Proposed rule changes for handling drilling waste products and hydraulic fracturing (fracking) were approved Tuesday by the North Dakota Industrial Commission. They drew an immediate negative reaction from the North Dakota Petroleum Council, which claimed the changes would add up to $300,000 of added costs/well.
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Heavyweight Trio Plan New NGL Line
Enterprise Products Partners LP, Enbridge Energy Partners LP and Anadarko Petroleum Corp. are partnering on a new natural gas liquids (NGL) pipeline from Skellytown, TX in Carson County to NGL fractionation and storage facilities in Mont Belvieu, TX. The new system would benefit takeaway capacity from the Barnett Shale as well as from other plays.
Enterprise, Enbridge and Anadarko Partner on NGL Line
Enterprise Products Partners LP, Enbridge Energy Partners LP and Anadarko Petroleum Corp. are partnering on a new natural gas liquids (NGL) pipeline from Skellytown, TX in Carson County to NGL fractionation and storage facilities in Mont Belvieu, TX. The new system would benefit takeaway capacity from the Barnett Shale as well as from other plays.
Midstreamers and Producer Plan Texas NGL Pipeline
Enterprise Products Partners LP, Enbridge Energy Partners LP and Anadarko Petroleum Corp. are partnering on a new natural gas liquids (NGL) pipeline from Skellytown, TX in Carson County to NGL fractionation and storage facilities in Mont Belvieu, TX. The new system would benefit takeaway capacity from the Barnett Shale as well as from other plays.
Industry Briefs
As of last Friday Enterprise Products Partners was awaiting a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to perform a directional drill at a pipeline crossing of the Missouri River at Decatur, NE, to enable inspection and repairs of two natural gas liquids pipelines that were shut in Aug. 13 following damage caused by flooding on the river. The eight-inch diameter pipelines — one carrying propane and one carrying natural gasoline — run from Conway, KS, to Minnesota and are expected to be out for at least two months. The pipelines are on the western leg of the Conway North System, which is part of Enterprise’s Mid-America Pipeline.
Cushing, OK-to-Houston Crude Pipeline Plan Suspended
Enterprise Products Partners LP and Entergy Transfer Partners LP for now have abandoned plans to construct a 584-mile crude oil pipeline from Cushing, OK, to Houston, Enterprise said Monday.
Repairs Slated for Flood-Impacted Enterprise NGL Lines
Enterprise Products Partners is working to restore service on two natural gas liquids (NGL) pipelines that were shut in recently due to severe flooding on the Missouri River. The eight-inch diameter pipelines — one carrying propane and one carrying natural gasoline — run from Conway, KS, to Minnesota and are expected to be out for at least two months.
Enterprise Adding Still More Fractionation at Mont Belvieu
Enterprise Products Partners LP plans to construct a sixth natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionator at its Mont Belvieu, TX, facility to increase capacity there by 75,000 b/d. The project follows recent similar expansions by the partnership and joins multiple other projects for the “Henry Hub” of NGLs as producers increasingly turn to liquids-rich gas to lift their bottom lines.
Eagle Ford Spurs More Mont Belvieu Fractionation
Enterprise Products Partners LP cited robust growth in Eagle Ford Shale liquids-rich gas production in South Texas as the rationale behind its plans to add yet more fractionation capacity at the Mont Belvieu, TX, natural gas liquids (NGL) complex.
Southcross Plans New Eagle Ford Processing
Southcross Energy plans to construct a 200 MMcf/d gas processing plant in Refugio County, TX, to handle liquids-rich production from the Eagle Ford Shale, the Dallas-based company said Tuesday.