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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday denied a rehearing request submitted by Gunpowder Riverkeeper and the Woodstock Residents, who had objected to the Commission’s Nov. 21, 2013 order granting Columbia Gas Transmission authority to construct and operate pipeline facilities in Baltimore and Harford counties in Maryland (see Daily GPI, Nov. 25, 2013). The groups “make no showing that they will be irreparably harmed” by the project, Commissioners said in their order. The Line MB Expansion is part of a system-wide, approximately $2 billion, five-year modernization program designed to improve Columbia’s aging infrastructure. The expansion calls for the phased construction of approximately 21.1 miles of 26-inch diameter pipeline from the current terminus of Columbia’s existing Line MB in Baltimore County to the existing Rutledge Compressor Station in Hartford County and associated facilities. The project, which the company estimates will cost about $132 million, is expected to be placed into service by the end of this year.

The Constitution Pipeline, whose 30-inch diameter natural gas pipe would traverse close to 125 miles from Pennsylvania into New York, is being delayed not by federal regulators but by the New York Department of Conservation (DEC), Williams CEO Alan Armstrong said Thursday.

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC (NGPL) is gauging interest in a potential reversal of part of its Gulf Coast mainline system to move natural gas from the Marcellus and Utica shales to markets along the Gulf Coast, launching a 14-day nonbinding open season Tuesday.

Looking to wrestle control of oil and natural gas development policing from the federal government, governors from 12 producing states have thrown their weight behind the States First Initiative, which is aimed at supporting and enhancing the role of the states as the primary and appropriate regulators.

The Eagle Ford and Bakken shales helped lift SM Energy Co.’s output to new heights last year even as it remained focused on producing liquids in East Texas and the Permian Basin.

Marlborough, MA-based Clear Energy plans to build a $100 million liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facility for domestic peaking use near Northumberland, NH, a company official recently told the town’s Board of Selectmen.

A midstream master limited partnership (MLP) formed last year by Devon Energy Corp. and Crosstex Energy LP should be completed and ready to begin operations by the end of March, executives said Wednesday.

Spot natural gas for Thursday delivery bounded higher in Wednesday’s trading as physical market traders elected to follow the path of the highly exuberant futures market. Less than a handful of cash points touched the loss column, and dollar-plus gains were seen at pipes feeding into the Chicago area. New England locations were mostly higher, and most prices in the Mid-Atlantic were up by double digits.

March natural gas is set to open 37cents higher Wednesday morning at $5.920 as weather models favor stronger Alaska ridging and more cold air pouring into the central U.S. Overnight oil markets rose.