Wyoming and other states are being proactive in ensuring safety and environmental compliance in the energy production ongoing in their jurisdictions, including the use of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the shale gas production areas, Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead reiterated Wednesday at a news conference in which he answered questions related to a letter he and 16 other Republican governors sent earlier in the month to President Obama.
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Saying its system was operating at high inventories and its two storage fields (Bear Creek in northwest Louisiana and Muldon in Mississippi) are at maximum injection capability, Southern implemented an OFO Type 6 for long imbalances Thursday until further notice. The pipeline said it was highly likely that the OFO would continue through Friday, but a further extension for Saturday was “too close to call.”
CPUC Judge Recommends PG&E Raise Pipe Pressure
A California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) judge recommended Friday that Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) be allowed to increase maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) at its Topock receipt transmission pipeline along the Arizona-California border. The CPUC will take up the recommendation when it meets Oct. 6.
California Utilities Judge Recommends PG&E Raise Pipe Pressure
A California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) judge recommended Friday that Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) be allowed to increase maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) at its Topock receipt transmission pipeline along the Arizona-California border. The CPUC will take up the recommendation when it meets Oct. 6.
PG&E Finishes Initial Pressure Tests
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) said last Monday it has completed the first part of its pipeline pressure validation effort, completing verification of the maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) for 750 miles of transmission pipeline running through heavily populated urban areas known as “high-concentration areas” (HCA). PG&E said it made its last monthly report on the initial validation effort to state regulators.
PG&E Finishes First Phase of Pipe Pressure Validation
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) said late Monday it has completed the first part of its pipeline pressure validation effort, completing verification of the maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) for 750 miles of transmission pipeline running through heavily populated urban areas known as “high-concentration areas” (HCA). PG&E said it made its last monthly report on the initial validation effort to state regulators.
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Effective Friday Southern California Gas will voluntarily decrease the maximum operating pressure on its Line 2000 in the Southern Transmission Zone by approximately 20%. “This change is being made to further improve and maintain the safety of SoCalGas’ pipeline network,” the giant LDC said. Affected pipeline runs from Blythe in Riverside County to Brea Station in Orange County, SoCalGas said. Customers served from Line 2000 may experience lower delivery pressures, and total receipt point capacity at El Paso-Ehrenberg and North Baja-Blythe will be limited to 1,010 MMcf/d, it added. See the bulletin board for further details.
REX Seeks Rehearing on Restrictions on New Backhaul Service
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC (REX) has asked FERC to reconsider a recent order that removed restrictions so that customers of a new mainline displacement-only backhaul service may use secondary points to make forward-hauls.
Chesapeake Agrees to Finance West Virginia Road Repairs
Chesapeake Energy Corp. has agreed to spend millions for repairs to roads in four counties in the West Virginia Panhandle, in order to mitigate damage done to the roads by trucks hauling equipment and water to its wells sites in the region.
National Fuel Offering Capacity From the Marcellus
National Fuel Gas Supply Corp. (Supply) and Empire Pipeline Inc. are holding two open seasons offering firm transportation capacity from the Marcellus Shale in central and southwestern Pennsylvania.