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Alliance Pipeline has completed construction of a new interconnect facility near Bantry, ND, connecting its system to Pecan Pipeline’s Prairie Rose Pipeline and providing a route for natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGL) to travel from the Bakken Shale to the Chicago hub, the Calgary-based company said.

Alliance Pipeline has completed construction of a new interconnect facility near Bantry, ND, connecting its system to Pecan Pipeline’s Prairie Rose Pipeline and providing a route for natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGL) to travel from the Bakken Shale to the Chicago hub, the Calgary-based company said.

Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick Lynch has called on the U.S. Coast Guard to withdraw and reconsider its recent letter of recommendation (LOR) providing conditional support for Weaver’s Cove Energy LLC’s proposal to construct a berth for tankers in Mount Hope Bay and underwater pipeline facilities to unload and deliver liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the proposed terminal site at Fall River, MA.

Royal Dutch Shell’s top natural gas executive, Linda Cook, will step down June 1, the company said Tuesday without providing a reason.

The next 20 years should see the development of an upgraded electric grid, bolstered by fully integrated renewables and electric appliances providing regulation service with few, if any, new nuclear or coal generators — and a major role for natural gas, FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff said Wednesday.

The next 20 years should see the development of an upgraded electric grid, bolstered by fully integrated renewables and electric appliances providing regulation service with few, if any, new nuclear or coal generators — and a major role for natural gas, FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff said Wednesday.

Energy Transfer Partners LP (ETP) completed its Southern Shale and Cleburne-to-Tolar pipelines, providing 1.1 Bcf/d of capacity from the Barnett Shale of North Texas and boosting its capacity out of the shale to 4.6 Bcf/d. The 36-inch diameter Southern Shale pipeline originates in southern Tarrant County, TX, running 31 miles to ETP’s Maypearl compressor station near Maypearl, TX, where gas is delivered to ETP’s pipeline infrastructure. The 36-inch diameter Cleburne-to-Tolar pipeline originates in the western region of the Barnett Shale and connects to ETP’s Cleburne compressor station, which interconnects to ETP’s 42-inch diameter Cleburne-to-Carthage and 36-inch diameter North Texas pipelines. In the last year ETP has added more than 400 miles of 36-inch and 42-inch diameter pipeline and 4 Bcf/d of takeaway capacity, the company said. In September ETP completed two gas projects that added 875 MMcf/d of capacity to its transmission systems — the 42-inch diameter Carthage Loop pipeline in Texas and the 36-inch diameter San Juan Loop pipeline in New Mexico (see NGI, Sept. 15, 2008). In August ETP completed the 135-mile, 36-inch diameter Paris Loop pipeline and the 25-mile, 36-inch diameter Maypearl-to-Malone pipeline (see NGI, Aug. 11, 2008).

Energy Transfer Partners LP (ETP) has completed its Southern Shale and Cleburne-to-Tolar pipelines, providing 1.1 Bcf/d of capacity from the Barnett Shale of North Texas and boosting its capacity out of the shale to 4.6 Bcf/d, the company said Thursday.

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC (REX) Tuesday said the final 210 miles of the Rockies Express West pipeline (REX-West) are in service. About 500 miles of REX-West had already begun service Jan. 12, providing the ability for shippers to move gas from the Cheyenne Hub to interconnects in Nebraska and Kansas.