5 billion on capital expenditures (capex), drill more than 170 wells and invest $320 million in midstream projects in 2013, according to the company’s operational forecast released Tuesday.

A subsidiary of EmKey Energy LLC has acquired the rights to a 75-mile right-of-way (ROW) through three counties in New York’s Southern Tier, in the heart of the state’s portions of the Marcellus and Utica shales.

TransCanada Corp. agreed to pay BP plc C$210 million to buy out the producer’s interest in the Crossfield Gas Storage facility near Edson, AB, as well as its stakes in an affiliated marketing joint venture (JV) between the two operators.