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DCP Midstream LLC and Occidental Petroleum Corp. (Oxy) have made preliminary agreements for Oxy’s Occidental Chemical Corp. to provide right-of-way for DCP Midstream’s Sandhills Pipeline LLC and for DCP Midstream to provide a supply option for a proposed Oxy natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionator in Ingleside, TX. The agreement will provide Sandhills with about 14 miles of right-of-way and access to the Mont Belvieu, TX, fractionation complex. DCP Midstream is in the process of securing the remaining right-of-way and environmental permits for the pipeline. The 70-mile system will transport Y-grade NGLs from gas plants in the Permian Basin and South Texas to the various fractionator facilities along the Gulf Coast, along with the Mont Belvieu NGL hub (see Daily GPI, June 10).

North American liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plans are on the table from coast-to-coast-to-coast, offering a tantalizing option for buyers in Europe and the Asia Pacific region that want secure and reliable energy supplies, a Wood Mackenzie Ltd. energy analyst told NGI last week.

North American liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plans are on the table from coast-to-coast-to-coast, offering a tantalizing option for buyers in Europe and the Asia Pacific region that want secure and reliable energy supplies, a Wood Mackenzie Ltd. energy analyst told NGI this week.

Rex Energy is reporting a 104% annual increase in natural gas production for 2010, primarily on increased gas sales from its Sarsen Plant in Butler County, PA.

Shares of Houston-based Gastar Exploration Ltd. plunged Tuesday after the company said it intends to offer 12,000,000 common shares in an underwritten offering.

Not swayed by the utility’s request for a decision before the end of April, the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) said Wednesday it was exercising its option to delay for six months retail electricity and natural gas rate increases requested in March by Spokane, WA-based Avista Utilities for its operations in Idaho.

Not swayed by the utility’s request for a decision before the end of April, the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) said Wednesday it was exercising its option to delay for six months retail electricity and natural gas rate increases requested in March by Spokane, WA-based Avista Utilities for its operations in Idaho.

While there are a number of options, including electric power for light-duty vehicles, there is really only one viable option to replacing diesel fuel in heavy-duty fleet vehicles such as buses, trucks and construction equipment, and that is natural gas, Rich Kolodziej, president of NGVAmerica, told Natural Gas Intelligence (NGI).

While there are a number of options, including electric power for light-duty vehicles, there is really only one viable option to replacing diesel fuel in heavy-duty fleet vehicles such as buses, trucks and construction equipment, and that is natural gas, Rich Kolodziej, president of NGVAmerica, told Natural Gas Intelligence (NGI).