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Despite production rates that would have been considered impressive under different circumstances, Penn Virginia Corp. (PVA) on Tuesday expressed disappointment in results from its first three horizontal wells on its Marcellus Shale leasehold in Pennsylvania.

FERC Monday issued a favorable environmental assessment (EA) of Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line’s (Transco) proposed expansion of its mainline from Compressor Station 85 in Choctaw, AL, to markets as far downstream as North Carolina.

Denali will still be a national park in Alaska, but it’s not going to be “The Alaska Gas Pipeline.” BP plc and ConocoPhillips, partners in the project to pipe Alaska North Slope Gas to Canada and Lower 48 markets, threw in the towel last week after producers refused to commit to shipping gas on the pipeline.

Denali will still be a national park in Alaska and the name of GMC’s luxury SUV, but it’s not going to be “The Alaska Gas Pipeline.” BP plc and ConocoPhillips, partners in the project to pipe Alaska North Slope Gas to Canada and Lower 48 markets, threw in the towel Tuesday following an unsuccessful open season.

Williams Partners LP has placed into service a pair of expansions on its 10,500-mile Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line (Transco), which will add a combined 598,500 Dth/d of firm transportation capacity to serve markets in the southeastern United States, the Tulsa-based partnership said last week.

Williams Partners LP has placed into service a pair of expansions on its 10,500-mile Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line (Transco), which will add a combined 598,500 Dth/d of firm transportation capacity to serve markets in the southeastern United States, the Tulsa-based partnership said Monday.

Texas Eastern lifted Tuesday restrictions barring the creation of due-pipe imbalances and payback of due-shipper imbalances for all points in its M-3 market-area zone.

Tennessee declared a force majeure event for the section of pipe between Main Line Valves 400-1 and 402-1 in the Agua Dulce, TX, area due to possible damage from a third-party accident. Based on current nominations, Tennessee anticipated the possibility of restricting through a pro rata portion of Previous Scheduled (PS Priority) nominations for Monday’s Intraday Cycle and a pro rata portion of Secondary Out of Path nominations for Tuesday.

It used to be that rising natural gas prices in the Northeast would lift those at the Henry Hub. Now, not so much. The traditional end-of-the-pipe markets in the Northeast have been connecting with new supply sources, which has diminished their influence on Henry prices, according to NGI’s analysis.