Pioneer

MarkWest Pioneer LLC, a subsidiary of MarkWest Energy Partners LP, has filed an application at FERC seeking approval to build an interstate natural gas pipeline that would allow producers in the Woodford Shale area of Oklahoma to interconnect with the proposed Midcontinent Express Pipeline.

MarkWest Energy Partners LP subsidiary MarkWest Pioneer LLC said late last week that rising natural gas production in Oklahoma has led the company to hold a binding open season through April 21 to solicit shipper commitments for firm year-round transportation service on its proposed Arkoma Connector Pipeline.

MarkWest Energy Partners LP subsidiary MarkWest Pioneer LLC said Thursday that rising natural gas production in Oklahoma has led the company to hold a binding open season through April 21 to solicit shipper commitments for firm year-round transportation service on its proposed Arkoma Connector Pipeline.

MarkWest Pioneer LLC, a subsidiary of MarkWest Energy Partners LP, last Monday said that it submitted a pre-filing application with FERC to build an interstate natural gas pipeline that would give producers in the Woodford Shale area of Oklahoma the ability to interconnect with the proposed Midcontinent Express Pipeline in Bennington, OK.

MarkWest Pioneer LLC, a subsidiary of MarkWest Energy Partners LP, said Monday it has submitted a pre-filing application with FERC to build an interstate natural gas pipeline that would give producers in the Woodford Shale area of Oklahoma the ability to interconnect with the proposed Midcontinent Express Pipeline in Bennington, OK.

Prospects for construction of Canada’s Mackenzie Valley pipeline continue to recede as the federal government lays out conditions for supporting the pioneer arctic natural gas development with favorable financial terms.

Prospects for construction of Canada’s Mackenzie Valley pipeline continue to recede as the federal government lays out conditions for supporting the pioneer arctic natural gas development with favorable financial terms.

Enterprise Products Partners LP said its affiliate, Enterprise Gas Processing LLC, has completed a $38 million purchase of the Pioneer silica gel natural gas processing plant located near Opal, WY, from Teppco Partners LP and has already started construction on an expansion project that will double the plant’s processing capacity to 600 MMcf/d later this year.

Offshore pioneer Kerr-McGee Corp. will become the fifth largest independent producer following Wednesday’s $3.4 billion merger with Denver-based Westport Resources Corp. The transaction substantially expands Kerr-McGee’s land-based prospects, increasing its proved reserves 30% and also boosting its total daily production more than 34%, which will be weighted 54% to natural gas.