natural gas pipelines

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

A senior U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) official told members of a House Energy and Commerce Committee panel that the Biden administration is not weighing banning exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) or crude oil to counter rising energy costs. During an Energy Subcommittee hearing this week on House Resolution (HR) 6084, the Energy Products…

Mexican state power utility Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) is seeking private sector firms to build new natural gas infrastructure and utilize capacity on its existing pipelines, executives said Wednesday. Speaking at Industry Exchange LLC’s 7th Mexico Infrastructure Projects Forum in Monterrey, Nuevo León, CFE Internacional (CFEi) operations director Carmen Serdán and CFEnergía operations director…

Natural gas futures trended lower early Friday amid hints of long-range warmth but ultimately finished nearly flat as cash markets and export demand held strong. The February Nymex gas futures contract settled at $4.262/MMBtu, down eight-tenths of a cent day/day. March, however, gained 7.6 cents to $4.081. At A Glance: Cold front looms but may…