Regulations

Federal regulators on Thursday unveiled rules to “improve safety and mitigate risk” of the nation’s sprawling natural gas distribution systems, and to reduce methane emissions, proposals that are drawing scrutiny by the industry, which cited significant concerns. The Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM).…

Editor’s Note: NGI’s Mexico Gas Price Index, a leader tracking Mexico natural gas market reform, is offering the following column by Eduardo Prud’homme as part of a regular series on understanding this process. In early April, Iberdrola México said it was selling 8,539 MW of its assets to Mexico Infrastructure Partners (MIP). Most of the…

Click here to listen to the latest episode of NGI’s Hub & Flow. NGI Managing Editor Carolyn Davis has a roundtable chat with editors Jacob Dick, Kevin Dobbs and Morgan Evans about what they learned at this year’s CERAWeek by S&P Global conference in Houston. The latest on natural gas prices, potential breakthroughs on U.S.…

As TC Energy Corp. plans to continue investing billions to expand North American natural gas pipeline capacity through the decade, CEO Francois Poirier said political momentum for permitting reform and an appreciation for infrastructure could pave the way for expansions and greenfield projects to boost LNG exports. On the sidelines of the CERAWeek by S&P…

The European Commission (EC) plans to extend its call for voluntary natural gas reduction measures until next year, said energy commissioner Kadri Simson. “We cannot let our guard down on gas security of supply,” she said Thursday during a press conference one year after the European Union (EU) rolled out a plan to cut its…

Mexico’s industrial natural gas consumers are adopting more sophisticated procurement strategies and seeking to lock in relatively cheap U.S. prices for as long as possible,  according to BP plc’s Pedro Elio, head of origination for BP’s Mexico gas marketing business. Elio spoke Wednesday at LDC Forums’ US-Mexico Natural Gas Forum in San Antonio, TX. BP…

Mexico needs to focus on ensuring it has adequate energy supplies to meet demand and should try to develop its rich natural gas resources, said Fernando Cruz, Mexico Director of Scotland-based Dolphin Drilling. Cruz added, “I think we must understand that energy security is more important than sovereignty. And as we know, energy security implies…

Editor’s Note: NGI’s Mexico Gas Price Index, a leader tracking Mexico natural gas market reform, is offering the following column by Eduardo Prud’homme as part of a regular series on understanding this process. For a while now, CFE Internacional (CFEi), a company incorporated in 2016 in Delaware, has been among the 15 largest marketers of…

The U.S. government is escalating its response to Mexico’s energy policies under President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, alleging violation of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and discriminatory treatment of U.S. energy companies. U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai said Monday that her office is requesting dispute settlement consultations with Mexico under the free trade pact,…