Reconfigure

Texas House lawmakers Sunday night voted to require public disclosure of the chemicals in fluids used for hydraulic fracturing (fracking) after disparities with legislation passed earlier by the Senate (see Shale Daily, May 27) were hammered out in conference committee.

Long-term growth in shale production already is reshaping the North American markets and could reconfigure the world’s natural gas markets, a report by Ernst & Young asserts.

Williams might reconfigure its business to boost shareholder value and could announce a decision in the first quarter, the company said last Thursday. Among potential changes is the separation of one or more main business units. Meanwhile, exploration and production (E&P) drove robust improvement in the third quarter.

Williams might reconfigure its business to boost shareholder value and could announce a decision in the first quarter, the company said Thursday. Among potential changes is the separation of one or more main business units. Meanwhile, exploration and production (E&P) drove robust improvement in the third quarter.

ANR Pipeline received a FERC certificate Wednesday to reconfigure its gas storage operations in Michigan by converting 4.1 Bcf of base gas to working gas in three storage fields and abandoning by sale the Capac Field, an inefficient off-system storage field, to Mid Michigan Gas Storage Co. ANR also will construct new injection/withdrawal wells and separation equipment at one field and add other facilities at two other fields to enhance late season deliverability. FERC said approval of the $9.8 million project will serve the public interest by allowing ANR to improve the overall efficiency of its entire storage system. The project will result in a net decrease of ANR’s maximum storage quantity of 9.5 Bcf and a net decrease of late season deliverability of 38 MMcf/d. However, ANR will still have 24.5 Bcf of unsubscribed capacity and 355 MMcf/d of unsubscribed deliverability available.

ANR Pipeline received a FERC certificate Wednesday to reconfigure its gas storage operations in Michigan by converting 4.1 Bcf of base gas to working gas in three storage fields and abandoning by sale the Capac Field, an inefficient off-system storage field, to Mid Michigan Gas Storage Co. ANR also will construct new injection/withdrawal wells and separation equipment at one field and add other facilities an two other fields to enhance late season deliverability. FERC said approval of the $9.8 million project will serve the public interest by allowing ANR to improve the overall efficiency of its entire storage system. The project will result in a net decrease of ANR’s maximum storage quantity of 9.5 Bcf and a net decrease of late season deliverability of 38 MMcf/d. However, ANR will still have 24.5 Bcf of unsubscribed capacity and 355 MMcf/d of unsubscribed deliverability available.

Pacific Gas & Electric did not extend a high-inventory OFO beyond Thursday.

Third-party abandonment and removal of the Brazos Block A-20 platform offshore Texas will require Transco to reconfigure and reroute the line that currently boards and departs from the platform. The project is currently scheduled to begin on or about Nov. 14 and is estimated to last for 30 days. During this period, production from the Brazos A-23, A-19 and 544 blocks will not be available for flow to Transco.

The move by Houston Industries (HI) last week to reconfigure itsbusiness to meet the demands of gas and power convergence followsrecent actions to build up its power generation division. HI formedHouston Industries Wholesale Energy Group to combine its powergeneration, gas transportation, and wholesale energy trading andmarketing capabilities of the company.