The natural gas industry may no longer equivocate about whether to responsibly produce and transport lower carbon fuel, as customers are lining up in North America and abroad, according to a Williams executive. At the LDC Natural Gas Forum held earlier in October in New Orleans, Williams’ Angela John shared the midstream infrastructure giant’s strategy…
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Chesapeake Utilities Ohio RNG Pipeline Set to Ramp Up
Chesapeake Utilities Corp. has completed construction of its Noble Road Landfill renewable natural gas (RNG) pipeline project in Ohio and is projected to flow gas by the end of the year. The 33.1-mile pipeline is designed to transport RNG generated from the Noble Road landfill in Shiloh, OH, to subsidiary Aspire Energy’s pipeline system. The…
Enbridge Makes $100M Investment in Vanguard for RNG ‘Virtuous Circle’
Canadian midstream giant Enbridge Inc. is investing up to $100 million in the U.S. renewable natural gas (RNG) sector as part of its strategy to lower its carbon footprint. The company is partnering with Vanguard Renewables, a developer of farm-based anaerobic digestion facilities that convert food waste and dairy manure into RNG. The agreement announced…
Natural Gas Buyers Looking for Guidance to Recover Costs for Pricier RNG, Low-Carbon Options
North American natural gas buyers are ready to embrace low-carbon options for their customers, but executives said they are wary about the dearth of regulatory mandates, which could determine which direction to take. Reducing the carbon footprint is a worthy goal, said DTE Gas Co.’s Eric Schiffer, principal marketing specialist for the DTE Energy Co.…
Chevron Embracing Energy Transition Ventures in RNG, Hydrogen and Sustainable Jet Fuels
Chevron Corp., one of the largest oil and natural gas producers in the world, is moving swiftly to capture lower carbon energy opportunities, with a bevy of partnerships announced in recent weeks designed to build its market share. The San Ramon, CA-based supermajor is expanding its reach into the U.S. compressed natural gas (CNG) market…
Black Hills Eyeing More RNG Use Across Utility Operations
Rapid City, SD-based Black Hills Corp. sees renewable natural gas (RNG) as an eventual sustainable driver for continued earnings and customer growth throughout its eight states of utility operations, CEO Linn Evans said earlier this month. Black Hills is “working pretty aggressively” on RNG, Evans told analysts during the second quarter 2021 earnings call. There…
Sempra Adding to Oncor Budget on Texas Growth, Expanding RNG for California Utilities
Robust growth in Texas has led San Diego-based Sempra to crank up its five-year capital expenditures (capex), while the California utility counterparts are doubling down on renewable natural gas (RNG). During a 2Q2021 earnings conference call, senior executives said the utility holding company showed “strong operational and financial results.” Southern California Gas Co. connected to…
Nicor Taking the Lead to Pilot RNG for Illinois Utility Customers
Southern Company’s Nicor Gas has gained approval from the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) to move forward with a pilot project to test delivering renewable natural gas (RNG) through its distribution system. Through the Renewable Gas Interconnection (RGI) Pilot, RNG producers within Nicor’s service area may use the service agreement to supply gas through the utility’s…
Sempra CEO Calls California, Texas Utilities ‘No. 1 Story’
San Diego-based Sempra plans to add to its five-year $32 billion capital expenditure (capex) budget, with most for the utilities in California and Texas, senior executives reported on Tuesday. Since last year the California utilities Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) and San Diego Gas and Electric Co (SDG&E) have added $900 million to capex plans…
Southwest Gas Readies Five RNG Projects
Renewable natural gas (RNG) is set to take hold in Arizona and the high desert region of Southern California based on projects launched by Las Vegas-based Southwest Gas Corp. The five projects would collectively supply 10 million therms of RNG from wastewater treatment and dairy sites. The first project is the Tres Rios Wastewater Project…