In the first revisions to natural gas policy in more than two decades, FERC on Thursday issued policy statements to guide how future natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure is approved, including an interim greenhouse gas (GHG) policy to ensure the “legal durability” of its decisions. The policy statements provide an analytical framework…
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EQT Considers Selling More Shares in MVP Sponsor as Uncertainty Plagues Project
EQT Corp. now expects the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) to come online in 2023, which could help narrow its natural gas price differentials and ease Appalachian takeaway constraints, but management acknowledged Thursday that the “specter of timing” continues to loom over the project. EQT has capacity booked on the system and a stake in MVP’s…
COLUMN: ‘Open Parliament,’ Closed Doors in Mexico Energy Sector
Editor’s Note: NGI’s Mexico Gas Price Index, a leader tracking Mexico natural gas market reform, is offering the following column by Eduardo Prud’homme as part of a regular series on understanding this process. The opinions and positions expressed by Prud’homme do not necessarily reflect the views of NGI’s Mexico Gas Price Index. The events of…
Sempra, CFE Sign MOU to Advance LNG, Natural Gas Pipeline Projects
Mexican state power utility Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) and Sempra Infrastructure have signed a nonbinding memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop two liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects and complete the Guaymas-El Oro natural gas pipeline. The LNG projects comprise the Vista Pacífico liquefaction terminal envisaged for Topolobampo, Sinaloa, and a regasification project in La…
Whistler to Expand Natural Gas Transport Capacity in Permian Midland
Whistler Pipeline is expanding its footprint in the Permian Basin’s Midland sub-basin with a 36-inch diameter natural gas lateral extending northwest into Martin County, TX. The Martin County Lateral, announced Thursday (Jan. 27), would lengthen the existing 36-inch diameter Midland lateral by about 35 miles and connect to multiple processing sites in the county. The…
Mountain Valley’s Key Forest Approvals Remanded in Another Setback for Natural Gas Pipeline
Dealing a blow to Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC’s (MVP) expectations for a timely conclusion to the drawn-out regulatory saga, a federal court has once again struck down crucial permitting for the natural gas conduit’s crossing of the Jefferson National Forest. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit last Tuesday (Jan. 25) vacated and…
MVP Dealt Yet Another Blow by Fourth Circuit as Reissued Forest Permits Vacated
Dealing a blow to Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC’s (MVP) expectations for a timely conclusion to the drawn-out regulatory saga, a federal court has once again struck down crucial permitting for the natural gas conduit’s crossing of the Jefferson National Forest. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Tuesday vacated and remanded key…
Mexico Exports Slip in 4Q, but Kinder Morgan Gains on Higher Natural Gas Prices, LNG Deliveries
Stronger natural gas prices lifted Kinder Morgan Inc. results in the fourth quarter and propelled physical liquefied natural gas (LNG) deliveries higher by 33%. Executive Chairman Richard Kinder and CEO Steven Kean helmed a conference call last week to discuss fourth quarter and full-year 2021 results. The company recovered sharply in the final three months…
February Natural Gas Futures Bounce Back, Buoyed by Forecast Shift, Export Strength
Natural gas futures climbed back into positive territory on Friday amid updated forecasts for freezing conditions to extend into next month and expectations for stout withdrawals from storage. The February Nymex gas futures contract settled at $3.999, up 19.7 cents day/day. March rose 13.3 cents to $3.782. NGI’s Spot Gas National Avg., in contrast, shed…
‘Volatility Here to Stay’ as Global Natural Gas Demand Gains Prominence – Mexico Spotlight
North America natural gas futures continued to be unpredictable this week as cold weather descended across the Lower 48, while demand for U.S. gas in Europe and Mexico continued to rise. The February Nymex gas futures contract lost 25.2 cents day/day on Wednesday and closed at $4.031/MMBtu. March fell 20.3 cents to $3.845. Upcoming bursts…