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Mexico is unlikely to substantially increase its natural gas production over the next five to six years, according to upstream regulator Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH). In its latest “prospectiva” or outlook for oil and natural gas output, the regulator modeled high, low and medium production growth scenarios for each hydrocarbon. The high case scenario…

DT Midstream Inc. (DTM) has inked a deal to acquire an additional 26.25% stake in the Millennium Pipeline Co. LLC., a natural gas system, for about $552 million.  The 263-mile conduit, which entered service in 2008, delivers natural gas from the Marcellus and Utica shales to utility and power plant markets across New York and…

Natural gas prices at the Waha pricing point in West Texas continue to offer an attractive long-term option for offtakers, according to an analysis from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Since late 2021, the difference “has been widening” between the natural gas price at Waha and the Henry Hub benchmark in Louisiana, researchers said.…

A manufacturing defect, a degraded coating and an ineffective corrosion prevention system contributed to a fatal explosion and fire on Enbridge Inc.’s Texas Eastern Transmission (Tetco) natural gas pipeline near Danville, KY, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Wednesday. The August 2019 Tetco Line 15 rupture and subsequent fire caused one death and sent…

The Canadian government has rescued Enbridge Inc.’s 540,000 b/d oil Line 5 from a Wisconsin tribe’s lawsuit by invoking its 1977 Pipeline Transit Treaty with the United States, a U.S. court has confirmed. U.S. District Court Judge William Conley of the Western District of Wisconsin on Thursday rejected a demand by the Lake Superior Chippewa…

The NEBC Connector, which would move around 98,000 b/d of Montney Shale liquid byproducts, has cleared a court hurdle erected last year that stiffened protection of Indigenous territory in northeastern British Columbia (BC). NorthRiver Midstream NEBC Connector GP Inc., a subsidiary of Brookfield Infrastructure LP, was seeking approval by the Canada Energy Regulator (CER) to…

Oman and Iran have agreed to revive an offshore pipeline project that would see Iranian natural gas exported via Oman’s LNG facilities, which have been working to boost capacity amid strong global demand. The agreement followed a meeting earlier this summer between Iranian oil minister Javad Owji and Omani energy minister Mohammed al-Rumhy in Muscat.  …

Energy Transfer LP (ET) affiliates have reached a plea deal and accepted criminal charges related to the Mariner East 2 (ME2) and Revolution pipeline projects in Pennsylvania, resolving cases brought by state Attorney General (AG) Josh Shapiro since last year. ET affiliates pleaded no contest to 23 counts against both pipelines without admitting guilt. Another…

Targa Resources Corp. plans to build a 275 MMcf/d natural gas processing plant in the Permian Basin, adding to a spate of projects in the prolific region aimed at meeting mounting demand — both domestically and globally. The Houston-based company is eyeing additional future projects in West Texas as well, executives said during the second…