Restrictions

The Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline (M&N) said Tuesday that cold weather forecasts and high demand on the M&N system have triggered a number of restrictions that will be in effect until further notice. Shippers are required to schedule receipts commensurate with expected deliveries; meter operators are required to flow at scheduled volumes, and imbalance gas will not be allowed to be taken off of M&N’s system. More specifically, the pipeline said due shipper payback and/or due pipe creation imbalances will not be allowed. “If necessary, M&N may take action as permitted by the general terms and conditions of the M&N FERC Gas Tariff, including the issuance of OFOs, to minimize due pipe creation and/or due shipper payback imbalances,” M&N said.

With mandated wildlife restrictions lifted, Denver-based Double Eagle Petroleum Co. has launched its Atlantic Rim drilling program in the Catalina Unit in Wyoming. Infrastructure construction has begun with drilling will follow, Double Eagle stated. The company has three drilling rigs contracted and on-site. In this phase of its program, Double Eagle expects to add 24 new producing wells, additional injection wells and expects to finalize the feasibility for the water treatment facility, said Chairman Richard Dole. “The additional injection wells will allow us to put on production the 10 wells already drilled but shut-in due to current water injection limitations,” he said.

Two conservation groups want the federal government to impose wider restrictions on western oil and natural gas development to protect the greater sage grouse.

Two conservation groups want the federal government to impose wider restrictions on western oil and natural gas development to protect the greater sage grouse.

Kinder Morgan Interstate has lifted injection restrictions for all of its storage services (ISS, NNS, FSS and SCS) and for Storage Park & Loan (S-PALS) service that were implemented in late August.

ANR said Tuesday it has completed unplanned engine maintenance at the Sandwich (IL) Compressor Station and lifted associated capacity restrictions (see Daily GPI, Oct. 1).

Legislation placing some type of restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) will inevitably become U.S. law, and natural gas is likely to be the bridge — possibly a very long bridge — to the coming carbon-constrained economy, according a panel of industry experts.

Legislation placing some type of restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) will inevitably become U.S. law, and natural gas is likely to be the bridge — possibly a very long bridge — to the coming carbon-constrained economy, according a panel of industry experts.

Citing restrictions on the oil and natural gas industry and potential for even higher energy prices, senior Bush administration advisors will recommend that the president veto the energy policy reform legislation and tax package that the House was to take up over the weekend, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) said in a statement of administration policy issued Friday.