SemGroup Corp. said its midstream subsidiary in Western Canada has agreed with NuVista Energy Ltd. to build a 200 MMcf/d sour gas processing plant in the Montney Shale in Alberta, supported by a 15-year take-or-pay arrangement for most of the plant’s capacity.
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Invenergy Fighting For Site of Proposed 550 MW NatGas-Fired Power Plant in PA
Chicago-based Invenergy LLC has filed a lawsuit against a Southwest Pennsylvania township for its decision to reject a zoning variance that would allow the company’s proposed 550 MW natural gas-fired power plant to be built.
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After Acquiring Appalachian Midstream Assets, DTE Plans NatGas Power Plants in Michigan
DTE Energy Co. plans to build natural gas-fired power plants in Michigan to replace coal-fired plants it intends to retire there by 2023.
PG&E Steps Up Defense of Plans to Close Nuclear Plant, De-emphasize Gas
San Francisco-based Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) filed a response with state regulators on Monday, defending its proposal to close its nuclear plant over the next decade and replace that power source with renewables and efficiency programs. Natural gas-fired power generation would not be one of the options.
Brief — Louisiana Ammonia Plant
Incitec Pivot Ltd.and Cornerstone Chemical have dedicated a nearly $1.03 billion project that includes an $850 million ammonia plant, developed by Incitec unit Dyno Nobel, and Cornerstone’s $175 million investment in upgrades and infrastructure at its Fortier Manufacturing Complex on the West Bank of the Mississippi River in Jefferson Parish, LA. Incitec Pivot developed the Dyno Nobel ammonia plant to support its U.S. industrial explosives business and external customers. Cornerstone produces acrylonitrile, melamine and sulfuric acid at the Fortier complex, where Dyno Nobel’s ammonia plant is integrated with Cornerstone’s existing plant infrastructure. Access to the Mississippi River as well as the region’s abundant supply of natural gas were incentives for the project siting (see Daily GPI,May 21, 2014).
Williams to Appeal $13.6M Jury Award For Geismar Explosion
A jury in Iberville Parish, LA, has awarded a total of $13.6 million to four men who were injured in a June 2013 explosion and fire at Williams’ Geismar, LA, olefins plant. Williams said it will appeal the verdict.
LyondellBasell Picks Texas Site For $700M Plastics Plant
LyondellBasell announced Friday that it has selected its manufacturing complex in La Porte, TX, as the site for a new $700 million plastics plant.
Brief — Matador Resources
Matador Resources Co. has begun operations at the Black River cryogenic natural gas processing plant that it built in its Rustler Breaks prospect area in the Permian Basin’s Delaware sub-basin of Eddy County, NM. The plant has an inlet capacity of 60 MMcf/d, which is almost twice the size of the plant that Matador built in its Wolf prospect area and subsequently sold to an affiliate of EnLink Midstream LLC (see Shale Daily, Sept. 16, 2015). Matador has also placed in service a 12-inch diameter natural gas gathering line running throughout the length of its Rustler Breaks acreage.
UGI Breaks Ground on Sunbury Pipeline to Supply PA NatGas-Fired Power Plant
UGI Energy Services LLC has broken ground on the Sunbury Pipeline, which would supply one of the nation’s largest coal-to-natural gas power conversion projects in central Pennsylvania Snyder County.
New NatGas Power Plant Opens in Oregon
Portland General Electric (PGE) opened a new 440 MW natural gas-fired generation plant in eastern Oregon last Friday, the highlight topic of PGE’s 2Q2016 earnings conference call on Wednesday.