Pipeline and environmental projects will fire up 2023 into a growth year in Canadian natural gas and oil investments, according to a major industry trade group. The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) is forecasting investments totaling US$30 billion total this year, up by $3 billion from 2022. “The year 2023 may be one of…
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Keystone Restarts Canada Oil Exports to All Lower 48 Destinations
After a 29-day interruption to repair a leak in Kansas, oil flows resumed Thursday to all destinations on Keystone Pipeline for up to 600,000 b/d of Canadian exports into the United States. TC Energy Corp. said added precautions enabled the restart, including a reduction to a high operating pressure previously allowed by a special permit…

Oneok Seeking Approvals to Export Permian Natural Gas to Mexico
Oneok Inc. is seeking a federal permit that would facilitate exports of Permian Basin natural gas to Mexico, the firm said Tuesday. Oneok’s Saguaro Connector Pipeline subsidiary filed a Presidential Permit application with the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) “to construct and operate facilities for the exportation of natural gas at a new international…

Tallgrass Acquires Ruby Pipeline to Boost West Coast Natural Gas Delivery
With the aim of better serving West Coast natural gas markets, midstreamer Tallgrass said Friday it has agreed to purchase Houston-based Ruby Pipeline LLC, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March. Tallgrass said the acquisition of the 1.5 Bcf/d line checks two boxes in the company’s current strategy. In addition to enhancing natural gas…

FERC Backs Operation of Spire Natural Gas Pipeline Serving St. Louis
Spire STL Pipeline LLC has been reissued a permanent certificate by FERC to operate its 65-mile long Spire STL system that carries natural gas to the St. Louis area from Illinois. The estimated $286 million gas pipeline began operating in 2019, but soon after came under scrutiny from environmental groups and the certificate was vacated.…

TC Energy Resumes Partial Oil Deliveries on Keystone as Investigation, Cleanup Continues
Partial oil deliveries through Illinois on the Keystone Pipeline resumed late Wednesday after a nearly week-long outage as TC Energy Corp. revived the network’s Canadian exports and continued cleanup work. A brief TC progress report said that after parts of the southbound leg to the Texas coast were shut Dec. 7 following the discovery of…

IEA Again Warns of EU Natural Gas Supply Shortfall Next Year
The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates the European Union (EU) could have to address a natural gas supply shortage in 2023 due in part to few additional LNG projects coming online and increased competition with Asia for cargoes. In a new report released Monday, the IEA modeled how the EU could manage a shortfall of…

Williams, Coterra and Dominion Joining Forces to Procure Certified Natural Gas
Midstream giant Williams has reached agreements with Coterra Energy Inc. and Dominion Energy Inc. to deliver certified low-carbon natural gas from the wellhead to Dominion’s Virginia business through 2023. The arrangement to deliver next generation or “next gen” natural gas “highlights the low-carbon benefits of Coterra’s production in Northeast Pennsylvania and Williams’ gathering and transmission…

How Could Mexico and Arizona Ease Permian Natural Gas Takeaway Constraints? Storage Might Be Answer
Although Gulf Coast LNG exports are expected to drive the bulk of U.S. natural gas demand growth in the coming years, Mexico and Arizona could play vital roles in easing natural gas takeaway constraints out of the Permian Basin, according to NGI’s Patrick Rau, director of strategy and research. As evidenced by Waha spot prices…

Argentina’s YPF Targeting 2023 FID on Integrated LNG Export Project
Argentina’s YPF SA is aiming to sanction an LNG export project by the end of 2023, according to CFO Alejandro Lew. YPF and Malaysian national oil company Petronas signed a memorandum of understanding on Sept. 1 to study the potential for an integrated liquefied natural gas export project in Argentina, home of the Vaca Muerta…