Midstream

Southcross Energy plans to construct a 200 MMcf/d gas processing plant in Refugio County, TX, to handle liquids-rich production from the Eagle Ford Shale, the Dallas-based company said Tuesday.

Appalachian Midstream Partners (AMP) will use a $176 million equity commitment from Avista Capital Partners to develop and expand its Bear Print system to serve Marcellus Shale gas production in north central Pennsylvania, the Columbus, OH-based company said.

To respond to the “significant growth” of its Midcontinent natural gas midstream processing businesses, which are operating “at or near” 100% of capacity, Atlas Pipeline Partners LP (APL) late Thursday increased its capital budget to expand its Western Oklahoma and West Texas systems.

To respond to the “significant growth” of its Midcontinent gas midstream processing businesses, which are operating “at or near” 100% of capacity, Atlas Pipeline Partners LP (APL) late Thursday increased its capital budget to expand its Western Oklahoma and West Texas systems.

Following the successful completion of its initial open season to sell firm storage services from natural gas storage assets located in north-central Pennsylvania, UGI Storage Co. commenced service April 1 for winning bidders, including Virginia Power Energy Marketing, UGI Central Penn Gas (UGI CPG), J. Aron/Goldman Sachs and New Jersey Resources Energy Services, the Reading, PA-based company said.

Onshore independent natural gas and oil producers supported almost 400,000 direct workers and generated $263 billion in gross economic output in 2010, the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) said Monday.

A small midstream outfit with utility status in Pennsylvania is looking to add some Marcellus Shale business.

Enterprise Products Partners LP and Anadarko Petroleum Corp. have struck another midstream services deal to handle growing production from the Eagle Ford Shale of South Texas.

National Fuel Gas (NFG) continues to bet more chips on the Marcellus Shale.