Preliminary

FERC Friday issued a preliminary determination on non-environmental issues for the Ruby Pipeline project, a 675-mile, 42-inch diameter pipeline that would move 1.5 Bcf/d of Rockies natural gas from the Opal Hub in Wyoming to Malin, OR. A final certificate, which is the next step, will be awarded to Ruby if it receives a favorable environmental review from the agency.

CenterPoint Energy Inc. said its expected costs for restoration efforts following Hurricane Ike have ballooned to $650-750 million from its preliminary estimate of $350-500 million in late September (see NGI, Sept. 29).

Preliminary data show that Oregon faces a 30% hike in retail natural gas charges when state regulators determine annual gas cost adjustments, effective in November, a spokesperson for the Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) told NGI Monday.

A month after obtaining a conditional, preliminary environmental approval for a Nova Scotia location for the first natural gas storage site on the Atlantic seaboard north of Boston, the proposal’s Calgary sponsor has enlarged on the idea by adding a pipeline concept, named the Atlantic Connector Gas Pipeline.

A month after obtaining a conditional, preliminary environmental approval for a Nova Scotia location for the first natural gas storage site on the Atlantic seaboard north of Boston, the proposal’s Calgary sponsor has enlarged on the idea by adding a pipeline concept, named the Atlantic Connector Gas Pipeline.

Jordan Cove Energy Project LP (JCEP) received preliminary approval from Coos County commissioners for its plans to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at the International Port of Coos Bay, OR.

A Connecticut congressman has called on FERC to reconsider its preliminary finding that Broadwater Energy LLC’s proposed deepwater liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal would have no major environmental impact on Long Island Sound.

A Connecticut congressman has called on FERC to reconsider its preliminary finding that Broadwater Energy LLC’s proposed deepwater liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal would have no major environmental impact on Long Island Sound.

St. Mary Land & Exploration Co. said it intends to sell a package of noncore oil and gas properties, located primarily in the Rockies and Midcontinent regions. A preliminary estimate indicates that the package represents approximately 74 Bcfe of proved oil and gas reserves, the company said. The sales price of the properties will be determined by a competitive bidding process. Denver-based St. Mary Land & Exploration will complete the divestiture in late December if it receives what it believes is an appropriate offer. The company also announced that it repurchased a total of about 791,000 shares of outstanding common stock in the open market at a weighted average cost of $32.82 a share.