Ongoing

Drilling is still ongoing in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico (GOM), but producers and rig providers are “uncertain” how long this will continue. They say they have received “mixed signals” from the Interior Department’s Minerals Management Services (MMS) in recent days over whether they can proceed with any drilling in the Gulf, no matter what water depth.

Drilling is still ongoing in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico (GOM), but producers and rig providers are “uncertain” as to how long this will continue. They say they have received “mixed signals” from the Interior Department’s Minerals Management Services (MMS) in recent days over whether they can proceed with any drilling in the Gulf, no matter what the water depth.

ExxonMobil Corp. has no plans to change its approach to deepwater natural gas and oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) or anywhere else, despite the ongoing offshore tragedy, Chairman Rex Tillerson told shareholders Wednesday in Dallas.

Texas Eastern (TE) said it has an ongoing outage between Chambersburg and Lambertville through May 16. As a result, the pipeline has scheduled and sealed nominations for transportation and delivery between Chambersburg and Lambertville on the 36 inch CRP line. No increases in deliveries between Chambersburg and Lambertville will be accepted.

Two natural gas producing platforms in the area of the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) affected by the ongoing oil spill have stopped production, according to the Minerals Management Service. And a firm that tracks international tanker traffic has noted a slowdown in the region.

Due to ongoing settlement discussions, FERC Chief Judge Curtis Wagner last Monday gave the go-ahead for a two-week suspension of the Section 5 complaint proceeding in which Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America LLC (NGPL) is accused of overrecovering its cost of service by more than 20% (see NGI, Nov. 23, 2009). But trial staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) last Thursday asked Wagner to suspend the entire procedural schedule, saying that parties in the case had agreed to settlement terms.

Due to ongoing settlement discussions, FERC Chief Judge Curtis Wagner Monday gave the go-ahead for a two-week suspension of the Section 5 complaint proceeding in which Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America LLC (NGPL) is accused of overrecovering its cost of service by more than 20% (see Daily GPI, Nov. 20, 2009).

Due to ongoing settlement discussions, FERC Chief Judge Curtis Wagner Monday gave the go-ahead for a two-week suspension of the Section 5 complaint proceeding in which Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America LLC (NGPL) is accused of overrecovering its cost of service by more than 20% (see Daily GPI, Nov. 20, 2009).

A report derived from four years of data in an ongoing five-year study of the effect that natural gas production has on sage grouse in Wyoming’s Pinedale Anticline suggests that liquids gathering systems (LGS) can reduce impacts on the species.