Planning

The Royal Dutch/Shell Group is planning to integrate itsworldwide trading activities under one banner in order to takeadvantage of energy trading opportunities. ‘Shell Trading’ will actas a singular worldwide network of Shell’s trading activities.

The Royal Dutch/Shell Group is planning to integrate itsworldwide trading activities under one banner in order to takeadvantage of energy trading opportunities. ‘Shell Trading’ will actas a singular worldwide network of Shell’s trading activities.

Duke Energy Field Services (DEFS) is planning on doublingnatural gas processing capacity at its Roggen plant northeast ofDenver because of an increase in gas production. The company willexpand its working capacity from 25 MMcf/d to 55 MMcf/d over thecourse of the next year. Natural gas liquids would rise from 2,100b/d to over 4,300 b/d the company said.

Duke Energy Field Services (DEFS) is planning on doublingnatural gas processing capacity at its Roggen plant northeast ofDenver because of an increase in gas production. The company willexpand its working capacity from 25 MMcf/d to 55 MMcf/d over thecourse of the next year. Natural gas liquids would rise from 2,100b/d to over 4,300 b/d the company said.

Unprecedented sustained peaks in electricity prices throughout the Pacific Northwest and California in May and June, compounded by wholesale trading mistakes made in mid-April, contributed to “significant losses” in the second quarter for Avista Corp.’s regulated utility operations, the company revealed last week.

Trailblazer Pipeline is planning an expansion project and apotential extension to serve growing production in the Powder Riverbasin in Wyoming. The pipeline last week started an open season totest the market for both projects.

Tennessee Gas Pipeline is planning a new 400 MMcf/d gas pipelinein the western Gulf of Mexico that will connect Tennessee’sexisting system to the High Island Offshore System (HIOS), pendingregulatory approvals.

Tennessee Gas Pipeline is planning a new 400 MMcf/d gas pipelinein the western Gulf of Mexico that will connect Tennessee’sexisting system to the High Island Offshore System (HIOS), pendingregulatory approvals.

The Department of Energy (DOE) is planning to hold a series of”summits” later this month to address the potential for more poweroutages this summer. Three summits are planned for April 24 —Hartford, CT, New Orleans, LA, and in an undetermined northern NewJersey city – with Energy Secretary Bill Richardson scheduled tojet to each one, along with utility executives, state regulatorsand local officials. A follow-up summit will be held April 28 inSacramento, CA. Richardson is expected to address measures thefederal government can take to prevent a repeat of brownouts,outages and price spikes during the summer months. While thesituation may have improved somewhat over last summer, “hecertainly doesn’t think we’re out of the woods yet,” said DOEspokesman Tom Welch.