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Nationwide GHG Monitoring Strategy Launched by White House

Nationwide GHG Monitoring Strategy Launched by White House

A nationwide system to monitor and reduce U.S. emissions, initially through a two-year pilot, was given the green light on Wednesday by the Biden-Harris administration.  The goal, said officials, would advance the “U.S. commitments” made in 2015 with nearly 200 countries under the United Nations climate accord, aka Paris Agreement to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG)…

December 1, 2023
TC Energy, Williams Each Fetch Final Approvals for Natural Gas Expansions

TC Energy, Williams Each Fetch Final Approvals for Natural Gas Expansions

Columbia Gas Transmission LLC (TCO) and Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC (Transco) each gained FERC approval on three projects designed to boost natural gas deliveries to the Southeast and East Coast.  Transco’s Southeast Energy Connector (SEC) would increase firm transportation supply by 150,000 Dth/d from Mississippi and Alabama to an existing power generation facility…

November 17, 2023
U.S.-Mexico Energy Trade Dispute Seen Heading to Panel Process

U.S.-Mexico Energy Trade Dispute Seen Heading to Panel Process

The United States government could request a panel process by February to settle the ongoing energy dispute with Mexico over practices that are considered to be in violation of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada-Agreement, or USMCA. This is according to Vanessa Sciarra, vice president of Trade and International Competitiveness at the American Clean Power Association (ACP), who spoke…

November 3, 2023
New York State’s Natural Gas Ban Challenged by Major Business Groups and Labor Unions

New York State’s Natural Gas Ban Challenged by Major Business Groups and Labor Unions

A New York law enacted by Gov. Kathy Hochul earlier this year to ban natural gas appliances and infrastructure in new buildings is facing a legal challenge by a coalition of businesses and labor unions. Hochul in May signed into law the All-Electric Building Act, included in the state’s fiscal 2024 budget. The law would…

October 20, 2023
Thousands of Mexico Energy Permits Said Caught in Backlog, Slowing Infrastructure Development

Thousands of Mexico Energy Permits Said Caught in Backlog, Slowing Infrastructure Development

Mexican energy trade group Consejo Mexicano de la Energia (Comener) has called on regulators to streamline permitting so as to not waste the near-term opportunities presented by nearshoring. Nearshoring is the buzzword of the moment in Mexico. It refers to North American companies shifting manufacturing processes closer to home. Boosted by the United-States-Mexico-Canada-Agreement, or USMCA,…

October 17, 2023
GOP Legislators Urge FERC to Approve TC’s GTN Xpress Natural Gas Pipeline

GOP Legislators Urge FERC to Approve TC’s GTN Xpress Natural Gas Pipeline

Eight Republican lawmakers are imploring FERC to grant final approval to TC Energy Corp.’s proposed Gas Transmission Northwest, aka GTN Xpress, natural gas pipeline. The long awaited project would add 150,000 Dth/d of capacity to TC’s GTN system, which serves the Pacific Northwest and Malin interconnect markets.  GTN spans 1,377 miles and can supply up…

October 13, 2023
FERC Approves Next Phase of Port Arthur LNG, Other Export Projects After Impasse

FERC Approves Next Phase of Port Arthur LNG, Other Export Projects After Impasse

FERC has approved a suite of natural gas projects, including the second phase of the Port Arthur LNG project, following a key meeting on Thursday when it addressed the items that were struck from its agenda in July following an impasse among commissioners.  Sempra Infrastructure called the order authorizing Port Arthur’s second phase “a major…

September 22, 2023
Improving Natural Gas Infrastructure Paramount for Cold Weather Reliability, Says FERC Chair

Improving Natural Gas Infrastructure Paramount for Cold Weather Reliability, Says FERC Chair

Winter Storm Elliott, which slammed the East Coast in late 2022, made it “abundantly clear” that major improvements have to be made to the natural gas and electric grid systems, FERC Chair Willie Phillips said Thursday. Speaking during a regular Federal Energy Regulatory Commission meeting, Phillips said improvements must be made to the grid to…

September 22, 2023
‘Long-Delayed’ Review of DAPL Issued as Lake Oahe Crossing Still in Limbo

‘Long-Delayed’ Review of DAPL Issued as Lake Oahe Crossing Still in Limbo

After a three-year wait, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), marking another chapter in the drawn-out fight over a pipeline that began flowing Bakken Shale crude in 2017. The Army Corps prepared the EIS in response to a 2020 court decision…

September 15, 2023
Mexico Could Benefit from New Hydrocarbon, Renewable Bid Rounds, Says Decorated Industry Executive

Mexico Could Benefit from New Hydrocarbon, Renewable Bid Rounds, Says Decorated Industry Executive

“Bid rounds, including farmouts, can bring new investment, new ideas and new technology while creating diversity in energy resources and supply options. Of course, it is Mexico’s full right to develop its energy resources as it chooses,” Chris Sladen, a decorated executive of the international energy industry, told NGI’s Mexico GPI. “I also think there…

September 15, 2023
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