In a natural gas market where abundant supplies and a lack of demand have depressed prices, the scarcity of pipeline capacity has added to the complexity for buyers who must ensure daily deliverability to customers, a panel of executives said recently. “When you talk about supply and demand in pricing, I have been in the…
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From LNG to Data Centers, Kinder Morgan Bullish on Natural Gas Growth
Producers of natural gas may be struggling with low prices, but for pipeline operators like Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI), the outlook is anything but bearish. The Houston-based midstreamer, which transports about 40% of the natural gas consumed in the United States, kicked off the first quarter earnings season with stellar results and a positive message…
Equitrans Agrees to $1.1M Fine for Major 2022 Natural Gas Storage Well Leak in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has fined Equitrans Midstream Corp. $1.1 million for a storage well that leaked 1 Bcf of natural gas into the atmosphere for more than 10 days in November 2022. In all, 223 tons of carbon dioxide, 27,040 tons of methane and 106 tons of volatile organic compounds (VOC)…
DeLa Express Joins Rush to Add Permian Natural Gas Takeaway Capacity
DeLa Express LLC is seeking to construct a 2 Bcf/d interstate pipeline to help ease the glut of natural gas trapped in the Permian Basin. The independent energy infrastructure company, an affiliate of Houston-based Moss Lake Partners LP, in early April asked FERC to begin the prefiling review for a 42-inch diameter, 690-mile pipeline. The…
EU Grants Members Option to Block Russian LNG Imports
European Union (EU) lawmakers approved new rules that would allow member countries to limit LNG imports from Russia as cargoes continue to hit Europe’s ports in record numbers. Under the new gas market regulations, countries could legally block Russian exporters from being able to bid on liquefied natural gas import or storage capacity. “We have…
Domestic, International Events Prove Need for ‘Natural Gas to Perform’ for Energy System Reliability
Overhauling the permitting process to build out natural gas infrastructure with less legal wrangling may be unattainable during an election year, but it has to happen soon as industrial consumption is on the rise, according to a top executive. CEO Amy Andryszak of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) discussed the need for…
Enterprise Ramps Up Permian Natural Gas Processing; Summit Tests Support to Add Double E Capacity
Enterprise Product Partners LP has begun service at the Mentone 3 cryogenic natural gas processing plant in West Texas, one of several steps midstream companies are taking this year to add sorely needed takeaway capacity from the Permian Basin. Enterprise’s third processing plant in the Permian’s Delaware sub-basin has a nameplate capacity of 300 MMcf/d…
CFE, Engie Sign Yucatán Pipeline Deal, Extending Reach of Texas Natural Gas in Mexico
Mexican state utility Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) and French multinational Engie SA through its subsidiary Energia Mayakan signed an agreement to double the capacity on the Mayakan natural gas pipeline serving the Yucatán Peninsula. Energía Mayakan will be in charge of the development and construction of the project. The pipeline’s current capacity of 250…
Next Big Thing for U.S. Natural Gas Demand? Power-Hungry Data Centers, Say Williams Execs
The U.S. natural gas demand story has been geared to LNG growth, but there’s another story that could become even bigger: fueling a proliferation of computer data centers. The power-intensive artificial intelligence (AI) computer warehouses are to be fueled mostly by abundant and reliable domestic natural gas. It’s the next big thing, according to Williams…
Jalisco Company Serving up Natural Gas to Tequila Industry With New Pipeline
The Tequila Valley Pipeline is soon to begin operations, allowing natural gas to reach tequila producers in Mexico’s Jalisco state, Rolando Martinez D’Meza Violante, Business Development Manager in Corporación CH4, told NGI’s Mexico GPI. “The fact that we were able to construct a natural gas pipeline is going to allow us to enter the big…