Nexus

Investors with long positions in natural gas can take comfort in growing industrial sector demand, according to an industry veteran who spoke Monday in Chicago.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has handed opponents of the Nexus Gas Transmission system a partial victory in a key decision directing FERC to reconsider its approval for the pipeline that could have implications for infrastructure serving liquified natural gas (LNG) export facilities.

Costly natural gas pipeline delays in the Northeast have generated “a lot more interest” in DTE Energy’s pipeline platforms to move volumes from the Appalachian Basin, management said Wednesday.

Texas Eastern Transmission LP (Tetco) told FERC that the second phase of a project designed to transport natural gas from the Marcellus and Utica shales to existing interconnects in Michigan has entered service.

Nexus Gas Transmission LLC can begin operating one of its Ohio compressor stations, FERC said Friday, but Commission staff asked for additional evidence of restoration progress before authorizing service on another.

Nexus Gas Transmission LLC and the interconnected Texas Eastern Appalachian Lease (TEAL) Project are ready to ramp up east-to-west capacity out of the nation’s key natural gas basin, according to recent FERC filings.

Construction of Nexus Gas Transmission LLC’s 1.5 million Dth/d Appalachian takeaway pipeline is 80% complete, with mainline welding 100% complete, according to the company.

FERC has cleared Texas Eastern Transmission LP (Tetco) to start construction on the second and final phase of its Texas Eastern Appalachian Lease (TEAL) project, a Northeast expansion designed to connect with the Nexus Gas Transmission pipeline.

City councilors in a northeastern Ohio community have voted narrowly to approve a settlement with Nexus Gas Transmission LLC, clearing yet another roadblock for the 1.5 Bcf/d pipeline project that was announced more than five years ago.