Quality

Citing “an ongoing gas quality issue” at the Enterprise Meeker receipt point, Rockies Express (REX) said that effective with Evening cycle nominations for Thursday’s gas day until further notice, nominations at the point are being scheduled to zero. Even though gas flow was interrupted on the gas days of Tuesday and Wednesday, the pipeline said, customers were not impacted as REX was able to utilize linepack to make deliveries. In an update Wednesday, REX said purging and packing operations are nearly complete on Spread 4, and it expected to commence purging and packing operations this week on the rest of the system up to the ANR delivery point, subject to the receipt of required regulatory approvals. “Based upon this schedule, Rockies Express anticipates providing interim service to the ANR delivery point and points upstream” on or about Jan. 5, depending upon weather conditions, continued progress during the commissioning process and receipt of all final regulatory approvals. Currently, service from the WIC receipt point and from the Echo Springs plant is still anticipated to be as late as Jan. 12. All other receipt and delivery points on the REX system upstream of the ANR delivery point are expected to be placed into service at the same time as the mainline system. Nominations of REX’s Overthrust capacity will be accepted effective Jan. 1 for service to Zone 1 delivery points and to Cheyenne HUB. REX continues to expect that full service on its system to Panhandle Eastern in Audrain County, MO, will be available in early February.

North America should end up with more than enough capacity for importing liquefied natural gas (LNG), and the various gas quality/compatibility issues for imports can be solved, but unanswered safety and global market questions still loom large, according to speakers at a national meeting of state regulators Nov. 12 in Anaheim, CA.

North America should end up with more than enough capacity for importing liquefied natural gas (LNG), and the various gas quality/compatibility issues for imports can be solved, but unanswered safety and global market questions still loom large, according to speakers at a national meeting of state regulators Monday in Anaheim, CA.

“Wilderness quality” lands in the Uinta Mountains and basin area could coexist with oil and natural gas production as well as outdoor enthusiasts with only a few concessions, according to a report by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) field office in Vernal, UT.

“Wilderness quality” lands in the Uinta Mountains and basin area could coexist with oil and natural gas production and outdoor enthusiasts with only a few concessions, according to a report by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) field office in Vernal, UT.

El Paso Corp.’s natural gas pipeline unit is strong and growing, and gas production is trending up, but it’s still tough to find enough top quality, talented employees, CEO Doug Foshee said last week.

El Paso canceled Tuesday’s warning of a potential Strained Operating Condition Thursday, saying high-linepack conditions had improved.

The natural gas pipeline unit is strong and growing, and gas production is trending up, but it’s still tough to find enough “top quality, very talented employees,” El Paso CEO Doug Foshee said Tuesday.

A coalition of natural gas supplier and consumer groups last Thursday expressed support for FERC’s effort to improve the quality of the financial information that interstate pipelines are required to file with the agency quarterly and annually. It asked FERC to quickly implement a series of “minor” changes to agency financial forms to ensure shippers are armed with adequate information about the pipelines that transport their gas.