Pipeline

After scuttling the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and selling off natural gas transmission and storage assets, Dominion Energy Inc. is ready to get the word out about its strategic repositioning. With a narrowed focus on state-regulated utility operations, which are expected to account for 85-90% of Dominion’s operating earnings going forward, the Richmond, VA-based company has…

TC Energy Corp. expects the phased entrance into service of the 886 MMcf/d Tula-Villa de Reyes pipeline in Mexico to occur in the first half of 2021. The delayed pipeline has been further held back by coronavirus contingency measures, which have impeded granting work authorizations because of administrative closures, executives said Thursday during a second…

Natural gas exports from West Texas to Mexico could average up to 1.5 Bcf/d throughout the second half of 2020 and 2021, driven by the completion of new infrastructure south of the border, according to a new analysis by Rystad Energy. Fermaca’s Villa de Reyes-Aguascaliente-Guadalajara (VAG) pipeline began operations in June, marking the completion of…

Despite multiple headwinds currently facing Mexico, the long-term fundamentals underpinning the economy remain strong, according to BlackRock Inc.’s Juan Alberto Leautaud, head of Mexico Infrastructure Investment. As an infrastructure investor for the world’s largest asset manager, “I tend to think about the long-term…fundamentals of investments and assets, and in this case, a country,” Leautaud said…

The Department of the Interior (DOI) has approved the issuance of rights-of-way permits across federal lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and National Park Service (NPS) for the Alaska Liquified Natural Gas (Alaska LNG) project. Two months ago FERC authorized Alaska Gasline Development Corp.’s (AGDC) plans to liquefy and export natural gas…

Louisiana landowners involved in a lawsuit over the Bayou Bridge Pipeline (BBP), the last segment of the controversial Dakota Access pipeline system (DAPL), were awarded a larger payout after an appeals court reversed a ruling. In his decision on Thursday, Judge Jonathan Perry of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third in Louisiana said…

Even as the coronavirus rages on, impacting both natural gas demand and production, pipeline natural gas exports from the United States to Mexico continue to show strength. On July 8, U.S. piped exports to Mexico hit the 6.2 Bcf/d mark, the highest level ever reached in cross-border flows in a single gas day, according to…

The operator of the Dakota Access (DAPL) pipeline on Thursday filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit an appeal for review of a district court’s order denying a stay request.  Dallas-based Energy Transfer LP (ET) filed the appeal minutes after D.C. District Court Judge James Boasberg denied the stay request, which…

The Alberta government posted a reward Thursday for petrochemical manufacturers to build new plants that draw their raw materials from natural gas produced in the province. Natural Gas Minister Dale Nally announced a 10-year grant fund titled the Alberta Petrochemicals Incentive Program. The dollar value and eligibility rules were left open to negotiation, with further…