natural gas pipelines

After a 19-month regulatory case that generated a 293-page decision, approval has been recommended for the first Canadian pipeline project reviewed under rules enacted by the federal government in its 2019 Impact Assessment Act. The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) tacked 34 conditions and two national policy suggestions onto the recommended permit for TC Energy Corp.…

Natural gas futures gave up ground Friday as buyers moved to the sidelines after a furious rally earlier in the week. The June Nymex gas futures contract declined 22.5 cents day/day and settled at $8.083/MMBtu. Still, it gained 5.5% for the week. July shed 22.2 cents on Friday to $8.178. At A Glance: Futures tumble…

French utility Engie SA, which recently constructed and began operations on the Cuxtal I natural gas pipeline in the Yucatan peninsula, sees “incredible development potential” in the southeast region of Mexico, the company’s COO, Ana Laura Ludlow, told NGI’s Mexico GPI. Engie is also ready to start work on expanding capacity on the Mayakan pipeline…

A consortium of oil and natural gas firms is moving forward with plans to develop a greenfield 2.5 Bcf/d intrastate natural gas pipeline from the Permian Basin in West Texas to the Katy area, near Houston. The project still needs state approvals. Sanctioning of the Matterhorn Express Pipeline was announced Thursday by partners WhiteWater Midstream…

The safety of U.S. liquids pipelines has improved across several key metrics over the past five years, according to a new joint report from the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the Association of Oil Pipe Lines (AOPL). “Pipelines are not only the best way to deliver large volumes of liquids energy; they are also the…

The value of cross-border energy trade between the United States and Mexico reached a nine-year high of $42 billion in 2021, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The figure is the highest ever recorded in U.S. Census Bureau data, which started in 1996, said EIA researchers led by Natalie Kempkey. The immense flow…

From British Columbia (BC) to the Gulf of Mexico, accelerating global trade in liquefied natural gas (LNG) has emerged as the growth driver for the Enbridge Inc. pipeline network, CEO Al Monaco said. “It’s clear we are at an inflection point in global energy markets,” Monaco said in delivering 1Q2022 results. “Demand continues to grow,…

Click here to listen to the latest episode of NGI’s Hub & Flow for a look at the global natural gas market from a South American perspective. Join NGI’s Mexico & Latin America Editor Christopher Lenton and guest speaker Alvaro Rios, Bolivia’s former minister of hydrocarbons and current managing director of Gas Energy Latin America,…

Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC (MVP) project sponsor Equitrans Midstream Corp. (EQM) now expects full in-service for the embattled natural gas conduit in the second half of 2023, at a total cost of around $6.6 billion, management said this week. Since receiving approval from FERC in 2017, the project has faced numerous adverse legal and regulatory…